To restore the ecosystem to desired conditions through timber harvest and prescribed burning while creating a fuel break around the Timber Lake Ranch community and providing access to firewood for neighboring communities.
Location
The Timberlake Project is approximately 4,650 acres dominated by of ponderosa pine forest and pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/13/2023
2
Decision
12/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2026 (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 | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Watershed Improvements |
| Timberlake Fuels Reduction | Decision Signed Date: 12/12/2025 |
| Forests | Cibola National Forest |
| Districts | Mount Taylor Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T12N, R16W, sec 24, 25, 35, 36; T11N, R16W, sec 1, 2; T11N, R15W, sec 6, 7, 8; T12N, R15W, sec 19, 30, 31, 32 |