Public comments are requested for the Junction City Community Risk Reduction Project.

Opportunity to Comment
Junction City Community Risk Reduction Project
USDA Forest Service
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Big Bar District
Trinity County, California
The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is seeking comments on the proposed Junction City Community Risk Reduction Project (Project). A comment period is being offered for this project to allow interested parties to provide information and share comments, concerns, or questions to be considered during analysis and prior to a decision being made by the Responsible Official.
 
The Junction City Community Risk Reduction Project area encompasses approximately 6,644 acres. The Project is being designed to lower high-severity wildfire risk to the community of Junction City by reducing hazardous fuels around the community and improving forest health and resilience. Post-fire restoration, reforestation, hazardous fuels reduction, forest thinning, prescribed fire, meadow and riparian restoration, and road and stream crossing maintenance and upgrades are proposed. Additional project information can be found on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest projects website through the following link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/shasta-trinity/projects/138623.
 
How to Comment and Timeframe
Comments concerning this action will be accepted until the close of business, March 16, 2026. The Forest Service is seeking authorization to use the Emergency Situation Determination made by the Secretary of Agriculture in April of 2025 under Section 40807 of the existing Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Under this emergency authority, the project Decision Notice will not be subject to pre-decisional administrative review (Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-74) as implemented by Subparts A and B of 36 CFR part 218 for emergency activities authorized under Section 40807. This public outreach is intended to meet both the Public Notice and Public Comment requirements of Section 40807 of the IIJA of 2021 and will be the only opportunity to formally submit comments on this Project. All written comments received by the responsible official become a matter of public record.
 
Comments in acceptable formats (plant text (.txt), rich text (.rtf), or Word (.doc or docx) may be submitted electronically to Kerry.Wicker@usda.gov. If you are unable to access the online form, comments may also be sent by mail to:
 
Kerry Wicker, Weaverville Ranger Station PO Box 1190 / 360 Main St. Weaverville, CA 96093
 
For additional information, please contact Kerry Wicker by email to Kerry.Wicker@usda.gov.
February 17, 2026 #12087469