Decision Memo Completed

Bear Creek CRMP Fuel Break Hand Thinning

Gila National Forest Grant, New Mexico Silver City Ranger District

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 Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements
Bear Creek CRMPDecision Signed Date: 08/17/2023
ForestsGila National Forest
DistrictsSilver City Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT16S, R15W, Sections 22 and 27
Fuels management