USDA Forest Service

Sequoia National Forest

Ponderosa Fuels Reduction Project

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The Ponderosa Urban Interface Project (Ponderosa Project) area is adjacent to private land that contains the community of Ponderosa and two camps with special use permits; Quaker Meadow camp and Camp COTYAC. Also in the project area is Quaking Aspen Campground. Within the community of Ponderosa, there are about 125 cabins, with 28 full-time residents. Quaker Meadow camp can have as many as 200 youth in attendance during the summer, and Camp COTYAC up to 90 youth. Quaking Aspen Campground has 32 family campsites and a group area.

The purpose of this fuels reduction project is to reduce trees, brush, and surface fuel (live and dead fuel) in the project area to prevent the loss of life and property from wildland fire, interrupt wildland fire spread, and reduce fire intensity. No road construction or use of herbicides is included in this project.

Final Environmental Assessment Documents

Decision Notice Cover Letter, February 2009 (28kb pdf)
Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact, February 2009 (47kb pdf)
Final Environmental Assessment (194kb pdf)
Appendix A: Photos of Project Area (4.2mb pdf)
Appendix B: Response to Comments (98kb pdf)
Appendix C: Fuels Report (1.5mb pdf)
Appendix D: Amendment to Fuels Report (456kb pdf)
Appendix E: Soils Analysis (40kb pdf)
Appendix F: Biological Assessment/Biological Evaluation, Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife (184kb pdf)
Appendix G: Amendment to the Biological Assessment/Biological Evaluation, Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife (97kb pdf)
Appendix H: Biological Assessment/Biological Evaluation, Plants (60kb pdf)
Appendix I: Management Indicator Species Report: Terrestrial and Aquatic MIS (372kb pdf)
Appendix J: Amendment to the Management Indicator Species Report(151kb pdf)
Appendix K: Hydrology Report (910kb pdf)
Appendix L: Amendment to the Hydrology Report (380kb pdf)

Preliminary Environmental Assessment Documents

EA Cover Letter, July 2008 (30k pdf)
Preliminary Environmental Assessment, July 2008 (119k pdf)
Vicinity Map (433k pdf)
Project Area Map (393k pdf)
Errata Sheet (10k pdf)
Appendix A: Photos of Project Area (516k pdf)
Appendix B: Fuels Report (434k pdf)
Appendix C: Soils Analysis (35k pdf)
Appendix D: Biological Assessment/Biological Evaluation, Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife (196k pdf)
Appendix E: Plant Biological Evaluation/Assessment (80k pdf)
Appendix F: Management Indicator Species Report: Terrestrial and Aquatic MIS (263k pdf)
Appendix G: Hydrology Report (1.4mb pdf)

Updated Scoping Letter, February 2008 (120k pdf)

Updated Scoping Document, February 2008 (861k pdf)

Updated Scoping Map, February 2008 (97k pdf)

Scoping Letter and Documents, December 2007 (981k pdf)

Project Update, August 2006 (33k pdf)

Scoping Cover Letter, March 2006 (22k pdf)

Scoping Document, March 2006 (64k pdf)

Appendix A, March 2006 (474k pdf)