Removal of small diameter Jeffrey pines which are encroaching into sage-grouse habitat. Trees will be felled using hand tools, limbed and left to decompose naturally. No mechanical equipment would be used.
Location
Periphery of Big Sand Flat near Sagehen Summit, Mono County, California.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/23/2018
2
Decision
11/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2019 (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 |
| Sagehen II sage-grouse habitat enhancement project | Decision Signed Date: 11/14/2018 |
| Forests | Inyo National Forest |
| Districts | Mono Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T1S, R28E, Sec. 3-6,8,9,16,17 |