Use of prescribed fire and mechanical fuels treatments to remove dead and diseased trees and ladder fuels to improve forest health, promote surface fire, retain mature fire-resistant trees, and protect homes and developments in the Benchmark area.
Location
Ford Creek and Wood Lake drainages, Rocky Mountains
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/01/2004
2
Comment Period
09/02/2010
3
Decision
12/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
01/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (10) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Benchmark Fuels Reduction Project | Decision Signed Date: 12/20/2010 (Reversed in Appeal (215)) Legal Notice Date: 12/22/2010 |
| Forests | Lewis And Clark National Forest |
| Districts | Rocky Mountain Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T19N R9W S10,11,14,15 and T20N R10W S26,35,36,15,16,22 |