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Board authorizes chair, Supervisor Engle to sign Plumas National Forest comment letter on tributaries recovery EA
Summary
Plumas County directed staff to draft comments on the Plumas National Forest 'Tributaries' environmental assessment and authorized Chair Goss and Supervisor Engle to finalize and sign a comment letter before the April 28 public-comment deadline.
The Plumas County Board of Supervisors on April 15 authorized the chair and Supervisor Engle to work with county counsel and planning staff to prepare and sign comments on the Plumas National Forest 'Tributaries' environmental assessment (EA) by the Forest Service’s April 28 public-comment deadline.
Context: County staff described the Forest Service EA as a post‑fire recovery project that spans thousands of acres in the Beckwourth and Mount Hough ranger districts. The proposal focuses on reforestation, riparian and meadow recovery, road repairs, hazard removal near recreation areas, protection of cultural resources and wildlife-habitat improvements in lands affected by the Dixie, Walker and Moonlight fires.
Board action: The board voted to delegate authority to Chair Jeff Goss and Supervisor Engle to work with Planning Director Tracy Ferguson and county counsel to prepare a letter and to authorize the chair to sign it before the deadline. Staff said the county will post the letter on the county website and that county officials met the Forest Service team to discuss proposed actions.
Why it matters: The EA covers post-fire work in Northeastern Plumas County and the board’s comments could shape mitigation, reclamation and recreation decisions on federal lands that abut local infrastructure and communities.
Ending: Staff will draft a comment letter and circulate it to the chair and Supervisor Engle for signature ahead of the April 28 deadline.
