Decision Memo Completed

Red Canyon CFRP

Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands Torrance, New Mexico Mountainair Ranger District

Timber stand and wildlife habitat improvement, including mechanical thinning, hand piling, broadcast and pile burning on about 360 acres adjacent to the Manzano Land Grant community.

Location

West of the Manzano Land Grant Community, north of Forest Road 253 along the common boundary with the west side of the McKinley property.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/25/2012
2
Comment Period
08/02/2012
3
Decision
09/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Red Canyon Collaborative Forest Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/24/2012 Legal Notice Date: 09/27/2012
ForestsCibola National Forest
DistrictsMountainair Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 5 North, Range 5 East, portions of Sections 26, 35 and 36.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants