Copper Top logging plan on Old Stage Rd. Approved

The Copper Top timber harvest plan (THP 1-24-00103-MEN) was filed by Gualala Redwood Timber (GRT) on July 17, 2024. The plan calls for logging redwood and Douglas fir trees in 163 acres adjacent to Old Stage Road, just north of the Gualala Arts Center.

Agency review team, chaired by CalFire, recommended plan approval on September 5, 2024. Public comment period ended on September 16. Director’s Decision (final approval) was published on September 19, 2024.

Copper Top Timber Harvest Plan documents

Copper Top THP Section 1 – [1 MB, 8 pages] Legal description: Cover pages, signatures.

Copper Top THP Section 2 – [16 MB, 112 pages] Operations: Silviculture, Yarding, Erosion Hazard Rating, Winter operations, Roads & landings, Watercourse & lake protections, Alternative Watercourse & lake protections (in lieu of standard rules), Wildlife observances & enforceable provisions, Maps

Copper Top THP Section 3 – [1 MB, 29 pages] Supporting materials: General Site Description, Analysis of Alternatives, Silvicultural Methods, Ground-based equipment on steep slopes, Roads, Landings and Skid Trails, Archaeological survey methods and procedures

Copper Top THP Section 4 – [6 MB, 161 pages] Cumulative Impacts: Past, present and future projects, assessment of cumulative watershed effects, soil productivity, biological resources, recreational, visual, traffic, greenhouse gas impacts, wildfire risks, noise

Copper Top THP Section 5 – [36 MB, 223 pages] Attachments: Including soil erosion hazards, Erosion Control Plan, slash treatment, Northern Spotted Owl information, botanical survey; list of adjacent landowners who received domestic water supply letters (pp11-67) removed to protect privacy.

Copper Top THP Section 6 – [0.1 MB, 1 pages] Archeological information: (confidential)

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To download additional documents for this logging plan,
visit the Copper Top THP page on the CalTREES website.

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The public comment period has ended. Below are instructions on
how to submit comments during the public comment period.

To submit your comments on a logging plan,email your comments to: santarosapubliccomment@fire.ca.gov
or send your comments via U.S. Mail to:

Forest Practice
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
135 Ridgway Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

In the subject line of your email message, or at the top of your letter,
be sure to reference the THP number and name, for example:
THP 1-24-00103-MEN “Copper Top”