Decision Memo Completed

Burro Mountain Thinning

Gila National Forest Grant, New Mexico Silver City Ranger District

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 Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Burros Mountain ThinningDecision Signed Date: 01/19/2010 Legal Notice Date: 01/19/2010
ForestsGila National Forest
DistrictsSilver City Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT18S, R16W, Sections 8, 9, 16, and 17
Fuels managementWatershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants