The Silver City Ranger District is proposing to improve timber stand and wildlife habitat by reducing natural fuels on approximately 3,422 acres in the Willow Fuelwood area located southwest of the oak grove subdivision.
Location
This project is located in the Burro Mountains, 25 miles southwest of Silver City, NM
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/10/2011
2
Comment Period
05/09/2012
3
Decision
07/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2012 (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 |
| Willow Thinning and Rx Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/25/2012 Legal Notice Date: 08/02/2012 |
| Forests | Gila National Forest |
| Districts | Silver City Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T19S, R16W, Sections, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27 |