Understory burning is proposed on 133 acres of national forest and 25 acres of national monument lands. Small trees would be cut with chainsaws on 31 acres of national forest to create fire containment lines along Reds Meadow and DEPO access roads.
Location
The project is located within the upper Middle Fork San Joaquin River watershed, at Reds Meadow valley, on the Mammoth Ranger District, Inyo National Forest, Madera County, CA.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/09/2015
2
Decision
10/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2015 (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 | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Inyo NF-Devils Postpile NM Interagency Prescribed Burn Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/05/2015 |
| Forests | Inyo National Forest |
| Districts | Mammoth Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 2 and 11, Township 4 south, Range 26 east, Mt. Diablo meridian |