The project would stabilize existing sediments adjacent to past archeological and paleontological excavations from further damage by backfilling pits and trenches with rock and soil material adjacent to the excavations and outside of the alcove.
Location
Within the Ely Ranger District
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/17/2023
2
Decision
11/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Heritage Resource Management; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Wilderness Management |
| Cultural and Paleontological Resource Protection | Decision Signed Date: 11/07/2023 |
| Forests | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |
| Districts | Ely Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |