Environmental Impact Statement Completed

South Sacramento Restoration Project

Lincoln National Forest Otero, New Mexico Lincoln National Forest All Units

Restore forest health on the approximately 140,000-acre planning area in the southern Sacramento Mountains. Project is designed to meet restoration objectives at a landscape-scale, primarily in mixed conifer and ponderosa pine forest.

Location

Southern Sacramento Mountains. The area is roughly bound between West Side Road, State Highway 130, and the southern boundary of the Sacramento Ranger District.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
04/07/2017
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/15/2019
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/17/2024
4
Objection Period Start
12/17/2024
5
Decision
03/2025 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
03/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
South Sacramento Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/31/2025
ForestsLincoln National Forest
DistrictsSacramento Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsFuels managementWatershed management