Smokey Bear Ranger District is proposing to implement vegetation treatments (e.g., felling trees on the contour, mastication, etc.) to prepare a portion of the McBride Fire scar for future reforestation activities.
Location
Gavilan Ridge immediately east of Ruidoso, New Mexico within the McBride Fire burned area.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/12/2022
2
Decision
12/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (11), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(11) |
| Special Authority | National Fire Plan - Healthy Forests Initiative Ce |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Watershed Improvements |
| McBride Post Fire Rehabilitation Project 2022 | Decision Signed Date: 12/12/2022 |
| Forests | Lincoln National Forest |
| Districts | Smokey Bear Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec 1, 12, 13, 24 of T. 11 S., R. 13 E., NMPM Sec 6, 7, 18, 19 of T. 11 S., R. 14 E., NMPM |