Environmental Assessment Completed

La Jara Ecosystem Project

Carson National Forest Colfax; Taos, New Mexico Camino Real Ranger District

Improve protection of WUI communities and infrastructure, Reintroduce fire into the ecosystem to move vegetation compositon, fire frequency, firee severity, and fule compositon closer to its natural range of variability.. Protect and impr. soil and

Location

Upper Taos Canyon, Camino Real Ranger District, Taos County, New Mexico

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/04/2005
2
Objection Period Start
08/11/2005
3
Decision
09/2005 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2006 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements
La jara Fuels Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/29/2005
ForestsCarson National Forest
DistrictsCamino Real Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT25N, R15E
Fuels managementWatershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)