This project will replant appropriate native timber species such as ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir in areas severely burned in the 2022 Bear Trap Fire. Planting 200 acres or more at 100 to 300 trees per acre over each of the next 5 years (2025-2030).
Location
Magdalena Ranger District, south San Mateo Mountains.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/15/2025
2
Decision
05/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Bear Trap Fire Reforestation | Decision Signed Date: 05/23/2025 |
| Forests | Cibola National Forest |
| Districts | Magdalena Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5S, R6W, Sections 7, 8, 18-20, 29-33. T5S, R7W, Sections 12-14, 23-27, 33-36. T6S, R6W, Sections 4-8, 18, 19, 30. T6S, 7W, Sections 1-3, 9-16, 21-28, 33-36. T7S, R7W, Sections 3 & 4. |