Proposal to improve forest and watershed health, increase wildlife habitat diversity, and to reduce the risk of uncontrollable high intensity/severity wildfires by treating units within a 5,175 acre treatment area using a variety of methods.
Location
Project is along the northern Forest Boundary adjacent to Hwy 150, north and south of the Bear River Guard Station.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/12/2020
2
Decision
12/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2021 (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 | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements |
| Whitney Bear River Project Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 12/21/2020 |
| Forests | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest |
| Districts | Evanston-Mountain View RD |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |