A small commercial timber sale will be used to remove merchantable dead trees that have been infested and killed by the mountain pine beetle. ~200 acres will be treated to reduce hazard trees in a highly recreated area.
Location
Lower Mill Creek, near the junction of the Mill Creek Rd. and the North Slope Rd. and the area around Mill Creek Guard Station
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/12/2010
2
Decision
08/2010 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Guard Station Salvage DM | Decision Signed Date: 08/10/2010 |
| Forests | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest |
| Districts | Evanston-Mountain View RD |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 7 and 8, T2N, R11E SLM |