This project is designed in improve sage brush habitats for BSSG, as well as reduce fuels within the WUI, and improve forest health through removing expanding PJ woodlands and thinning established PJ forests.
Location
Approximately 27 air miles north of Bridgeport, 5 miles south of Smith Valley, west of highway 338.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/01/2022
2
Decision
02/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Forests | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |
| Districts | Bridgeport Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 10 N, Range 24 E, Sections 29-32; T 9 N, R 24 E, Sections 5-8 |