Prescribed burn to regenerate aspen in conifer-encroached aspen stands, re-introduce fire into a fire adapted ecosystem, and reduce continuous fuels near forest inholdings and perimeter.
Location
Project area includes Battle Mountain, an isolated island of Forest Service lands located on the far southwestern portion of the Sierra Madre Range.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/19/2008
2
Comment Period
01/2020 (Estimated)
3
Decision
02/2020 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (2); 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other; Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Forests | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest |
| Districts | Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |