Proposal to burn aspen and sagebrush dominated plant communities to maintain age class/habitat diversity & forage productivity for big game and sagebrush-obligate species and reduce fuel loads in areas adjacent to infrastructure and forest resources.
Location
This project is located on the Mountain View Ranger District approximately 26 miles southeast of Mountain View, Wyoming.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/09/2009
2
Comment Period
06/09/2009
3
Decision
12/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2010 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements |
| Hoop Lake Sage Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 12/17/2009 Legal Notice Date: 12/22/2009 |
| Forests | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest |
| Districts | Evanston-Mountain View RD |
| Legal Land Description | SLC meridian, Township 2N, Range 16E, within portions of sections 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 and 11 |