Install in-stream structures such as one-rock dams and log vanes in Rio en Medio and four small tributaries that were impacted by the Medio Fire. Intent is to create conditions to reduce likelihood of head cutting, channel degradation and soil loss.
Location
About 14 miles north of downtown Santa Fe in the Rio en Medio drainage.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/16/2021
2
Decision
05/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2021 (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 |
| Medio Fire Restoration: Post Fire Rehabilitation | Decision Signed Date: 05/25/2021 |
| Forests | Santa Fe National Forest |
| Districts | Espanola Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |