Wildlife, forest, and range improvement/hazardous fuels treatment project. Treatments will include hand thinning of selected ponderosa pine and Douglas Fir stands with prescribed fire after thinning and in applied to unthinned stands.
Location
Southeast of FSR 103, north of railroad track and west of Forest boundary. Area includes a portion of the Carson National Forest, Rio Arriba County.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/27/2009
2
Comment Period
04/26/2013
3
Decision
06/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements |
| Bighorn/Stateline Wildlife Habitat and Timber Stand Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/05/2013 Legal Notice Date: 06/05/2013 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Conejos Peak Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T32N, R7E, Sec. 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 & 23. |