Pinedale Field Office
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BLM Pinedale Field Office Issues Camp Creek Prescribed Fire Decision
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office (PFO) is issuing the environmental assessment (EA), finding of no significant impact (FONSI) and decision record (DR) for the 1,154 acre Camp Creek prescribed fire.
The Camp Creek prescribed fire is located within the 3,523 acre Camp Creek project area as part of the 9,000 acre Wyoming Front Aspen Restoration Project (WFARP) in Sublette and Lincoln counties. This is the third burn associated with the WFARP, a multi-year joint effort by the BLM and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to improve forest health and wildlife habitat in aspen and aspen-mixed conifer stands while reducing existing fuel loads and improving fuel breaks to reduce wildfire potential.
The project area is located between South Cottonwood Creek and Beecher Creek along the BLM and U.S. Forest Service boundary in Township 32 North, Range 114 West, Sections: 7, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, and 30; and Township 33 North, Range 114 West, Sections: 29 and 32.
The EA, FONSI and DR are available for viewing at the PFO at 1625 W. Pine Street, Pinedale, Wyo. The issuance of these documents today initiates a 15-day protest period. To a file a protest, a written statement of reason must be mailed, faxed or delivered during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) to:
Shane DeForest, Field Manager
BLM Pinedale Field Office
PO Box 768
1625 W. Pine Street
Pinedale, WY 82941
Fax: 307-367-5329
Additional information on the Camp Creek prescribed fire is available at: www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/Fire/rxfire/highdesert/campcreek.html.
For more information, please contact Greg Reser, PFO natural resource specialist for fire and fuels, at 307-367-5350 or greser@blm.gov.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Pinedale Field Office 1625 West Pine Street PO Box 768 Pinedale, WY 82941