The following is a press release issued by the Mendocino National Forest:
Forest officials are proposing to exchange one tract of National Forest System Lands located 1-2 miles west of Mendocino Pass in Eastern Mendocino County on the Covelo Ranger District for four tracts of land located approximately 2 miles west of Mendocino Pass. The total land to be affected is approximately 1160 acres.
The purpose of this land exchange is to consolidate federal ownership within the Mendocino National Forest. Consolidating land ownership can improve overall management efficiency, reduce long-term management costs and improve management of multiple wildlife, fish and recreational resources.
Concurrent with the Notice of Exchange Proposal comment period, the forest is initiating public scoping period on a proposed environmental assessment of the land exchange between the Forest Service and McIsaac family.
Forest Supervisor Wade McMaster encourages all interested parties, organizations, agencies, and state, local and tribal governments to share their thoughts or concerns regarding this project.
Comments should be emailed to comments-pacificsouthwest-mendocino@usda.gov in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word, rich text format (rtf) or Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf). Comments can also be mailed in to Wade McMaster c/o Hilda Kwan, Mendocino National Forest, 825 N. Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA 95988.
The public will be able to review and comment on the project through July 25, 2023. The proposal is available online at https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/mendocino/?project=61640.
Questions about the proposal can be directed to Hilda Kwan, Forest NEPA Planner at Hilda.Kwan@usda.gov or 530-473-9160.
