Whiterocks Canyon Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project
This project includes campground vegetation management, fuel breaks, an emergency pullout, and ponderosa pine restoration and maintenance in Whiterocks Canyon.
Project Summary
Current Status:
Completed
Location Summary:
Whiterocks Canyon (on the southwestern edge of the Vernal Ranger District)
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 05/08/2014 |
| Comment Period | 01/26/2016 |
| Objection Period Start | 05/03/2016 |
| Decision | 06/2016 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 07/2016 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics)
Lead Management Unit:
Vernal Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) HFRA
Project Purpose:
Forest Products; Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products); Fuels Management
Project Activity:
Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Project Decision Information
Whiterocks Canyon Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project
Decision Signed Date: 06/10/2016
Forests:
Ashley National Forest
Districts:
Vernal Ranger District
States:
Utah
Counties:
Uintah
Legal Land Description:
T2N R1E, sections 5-7; T2N R1W, sections 1 and 12; T3N R1E, sections 30-32; T3N R1W, sections 21-28 and 35-36; all Uintah Meridian
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Lesley Tullis
355 North Vernal Ave
Vernal, UT 84078
435-781-5103
ltullis@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 12/10/2019