Decision Memo Completed

Dairy Fork Wildlife Habitat Improvement and Fuels Reduction Project

Manti-La Sal National Forest Sanpete, Utah Price Ranger District

The Sanpete District Ranger is proposing a mechanical treatment of approximately 2,806 acres of pinyon/juniper encroachment into sagebrush-steppe vegetation types to improve winter habitat for deer and elk.

Location

Dairy Fork drainage

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/25/2011
2
Comment Period
02/28/2011
3
Decision
06/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements
Dairy Fork Wildlife Habitat Improvement and Fuels Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/14/2011 Legal Notice Date: 06/14/2011
ForestsManti-Lasal National Forest
DistrictsPrice Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT.10S. R.5E. Sections 20-23 and 26-29.
Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management