Nogales Ranger District coordinating with the Smithsonian Institute to thin and chip near structures on the Mt. Hopkins Observatory site. This is to maintain defensible space around the structures in the event of a wildfire.
Location
Mt. Hopkins Observatory
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/30/2014
2
Decision
10/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| DM Hopkins Re-entry | Decision Signed Date: 10/07/2014 |
| Forests | Coronado National Forest |
| Districts | Nogales Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 20 S, R 13 E, Sections 14 & 23 |