Decision Memo Completed

Willow Thinning and Rx

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 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 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
Willow Thinning and Rx ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/25/2012 Legal Notice Date: 08/02/2012
ForestsGila National Forest
DistrictsSilver City Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT19S, R16W, Sections, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management