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 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 |
| Black Mesa Thinning and Prescribe Burning | Decision Signed Date: 12/08/2017 |
| Forests | Cibola National Forest |
| Districts | Mount Taylor Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T15N, R5W, sects. 20-36; T15N, R4W, sects. 19, 20, 31, & 32; T14N, R4W, sect. 6 |