Proposal to use prescribed fire to treat roughly 240,000 acres of ponderosa pine. Purpose is to maintain healthy ecosystems and reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire.
Location
Ponderosa pine zone (at 7,000 to 8,900 feet) from northwest corner of the Glade to southeast corner of Haycamp Mesa
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/27/2017
2
Comment Period
04/03/2018
3
Objection Period Start
05/29/2018
4
Decision
09/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Forest Health - Prescribed Fire Pine Ecosystem Restoration for the Dolores District | Decision Signed Date: 09/19/2018 |
| Forests | San Juan National Forest |
| Districts | Mancos/Dolores Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |