The project would use prescribed fire and mechanical and hand vegetation treatments to reduce wildfire hazard and improve forest health. It would also stabilize and restore streams and provide guzzlers for wildlife.
Location
The proposed 16,855-acre Upper Valley Landscape Improvement Project project is located in Garfield County, Utah (UT) approximately 15 miles southwest of Escalante, UT. Access is via Utah Highway 12.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/16/2011
2
Comment Period
06/16/2017
3
Objection Period Start
08/24/2017
4
Decision
10/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Upper Valley Landscape Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/25/2017 |
| Forests | Dixie National Forest |
| Districts | Escalante Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Parts of Townships 35 and 36 South, Ranges 1 West and 1 East of the Salt Lake Base and Meridian. |