Maverick Point Forest Health Project
Project designed to increase the resistance and resilience of vegetation communities & watersheds to climate change stressors, promotes a sustainable/manageable road system, reclaims abandoned uranium mine adits/waste & restores spring/headcut areas.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
The project area is an area of about 17,000 acres, located about 14 miles from Blanding, Utah, and 14 miles from Monticello, Utah in the Abajo Mountains. Maverick Point and Chippean Rocks area.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| NOI in Federal Register | 01/15/2013 |
| DEIS NOA in Federal Register | 02/14/2013 |
| FEIS NOA in Federal Register | 10/2017 (Estimated) |
| Objection Period Start | 10/2017 (Estimated) |
| Decision | 01/2018 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 02/2018 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Impact Statement
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Monticello Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Minerals And Geology; Fuels Management; Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products); Wildlife, Fish, Rare Plants; Road Management; Forest Products; Recreation Management; Watershed Management
Project Activity:
Biomass; Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up; Trail Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Current Status:
Cancelled
Forests:
Manti-Lasal National Forest
Districts:
Monticello Ranger District
States:
Utah
Counties:
San Juan
Legal Land Description:
T33S, R20E & R21E and T34S, R20E & R21E, SLM.
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Greg Montgomery
P.O. Box 820
Monticello, UT 84535
435-636-3348
gmontgomery@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 3/6/2018