The U of U proposes to conduct a 3-year study, using a combination of observational and manipulative field experiments combined with modeling and synthesis three conifer forests spanning an elevation gradient in Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Location
Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/04/2009
2
Decision
09/2009 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2009 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Research And Development |
| University of Utah Research Proposal | Decision Signed Date: 09/03/2009 |
| Forests | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest |
| Districts | Salt Lake Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T2S, R2E, Sec.s 13 & 14 |