Use prescribed fire to improve ecosystem health in ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, aspen, oakbrush and grasslands types and reduce fuels, especially around campgrounds and in Wildland Urban Interface.
Location
Project is located in the Soap Creek watershed about 5 miles north of Blue Mesa Reservior dam
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/2008 (Estimated)
2
Comment Period
04/2008 (Estimated)
3
Decision
09/2008 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2009 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (10) |
| Special Authority | Grazing, Rescissions Act Of 1995 |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Forests | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests |
| Districts | Gunnison Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T49 and T50, R4W and R5W, NMPM |