Decrease fuel loading while improving livestock distribution on the Pueblo Colorado Allotment in the Gallinas Unit of the Mountainair RD in cooperation with NRCS through a Coordinated Resource Management Plan (CRMP). Rescoping initiated 9/3/24.
Location
Located 8-10 miles due west of Cedarvale, NM. Elevations range from 6,300-6,600'.Juniper is the predominant tree species although this area was historically open savanna with little tree cover.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/07/2024
2
Decision
12/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2024 (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; Grazing Allotment Management; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements |
| Pueblo Colorado CRMP | Decision Signed Date: 12/20/2024 |
| Forests | Cibola National Forest |
| Districts | Mountainair Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T2N R10E S21,22,23,24,25,36 NM Prime Meridian |