Decision Memo Completed

Cloverdale Cut-Leave Pinyon Juniper Project

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Nye, Nevada Tonopah Ranger District

Cut and Leave approximately 4,000 acres of pinyon-juniper. Portion of the project area is within the Preliminary Prioirity Habitat for Greater Sage-Grouse.

Location

Northern boundary is at the Cloverdale summit area and this project is approximately 60 miles northwest of Tonopah NV on the Toiyabe Mt Range

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/01/2012
2
Comment Period
11/01/2012
3
Decision
09/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Cloverdale Cut-Leave Pinyon Juniper ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/13/2013 Legal Notice Date: 09/26/2013
ForestsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
DistrictsTonopah Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT10N R39E all or portions of sections 1,12,13,24; T10N R40E all or portions of sections 4-10, 16-22, 28-32
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)