The Ferron/Price Ranger District on the Manti-La Sal NF proposes to prescribe burn approximately 4,004 acres within a 17,115 project area to regenerate aspen, improve wildlife habitat, protect watershed values, & reduce hazardous fuel conditions.
Location
Located on the Ferron/Price Ranger District Manti-La Sal National Forest in Emery County, Utah. The project is approximately 10 miles northwest of Orangeville, Utah.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/08/2016
2
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2018 (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 | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Trail Mountain Wildlife Habitat Enhancement and Aspen Regeneration Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/11/2018 |
| Forests | Manti-Lasal National Forest |
| Districts | Ferron Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 16S Range 6E Sections 22, 27, 28, 33-35; Township 17S Range 6E Sections 2-5, 8-11, 14-29, 32-35; Township 18S Range 6E Section 1-5, 11, and 12, Salt Lake Meridian |