Decision Memo Completed

Owen Timber Sale Additional Treatment in Cheyenne BoPU Catchments

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland Albany, Wyoming Laramie Ranger District

Remove hazardous fuels in vicinity of Lake Owen to reduce risk of adverse watershed impacts in catchments for City of Cheyenne Municipal Water Supply.

Location

Vicinity of Lake Owen, in prior North WUI project area; additional acres are located within 1.25 miles of the Lake Owen facility.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/10/2017
2
Decision
01/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12); 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Owen Timber Sale Additional Treatment in Cheyenne BoPU CatchmentsDecision Signed Date: 01/26/2018
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsLaramie Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Forest productsFuels management