Decision Memo Completed

Black Mesa Thinning and Prescribe Burning

Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands McKinley; Sandoval, New Mexico Mount Taylor Ranger District

Proposal to improve wildlife habitat within 40,000 acres of ponderosa pine, mountain meadow, and pinyon-juniper forest communities through thinning and prescribe burning.

Location

About 35 miles northeast of Grants, NM

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/13/2013
2
Decision
12/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Black Mesa Thinning and Prescribe BurningDecision Signed Date: 12/08/2017
ForestsCibola National Forest
DistrictsMount Taylor Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT15N, R5W, sects. 20-36; T15N, R4W, sects. 19, 20, 31, & 32; T14N, R4W, sect. 6
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)