Decision Memo Completed

Billies Mountain Mechanical Hazardous Fuels Reduction

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Tooele, Utah Spanish Fork Ranger District

Create openings in the oak/maple canopy with a bullhog/masticator or similar. Remove invading juniper trees. Create age, structural age class, and understory diversity; reduce fuel loadings; and close and reseed roads. Gate Road 116 for seasonal use.

Location

Billies Mountain area located about 12 miles southeast of Spanish Fork, Utah

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/01/2007
2
Comment Period
11/01/2007
3
Decision
01/2008 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2008 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (10)
Special AuthorityNational Fire Plan - Healthy Forests Initiative Ce
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Billies Mountain Mechanical Fuels ReductionDecision Signed Date: 01/07/2008 Legal Notice Date: 01/10/2008
ForestsUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
DistrictsSpanish Fork Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT9S, R4E, Sections 14, 15, 16, 21, 22. 23, and 26, SLM, Utah County, Utah
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed management