Hand thinning treatement to improve forest health while mitigating intense fire along the primary ingress and egress route for multiple land owners. Buffer of approximately 47.8 acres along FSR172.
Location
Bear Creek CRMP is in Grant County, New Mexico, approximately 15 miles Northwest of Silver City off FS Rd #172
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/24/2023
2
Decision
08/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2023 (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); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Bear Creek CRMP | Decision Signed Date: 08/17/2023 |
| Forests | Gila National Forest |
| Districts | Silver City Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T16S, R15W, Sections 22 and 27 |