Environmental Assessment Completed

Fishlake National Forest Pinyon and Juniper Project

Fishlake National Forest Beaver; Garfield; Juab; Millard; Piute; Sanpete; Sevier; Wayne, Utah Fishlake National Forest All Units

Pinyon-juniper removal on the Fishlake National Forest to improve and maintain sage-steppe, grassland, oak, and open woodland cover. Treatments include hand-cutting, mechanical and prescribed burning to address encroachment.

Location

The project location occurs on the Beaver, Fillmore, Fremont River, and Richfield Ranger Districts of the Fishlake National Forest and the Boulder Mountain portion of the Dixie National Forest.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/18/2019
2
Comment Period
04/18/2019
3
Objection Period Start
10/03/2019
4
Decision
12/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Fishlake National Forest Pinyon and Juniper ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/05/2019
ForestsFishlake National Forest
DistrictsFishlake National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)