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 Exclusion | 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12); 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Owen Timber Sale Additional Treatment in Cheyenne BoPU Catchments | Decision Signed Date: 01/26/2018 |
| Forests | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest |
| Districts | Laramie Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |