Jeffrey pines are encroaching into otherwise suitable sage-grouse habitat, creating perches for raptors which dissuades use by grouse. Jeffrey pines would be felled and limbed using chain-saws and allowed to decay naturally on site.
Location
Southwest escarpment of the Glass Mountains, Mono County, CA.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/01/2015
2
Decision
08/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2015 (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 |
| Long Valley Sage-Grouse Habitat Enhancement Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/05/2015 |
| Forests | Inyo National Forest |
| Districts | Mono Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T2S, R29E, Sections 22, 25, 26, 27, 36, TS, R30E, Section 31 and T3S, R30E, Section 8 (MDB&M) |