HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.05.25 Board Correspondence - FW_ Comment Period for the Dixie Postfire Restoration and Recovery Project.ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening
attachments, clicking on links, or replying..
From:Clerk of the Board
To:Clerk of the Board; Connelly, Bill; Cook, Holly; Cook, Robin; Durfee, Peter; Jessee, Meegan; Kimmelshue, Tod;
Kitts, Melissa; Krater, Sharleen; Lee, Lewis; Little, Melissa; Pickett, Andy; Ritter, Tami; Stephens, Brad J.;
Sweeney, Kathleen; Teeter, Doug; Zepeda, Elizabeth
Cc:Mutony, Heather; Sjolund, Garrett
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Comment Period for the Dixie Postfire Restoration and Recovery Project
Date:Thursday, November 6, 2025 8:10:09 AM
Attachments:image001.png
image002.png
image003.png
image004.png
20251105 Dixie Public Comment Letter.pdf
Please see Board Correspondence -
From: Taylor, Tamera - FS, CA <tamera.taylor@usda.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 6:27 PM
Subject: Comment Period for the Dixie Postfire Restoration and Recovery Project
The Draft EA and supporting documents for the Dixie Postfire Restoration and Recovery Project
have been posted for public comment. Please see the attached letter for more information.
Thank you for your continued interest in the Lassen National Forest.
Tamera (Tami) Taylor
District NEPA Planner
Forest Service
Lassen National Forest,
Hat Creek Ranger District
P: 530-336-3380
c: 530-250-5517
tamera.taylor@usda.gov
PO Box 220,
43225 Hwy 299E
Fall River Mills, CA 96028
www.fs.usda.gov
Caring for the land and serving
people
This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended
recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information
it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe
you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
United States
Department of
Agriculture Service Supervisor's Office Susanville, CA 96130
530 257-2151
TDD: 530 257-2151
File Code: 1950
Date: November 5, 2025
Dear Interested Party:
The Lassen National Forest (LNF) invites your review and comment on the draft Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the Dixie Postfire Restoration and Recovery Project (Project). This Project is a
landscape-scale multi-phased restoration effort, encompassing 217,756 acres. It was developed in
collaboration with Forest partners and input provided by the public in two separate comment periods. The
Project proposes to implement a variety of treatments designed to reduce public health and safety risks
and restore healthy ecosystems that are resilient to future wildfire, pests, pathogens, and other stressors.
On April 3, 2025, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed Secretarial Memo 1078-006, declaring an
Emergency Situation under Section 40807 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (IIJA). On August 12, 2025,
the Lassen Forest Supervisor signed an Emergency Action Determination concluding that the Dixie Postfire
Restoration and Recovery Project meets the criteria of the Emergency Situation. As a result, the project is
not subject to the pre-decisional administrative review process (objection process) or other conditions listed
under 36 CFR Part 218. Although this Emergency Action Determination allows for expedited
implementation of critical recovery and fuels reduction work, public feedback continues to play an essential
role. We encourage you to participate in this comment period to help ensure that implementation reflects
local priorities and values. The Forest plans to implement some or all of these actions starting in the
winter/spring of 2026.
Please submit written comments by November 17, 2025 to ensure they are considered. Electronic
comments may be emailed to: comments-pacificsouthwest-lassen@usda.gov (include “Dixie Postfire
Restoration and Recovery Project” in the subject line). Electronic comments must be submitted in a
format such as plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), portable document format (pdf), or Microsoft Word
(.doc or .docx). Hard copy comments may also be mailed to Lassen National Forest, Attention Dixie
Postfire Restoration and Recovery Project, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130. Comments
received in response to this solicitation, including names and addresses, will be considered part of the
public record for this project, available for public inspection if requested under the Freedom of
Information Act.
Project materials, including the Draft Environmental Assessment and the supporting specialist reports are
available on the Project’s website at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lassen/projects/63425. For further
information, please contact Jessicca McMullen at (530) 252-6698, or Tami Taylor at (530) 336-3380.
Sincerely,
RICHARD HOPSON
Lassen National Forest Supervisor