BLM issues Decision for Fuels Treatment Project
The Bureau of Land Management, Sierra Front Field Office, has issued a decision record for the Sierra Front Field Office Northern District Wildland-Urban Interface Shared Stewardship Fuels Treatments Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) authorizing the BLM to implement fuels treatments on up to 25,000 acres of BLM managed lands near or adjacent to Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) communities across Washoe County, Nevada.
The fuels treatments would modify the continuity and structure of wildland vegetation, in order to mitigate potential fire severity and reduce the fire hazard to Wildland-Urban Interface communities, including portions of the communities of Antelope Valley, Cold Springs, Golden Eagle, Hallelujah Junction, Hungry Valley, Lemmon Valley, Patrick, Rancho Haven, Red Rock, Reno, Stead, Sun Valley, Spanish Springs, and Sparks in Nevada. Treatments would consist of woody vegetation management, annual grass management, and revegetation, and would be implemented in a phased approach over the next 1-10 years.
The project incorporates all design features analyzed in the DNA review, including strategies to protect biological resources while increasing wildfire resiliency of nearby communities.
The Decision Record is available at https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=f4b0a17f-1a64-f111-a824-001dd8029ed0
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Fuels Specialist, Don Shannon at 775-885-6103 or [email protected]
The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.