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 Exclusion | 32.3 (9) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Wildfire Resilience Ce |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Capilla Fuels Reduction and Forest Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 03/01/2019 |
| Forests | Cibola National Forest |
| Districts | Mountainair Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |