Environmental Assessment Completed

El Rito Canyon Landscape Restoration Project

Carson National Forest Rio Arriba, New Mexico El Rito Ranger District

To move ecological conditions in El Rito Canyon to desired conditions, improve forest health and resilience, and reduce potential wildfire hazard to wildland urban interface (WUI) area containing the community of El Rito on approximately 62,000 acres

Location

El Rito Canyon

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/16/2012
2
Comment Period
10/23/2014
3
Objection Period Start
06/18/2015
4
Decision
09/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements
El Rito Canyon Landscape Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/15/2015
ForestsCarson National Forest
DistrictsEl Rito Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementWatershed management