Decision Memo Completed

LSSC-Deer Springs Habitat Project

Manti-La Sal National Forest Grand, Utah Moab Ranger District

The Deer Springs Habitat Project is a mechanical mastication/thinning of pinyon-juniper and brush to improve habitat for big game and other wildlife and reduce vegetative fuels on 3700 acres.

Location

T28S, R24E, sec 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26 and T28S, R25E, sec 18, 19 and 30. Two miles northeast of town of La Sal in San Juan County, Utah.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/28/2022
2
Decision
07/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements
LSSC-Deer Springs Habitat ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/25/2022
ForestsManti-Lasal National Forest
DistrictsMoab Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management