The Lincoln National Forest is proposing to conduct maintenance thinning and prescribed fire on 1,349 acres of pinyon pine/juniper that was treated in the past through mechanical grubbing/pushing and prescribed fire.
Location
Roughly 2 miles West/ Northwest of Jack's peak within the Hightower allotment.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/11/2017
2
Decision
03/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2018 (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 | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Hightower North Vegetation Project | Decision Signed Date: 03/02/2018 |
| Forests | Lincoln National Forest |
| Districts | Smokey Bear Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 21, 22, 23, and 27 of Township 4 South, Range 12 East |