Proposing vegetation management to reduce the risk of insect and disease and wildfire on about 2,496 acres. Activities would focus on understory thinning and juniper reduction followed by prescribed fire.
Location
North of Gerber Reservoir on the edge of the Forest boundary
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/01/2017
2
Decision
06/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Paddock Butte Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/20/2017 |
| Forests | Fremont-Winema National Forest |
| Districts | Bly Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T38S, R13E,Sections 11,13, 14, 22, & 23 and T38S, R14E, Sections 18, 29, 32, 33, WM |