The Silver City Ranger District is proposing to improve timber stand and wildlife habitat by reducing natural fuels on approximately 200 acres in the Burro Mountians using a combination of mechanical thinning and prescribed fire.
Location
This project is located in the Burro Mountains, west of Black Hawk Canyon
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/26/2009
2
Comment Period
05/28/2009
3
Decision
01/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2010 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Burros Mountain Thinning | Decision Signed Date: 01/19/2010 Legal Notice Date: 01/19/2010 |
| Forests | Gila National Forest |
| Districts | Silver City Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T18S, R16W, Sections 8, 9, 16, and 17 |