The Slapjack Project area is located within the Feather River Ranger District of the Plumas National Forest in Butte and Yuba Counties, California. The project area includes approximately 34,725 acres of public and private land generally situated between Lake Oroville to Dobbins on the west; the North Yuba River to Wambo Bar on the east; and from Barton Hill to the town of Feather Falls to the north.
The rural communities of Brownsville, Challenge, Clipper Mills, Dobbins, Feather Falls, Forbestown, and Strawberry Valley are all in or near the Slapjack Project area. All seven communities have been identified as being at risk from wildland fire in the Community Wildfire Protection Plans for Butte and Yuba Counties.