Silvicultural treatments, including prescribed fire, would improve forest health and vegetation conditions for deer and elk, bighorn sheep, and other wildlife species (including northern goshawk).
Location
The Fox Creek Vegetation Management Project is located on the Conejos Peak Ranger District, in Conejos County, Colorado.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/02/2018
2
Decision
05/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Fox Creek Vegetation Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/08/2020 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Conejos Peak Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T33N, R6E; T33N, R7E; and T34N, R6E of the NMPM |