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 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); Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| LSSC-Deer Springs Habitat Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/25/2022 |
| Forests | Manti-Lasal National Forest |
| Districts | Moab Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |