Environmental Assessment Cancelled

Ashley NF Forest-wide Prescribed Fire Restoration Project

Ashley National Forest Daggett; Duchesne; Summit; Uintah; Utah; Wasatch; Sweetwater, Utah; Wyoming Ashley National Forest All Units

The proposed project would authorize prescribed burns across the Forest up to 24,000 acres/year. Treatment boundaries would be designed to meet objectives and move areas toward desired conditions. Wilderness, RNAs, private land, & alpine excluded.

Location

The proposed project area includes approximately 940,000 acres of National Forest System lands across the Ashley National Forest.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/09/2022
2
Comment Period
10/19/2022
3
Objection Period Start
09/27/2023
4
Decision
05/2026 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2026 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels)
ForestsAshley National Forest
DistrictsAshley National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels management