Decision Memo Completed

Laramie Peak Unit Timber and Fuels Management

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland Albany; Converse, Wyoming Douglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District

Vegetation management to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest conditions. Includes wildlife and plant habitat management, commercial timber sales, other uses of timber, timber stand improvement, fuels management, and prescribed fire.

Location

Vicinities of Esterbrook and Harris Park and tributary watersheds of Horseshoe Creek and LaBonte Creek.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/30/2019
2
Decision
09/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.3 (5); 32.3 (9)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects; Hfra Title Vi: Wildfire Resilience Ce
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Special Products Sales; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Laramie Peak Unit Timber and Fuels ManagementDecision Signed Date: 09/30/2019
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsDouglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT28N R70W; T28N R71W; T28N R72W.
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management