The project targets crucial elk winter range within 2,500 acres of Temple Fork Canyon. The proposal involves removing (hand cutting and scattering) invading juniper trees to maintain and enhance sagebrush, meadow, and aspen habitats.
Location
Temple Fork Canyon (including Spawn Creek, Mud Flat, Chicken Creek, and Cottonwood Canyon).
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/05/2014
2
Decision
01/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2015 (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 | Species Habitat Improvements |
| Temple Fork Juniper Treatment Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/13/2015 |
| Forests | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest |
| Districts | Logan Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 12 N., R 3 E., Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 and T 13 N., R 3 E., Sections 25, 26, 36 |