This project purpose is to enhance wildlife habitat by reintroducing fire as a natural process, to reduce fuels in areas at high risk of catastrophic wildfire and to build fuel breaks in strategic locations for fire fighter safety.
Location
Magdalena Mountain Range of the Cibola National Forest and Grasslands.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/25/2025
2
Decision
08/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2025 (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; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Magdalena Mountains Timber Stand and Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/25/2025 |
| Forests | Cibola National Forest |
| Districts | Magdalena Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T2S R3W, T2S R4W, T3S R4W, T4S R2W, T4S R3W, T4S R4W, T5S R3W, & T5S R4W; New Mexico Principal Meridian |