proposal to remove hazard trees, enhance Aspen stands, complete small wood thinning, adjust existing piles, and restore stream and riparian habitat on 1,744 acres to ensure continuity of treatments, improve habitat, and reduce fuels in Upper Provo.
Location
The projects are located north and south of the Mirror Lake HWY, as far as 16 miles east and 5 miles north of Kamas Utah.? Areas know as Pitt and Page Hill, Soapstone, Provo Overlook, Broadhead Meadow
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/02/2023
2
Decision
07/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2023 (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) |
| Upper Provo Watershed Restoration Phase 8 | Decision Signed Date: 07/25/2023 |
| Forests | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest |
| Districts | Heber-Kamas Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |