Decision Memo Completed

Capilla Fuels Reduction and Forest Restoration Project

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

The project will implement restoration treatments such as thinning to reduce the risk of high-intensity wildfire by reducing fuels on the remaining unburned forested watershed in the central Manzano Mountains.

Location

Township 5 North; Range 5 East; Sections 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28, and 33.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/16/2018
2
Decision
03/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.3 (9)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Wildfire Resilience Ce
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Capilla Fuels Reduction and Forest Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/01/2019
ForestsCibola National Forest
DistrictsMountainair Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Forest productsWatershed managementFuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plants