Categorical Exclusion Completed

0302_El Valle Fire Rehabilitation

Carson National Forest Rio Arriba; Taos, New Mexico Camino Real Ranger District

The proposed action is to rehabilitate the El Valle Fire footprint to reduce ongoing impacts to the communities and values downhill and downstream. Treatments will reduce hillslope and channel erosion, and sedimentation.

Location

​The project area is located west of the community of El Valle and south of Las Trampas in Rio Arriba County, NM.

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
11/18/2025
2
Finding/Decision Date
2/5/2026

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-41d-USFS
Decision Signed Date2/5/2026
Watershed management