To restore the frequent-fire forests by modifying the arrangement of forest stands, openings, and interspaces in order to improve the potential for stand regeneration and offset the risk of forest type loss due to natural success an wildfire.
Location
The project area is located on the Coyote and Cuba Ranger Districts in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/19/2019
2
Comment Period
03/15/2024
3
Objection Period Start
04/07/2025
4
Decision
09/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Encino Vista Landscape Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 09/09/2025 |
| Forests | Santa Fe National Forest |
| Districts | Coyote Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |