Decision Memo Completed

Highway 150 Corridor Wildland Urban Interface

Carson National Forest Taos, New Mexico Questa Ranger District

Reduce hazardous fuel levels and improve forest health on approx. 2,000 acres of National Forest managed land along the corridor of New Mexico State Highway 150, leading to the Village of Taos Ski Valley. There will be no treatments in wilderness.

Location

National Forest managed land along the corridor of NM State Hwy 150, southwest of the Village of Taos Ski Valley.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/10/2016
2
Decision
02/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.3 (5)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels)
Highway 150 Corridor Wildland Urban InterfaceDecision Signed Date: 02/09/2018
ForestsCarson National Forest
DistrictsQuesta Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT27N, R14E, sections 3-8; T27N, R13E 12-14, 22, 23, 27, and 28.
Fuels management