We are proposing pre-commercial thinning as well as removal of conifers from riparian areas and from sagebrush communities to: improve timber stands, reduce the risk of unacceptable wildfires, and restore riparian and sagebrush plant communities.
Location
Selected locations in the Cart Creek Watershed, located on both the Vernal and Flaming Gorge Ranger Districts.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/19/2013
2
Comment Period
09/11/2013
3
Decision
01/2014 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Cart Creek Integrated Vegetation Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/10/2014 Legal Notice Date: 01/14/2014 |
| Forests | Ashley National Forest |
| Districts | Flaming Gorge Ranger District; Vernal Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T1N R21E sections 11-14 and 23-26; T1N R22E sections 5-6, 8, 17, 20, & 29-32; T1S R22E sections 4-8; and T2N R22E sections 15-16, 21-22, 26-28, and 35 |