The primary purpose of this project is to provide defensible space to help protect structures and developments in the Granite View subdivision and Carroll Creek in the event of a wildfire. Treatments include prescribed fire, mowing, and hand cutting.
Location
3 miles west of Alabama Hills, CA
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/25/2018
2
Decision
11/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2020 (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 |
| Alabama Hills Defensible Space | Decision Signed Date: 11/22/2019 |
| Forests | Inyo National Forest |
| Districts | Mount Whitney Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |