Friends of Gualala River

Gualala Redwood Timber’s 375-acre Noce Timber Harvest Plan (THP 1-26-00147-SON) is located in northern Sonoma County, east of the South Fork Gualala River and north of Annapolis Road, near Noce Road. The South Fork Gualala River, Wheatfield Fork of the Gualala River, and Buckeye Creek receive drainage from the proposed timber harvest plan.

Submitted on October 7, 2026

Noce THP Section 1 – [5 MB, 10 pages] Legal description: Cover pages, signatures.

Noce THP Section 2 – [49 MB, 111 pages] Operations: Silviculture, yarding, erosion hazard rating, winter operations, roads & landings, watercourse & lake protections, alternative watercourse & lake protections (in lieu of standard rules), biological resources, maps.

Noce THP Section 3 – [18 MB, 37 pages] Supporting materials: General site description, analysis of alternatives, variable retention, discussion and justification of use of ground based equipment on unstable areas, seasonal road construction, alternative watercourse and lake protection practices, instream activities requiring CDFW approval.

Noce THP Section 4 – [81 MB, 158 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.

Noce THP Section 5 – [155 MB, 239 pages] Attachments: Including soil erosion hazards, Erosion Control Plan, roadwork, stream reports, botanical surveys, Northern Spotted Owl information.

Noce THP Section 6 – [1 MB, 1 page] Archeological information: (confidential)

All documents regarding this logging plan are available in the new CalTREES system.

Unfortunately, CalTREES is not easy to use, so FoGR has compiled some
basic instructions for use of CalTREES to help you navigate the system.

To download additional documents for this logging plan,
if you want to follow the back & forth as agencies ask questions and the RPF replies,
visit the Noce THP page on the CalTREES website.

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 1-26-00147-SON “Noce”