Manually plant western larch seedlings on 1205 acres (out of approx. 30,000 acres of National Forest System land) that burned during the Table Mountain Wildfire of 2012. Target areas are previously managed stands. Work will take place in fall, 2015.
Location
Top of Table Mountain, and east edge of Swauk Creek watershed (approx. 18 miles north and northwest of Ellensburg, Washington, respectively).
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/11/2014
2
Decision
05/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (11), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(11) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other; National Fire Plan - Healthy Forests Initiative Ce |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Table Mountain Fire Reforestation Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/15/2015 |
| Forests | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest |
| Districts | Cle Elum Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Secs. 1, 2, 12-16, and 23, T. 20 N., R. 18 E., and secs. 25, 35, and 36, T. 21 N., R. 18 E., W.M. |