Environmental Assessment Completed

Pueblo Ridge Restoration

Carson National Forest Taos, New Mexico Camino Real Ranger District

Vegetation treatments on up to 10,000 acres to restore stand density, forest structure, species composition, and fire hazard to conditions that are more resilient to uncharacteristically severe disturbance.

Location

Project area is north of Highway 64 in Taos Canyon and south of the boundary with Taos Pueblo.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/01/2018
2
Comment Period
05/16/2019
3
Objection Period Start
05/21/2020
4
Decision
12/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements
Pueblo Ridge RestorationDecision Signed Date: 12/01/2020
ForestsCarson National Forest
DistrictsCamino Real Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT25N R13E sections 13-16 & 23-24; T25N R14E sections 7-9, 11, & 13-30; T25N R15E sections 7, 18-19, & 30; NMPM
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)