April 30, 2016 - Sonora, Calif. - The final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Draft Record of Decision (ROD) regarding the Rim Fire Reforestation project on the Stanislaus National Forest (STF) is available for public viewing. 

The proposed Rim Reforestation project includes about 42,000 acres of reforestation, plantation thinning, wildlife habitat and noxious weed treatments on NFS lands within the 2013 Rim Fire area, specifically located on the Groveland and Mi-Wuk Ranger Districts. 

Implementation of the Rim Fire Reforestation project can begin following the release of the Final ROD; more information and related documents can be found on the STF website.   

The Rim Fire started on August 17, 2013 in a remote area of the Stanislaus National Forest near the confluence of the Clavey and Tuolumne Rivers about 20 miles east of Sonora, California. Over the next several weeks it burned 257,314 acres, including 154,430 acres of National Forest System (NFS) lands, becoming the third largest wildfire in California history. 

For further information about this project, contact: Maria Benech at 209-532-3671 ext. 463. For further Forest information, call: the Stanislaus NF Supervisor’s Office at:  209-532-3671; Calaveras Ranger District (RD) at 209-795-1381; Groveland RD 209-962-7825; Mi-Wok RD at 209-586-3234 or Summit RD at 209-965-3434.
Source: Stanislaus National Forest