Environmental Assessment Completed

Lava Mountain Project

Shoshone National Forest Fremont, Wyoming Wind River Ranger District

The proposal is to treat approximately 5,367 acres using the following methods: Sanitation Salvage; Group Selection; Pre-commercial thinning; and Prescribed burning of piles.

Location

Approximately 17 miles NW of Dubois, Wyoming.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/20/2017
2
Comment Period
03/08/2018
3
Objection Period Start
06/21/2018
4
Decision
08/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Timber Sales (Salvage)
Lava Mountain ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/01/2018
Lava Mountain Project Decision NoticeDecision Signed Date: 08/01/2018
ForestsShoshone National Forest
DistrictsWind River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementForest products