Medicine Bow Landscape Vegetation Analysis (LaVA) Project
Holistically review the Snowy Range and Sierra Madre mountain ranges to identify strategies to best mitigate the negative effects of the current beetle epidemic to the various resources found within each mountain ranges.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
This website houses all NEPA related documents. Please visit the LaVA Implementation Website for project implementation information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbr/landmanagement/?cid=FSEPRD572816
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| NOI in Federal Register | 07/21/2017 |
| DEIS NOA in Federal Register | 07/13/2018 |
| FEIS NOA in Federal Register | 04/10/2020 |
| Objection Period Start | 04/10/2020 |
| Decision | 08/2020 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 09/2020 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Impact Statement
Special Authority:
Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title I: Municipal Watersheds; Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics); Hfra Title I: Threatened And Endangered Species Habitat
Lead Management Unit:
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest All Units
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) HFRA
Project Purpose:
Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products); Fuels Management; Land Management Planning; Forest Products
Project Activity:
Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Special Products Sales; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Medicine Bow Landscape Vegetation Analysis (LaVA) Project Record of Decisio
Decision Signed Date: 08/13/2020
Medicine Bow Landscape Vegetation Analysis (LaVA) Project
Decision Signed Date: 08/13/2020
Forests:
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Districts:
Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District; Laramie Ranger District
States:
Wyoming
Counties:
Albany; Carbon
Legal Land Description:
Not Applicable
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Casey Campbell
2468 Jackson Street
Laramie, WY 82070
3077452301
casey.campbell1@usda.gov
Last Updated: 6/9/2023