Fuel treatments in pinyon-juniper dominated woodlands, approximately 2,100 acres. Prescribed fire will be used after fuel treatments are complete.
Location
Areas adjacent to Baca Campground, Capitan Mountains
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/21/2015
2
Decision
07/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2017 (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); Species Habitat Improvements |
| Baca Vegetation Treatments | Decision Signed Date: 07/13/2017 |
| Forests | Lincoln National Forest |
| Districts | Smokey Bear Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 9 South, Range 16 East, sections 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, and 16; and Township 9 South, Range 17 East, sections 7 and 18 |