Planting of lodgepole pine seedlings across 100 acres of fire-killed lodgepole pine forest to create favorable conditions for recruitment and improve watershed conditions and wildlife habitat within the 2018 Silver Creek fire burn scar.
Location
18 miles northeast of Yampa within the Red Dirt Creek watershed.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/22/2023
2
Decision
02/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (11), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(11) |
| Special Authority | National Fire Plan - Healthy Forests Initiative Ce |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Silver Creek Fire Tree Planting | Decision Signed Date: 02/07/2024 |
| Forests | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest |
| Districts | Yampa Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |