Thinning and prescribed burning to reduce tree density and re-establish pinyon-juniper and mixed pinyon-juniper/Ponderosa pine savannas and woodlands. Cut material will be available for forest products, primarily fuelwood.
Location
La Jara Mesa, on Mt. Taylor, west of Buckhorn Spring, north of FR93, east of Cerro Colorado, south of El Rito Canyon
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/12/2011
2
Decision
10/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2011 (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 | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Special Products Sales |
| East La Jara Pinyon-Juniper Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/19/2011 |
| Forests | Cibola National Forest |
| Districts | Mount Taylor Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T12N, R8W, Sections 9, 15-17, 20-22, 28, and 29 |