Decision Memo Completed

Upper Provo Watershed Restoration Phase 8

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Summit, Utah Heber-Kamas Ranger District

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 Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels)
Upper Provo Watershed Restoration Phase 8Decision Signed Date: 07/25/2023
ForestsUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
DistrictsHeber-Kamas Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)