The final environmental impact statement for the Westside Fire Recovery Project is now available for public review. The project is intended to address the need for: public and worker safety; safe conditions for firefighters performing fire suppression and community protection; an economically viable project that meets project objectives and benefits local communities; and restored and fire-resilient ecosystems. The final environmental impact statement is available for 30 days of public review beginning August 7, 2015.
Location SummaryProject is located within the Beaver Fire, Happy Camp Complex Fire, and Whites Fire perimeters.
Districts: Happy Camp Ranger District, Salmon River Ranger District, Scott River Ranger District
Project DocumentsDate Published Scoping- Legal notices
- Letters
- Notice of intent
- Proposal
Analysis- Final NEPA Documents
- Final EIS Maps
- Final Resource Reports and Amendments
- Air Quality Resource Report for DEIS (March 10, 2015) (PDF 479kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the Air Quality Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 166kb)
08-06-2015 - Hydrology Resource Report for DEIS (March 13, 2015) (PDF 1337kb)
03-14-2015 - Amendment to the Hydrology Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 584kb)
08-06-2015 - Soil Resource Report for DEIS (March 11, 2015) (PDF 4418kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the Soils Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 352kb)
08-06-2015 - Socioeconomic Resource Report for DEIS (March 10, 2015) (PDF 197kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the Social and Economic Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 152kb)
08-06-2015 - Geology Resource Report for DEIS (March 10, 2015) (PDF 10845kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the Geology Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 6709kb)
08-06-2015 - Inventoried Roadless Area Resource Report for DEIS (March 10, 2015) (PDF 189kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the IRA Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 166kb)
08-06-2015 - Rangeland Resource Report for DEIS (March 10, 2015) (PDF 122kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the Range Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 116kb)
08-06-2015 - Cultural Resource Report for DEIS (March 11, 2015) (PDF 86kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the Cultural Resources Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 111kb)
08-06-2015 - Wild and Scenic River Resource Report for DEIS (March 11, 2015) (PDF 131kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 2571kb)
08-06-2015 - Scenery Resource Report for DEIS (March 11, 2015) (PDF 185kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the Scenery Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 5723kb)
08-06-2015 - Recreation Resource Report for DEIS (March 11, 2015) (PDF 107kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the Recreation Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 3142kb)
08-06-2015 - Botany Resource Report for DEIS (March 11, 2015) (PDF 694kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the Botany Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 202kb)
08-06-2015 - Fire and Fuels Resource Report for DEIS (March 12, 2015) (PDF 9721kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the Fire and Fuels Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 265kb)
08-06-2015 - Silviculture Resource Report for DEIS (March 13, 2015) (PDF 3838kb)
03-14-2015 - Amendment to the Vegetation Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 2520kb)
08-06-2015 - Wildlife Biological Evaluation for DEIS (March 13, 2015) (PDF 561kb)
03-14-2015 - UPDATED Wildlife Biological Evaluation (March 27, 2015) (PDF 2031kb)
03-30-2015 - Wildlife NEPA Track Sheet (March 13, 2015) (PDF 142kb)
03-14-2015 - Wildlife Migratory Bird Resource Report for DEIS (March 13, 2015) (PDF 102kb)
03-14-2015 - Wildlife Management Indicator Species Part1 (March 13, 2015) (PDF 85kb)
03-14-2015 - Wildlife Management Indicator Species Resource Report for DEIS (March 13, 2015) (PDF 178kb)
03-14-2015 - Wildlife Survey and Manage Species Resource Report for DEIS (March 13, 2015) (PDF 91kb)
03-14-2015 - Amendment to the Wildlife Reports (July 30, 2015) (PDF 1206kb)
08-06-2015 - Aquatic Species Resource Report for DEIS (March 13, 2015) (PDF 7372kb)
03-13-2015 - Amendment to the Aquatics Species Report (July 30, 2015) (PDF 3842kb)
08-06-2015 - Aquatic Conservation Strategy Report (Updated July 30, 2015) (PDF 1938kb)
08-06-2015 - Aquatic Conservation Strategy Report (March 13, 2015) (PDF 1727kb)
03-14-2015 - UPDATED Climate Change Section (July 4, 2015) (PDF 27kb)
10-30-2015 This section update was inadvertently omitted from the final EIS, but is now available.
- DRAFT Biological Assessments
- Draft NEPA Documents
- Draft Errata for Westside Draft EIS (March 19, 2015) (PDF 28kb)
03-19-2015 - Signed Comment Period Letter (March 5, 2015) (PDF 173kb)
March 5, 2015 comment period letter, providing instruction on how to comment on this project. - Federal Register Notice (03/13/2015) (PDF 172kb)
03-13-2015 - Westside Draft EIS with Appendices (March 6, 2015) (PDF 19435kb)
03-09-2015 The draft environmental impact statement, including the projects purpose and need and proposed actions, outcomes of public scoping, issues and alternatives to the proposed action, effects of proposed activities, and all appendices (Appendix A to G). Appendix A and appendix G contain maps that print at 11X17. - Legal Notice Siskiyou Daily News (March 13, 2015) (PDF 155kb)
03-25-2015 - Westside Draft EIS without appendices (March 6, 2015) (PDF 3426kb)
The draft environmental impact statement, including the projects purpose and need and proposed action, outcomes of public scoping, issues and alternatives to the proposed action, and the effects of proposed activities. - Appendix A of Westside DEIS (March 6, 2015) (PDF 10708kb)
Maps, including one 8.5X11 vicinity map, 11X17 fire severity and treatment maps (organized by project area), and a 11X17 legacy site treatment map. - Appendix B of Westside DEIS (March 6, 2015) (PDF 122kb)
Outcomes of the October-November 2014 scoping period and public open houses. - Addendum to Appendix B (March 13, 2015) (PDF 136kb)
03-13-2015 This addendum was inadvertently omitted from the draft EIS, but is now available. - Appendix C of Westside DEIS (March 6, 2015) (PDF 93kb)
A list of actions considered for cumulative effects analysis. - Appendix D of Westside DEIS (March 6, 2015) (PDF 82kb)
Project best management practices. - Appendix E of Westside DEIS (March 6, 2015) (PDF 9294kb)
Photo journal, depicting the fire and its effects. - Appendix F Westside DEIS (March 6, 2015) (PDF 186kb)
Detailed treatment tables by prescription, project area, and alternative. - Appendix G of Westside DEIS (March 6, 2015) (PDF 1539kb)
Alternative provided to the Forest Service by the Karuk Tribe on March 5, 2014. - Extension of Comment Period Letter (April 1, 2015) (PDF 751kb)
04-07-2015 - Federal Register Notice of Extension (April 3, 2015) (PDF 197kb)
04-07-2015 - Legal Notice of Extension (April 3, 2015) (PDF 43kb)
04-07-2015
Supporting- Maps
- Karuk alternative comparison table (June 26, 2015) (PDF 16kb)
06-30-2015 - Karuk alternative comparison map (Happy Camp, June 26, 2015) (PDF 1780kb)
06-30-2015 - Karuk alternative comparison map (Whites, June 26, 2015) (PDF 554kb)
06-30-2015 - Project Progression Table (June 26, 2015) (PDF 159kb)
06-30-2015 - Project Progression Map (Happy Camp, June 26, 2015) (PDF 5457kb)
06-30-2015 - Project Progression Map (Beaver, June 26, 2015) (PDF 1143kb)
06-30-2015 - Project Progression Map (Whites, June 26, 2015) (PDF 905kb)
06-30-2015 - Modified Alternative 3 Treatment Map (Beaver, June 29, 2015) (PDF 1154kb)
06-30-2015 - Modified Alternative 3 Treatment Map (Whites, June 29, 2015) (PDF 941kb)
06-30-2015 - Modified Alternative 3 Treatment Map (Happy Camp B2, June 29, 2015) (PDF 1017kb)
06-30-2015 - Modified Alternative 3 Treatment Map (Happy Camp B1, June 29, 2015) (PDF 885kb)
06-30-2015 - Modified Alternative 3 Treatment Map (Happy Camp A2, June 29, 2015) (PDF 1133kb)
06-30-2015 - Modified Alternative 3 Treatment Map (Happy Camp A1, June 29, 2015) (PDF 1229kb)
06-30-2015 - 11 X 17 Maps for DEIS (January 2015 data) (PDF 20866kb)
06-30-2015 - All Alternatives DEIS Maps- 11X17 (March 4, 2015) (PDF 19707kb)
Contains the same maps as Appendix A of the DEIS without the DEIS document formatting. Print size 11 by 17. - Alternative 5 Beaver Fire - Updated Map (March 13, 2015) (PDF 1152kb)
03-16-2015 This map has been added as a result of a correction made to the GIS data. The map included in the draft Environmental Impact Statement outlined salvage harvest treatment within a late successional reserve area (LSR), and has been corrected to outline no salvage harvest treatment within the LSR area. - Alternative 2 Map Book-8.5x11 Pages1-17 (March 6, 2015) (PDF 77397kb)
- Alternative 3 Map Book-8.5x11 Pages1-17 (March 6, 2015) (PDF 77361kb)
- Alternative 4 Map Book-8.5x11 Pages1-17 (March 6, 2015) (PDF 77371kb)
- Alternative 5 Map Book-8.5x11 Pages1-17 (March 6, 2015) (PDF 77203kb)
- Matrix Lands Maps for All Alternatives
- Alternative 2 - Beaver (March 13, 2015) (PDF 656kb)
03-13-2015 - Alternative 2- Happy Camp (March 13, 2015) (PDF 2257kb)
03-13-2015 - Alternative 2 - Whites (March 13, 2015) (PDF 633kb)
03-13-2015 - Alternative 3 - Beaver (March 13, 2015) (PDF 655kb)
03-13-2015 - Alternative 3 - Happy Camp (March 13, 2015) (PDF 2247kb)
03-13-2015 - Alternative 3 - Whites (March 13, 2015) (PDF 634kb)
03-13-2015 - Alternative 4 - Beaver (March 13, 2015) (PDF 656kb)
03-13-2015 - Alternative 4 - Happy Camp (March 13, 2015) (PDF 2241kb)
03-13-2015 - Alternative 4 - Whites (March 13, 2015) (PDF 635kb)
03-13-2015 - Alternative 5 - Beaver (March 13, 2015) (PDF 661kb)
03-13-2015 - Alternative 5 - Happy Camp (March 13, 2015) (PDF 2152kb)
03-13-2015 - Alternative 5 - Whites (March 13, 2015) (PDF 624kb)
03-13-2015
- Emergency Situation Determination Package (PDF 2042kb)
05-27-2015 - Forest Plan Consistancy Checklist (Updated August 10, 2015) (PDF 747kb)
08-12-2015 - Forest Plan Consistency Checklist (March 12, 2015) (PDF 933kb)
03-13-2015 - CEQ Alternative Arrangements (March 6, 2015) (PDF 2536kb)
03-10-2015 - Chief's Approval of the Emergency Situation Determination (PDF 111kb)
05-27-2015 - Review of Publically Provided Literature from Scoping (PDF 1229kb)
03-11-2015
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