Environmental Assessment Completed

Hermit's Peak and Calf Canyon (HPCC) Fires Recovery

Santa Fe National Forest Mora; San Miguel, New Mexico Santa Fe National Forest All Units

Proposal to facilitate restoration and recovery within the HPCC burned area on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District.

Location

Project area encompasses the approx. 167,000 acres directly effected from the 2022 HPCC fires on the Pecos/Las Vegas RD, SFNF.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/09/2024
2
Comment Period
09/19/2025
3
03/10/2026
4
Decision
03/2026 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
03/2026 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special Authority2021 Infrastructure: Emergency Actions
Notice and Comment Regulation2021 Infrastructure: Emergency Actions
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Grazing Structural Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Hermit's Peak and Calf Canyon (HPCC) Fires RecoveryDecision Signed Date: 03/10/2026
ForestsSanta Fe National Forest
DistrictsPecos-Las Vegas Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementGrazing managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed managementRoad managementProjects that may affect wilderness (for mailing list contacts)