Environmental Assessment Completed

Puerco Landscape Restoration Project

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

Increase watershed resiliency by reestablishing and restoring forest structure and pattern, health, fire regime, vegetation composition and diversity of forest ecosystems to conditions within the natural range of variability and desired conditions.

Location

The eastern edge of project is located area about 1 mile southwest of Coolidge, NM, and encompasses the western portion of the Zuni Mountains.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/19/2016
2
Comment Period
07/10/2017
3
Objection Period Start
12/20/2019
4
Decision
04/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Special Products Sales; Noxious Weed Treatments
Puerco Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/06/2020
ForestsCibola National Forest
DistrictsMount Taylor Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsFuels managementRoad management