[Volunteers_fosm] Fwd: NEWS RELEASE Comments Sought for Proposed Project - North Sandia Fuels Reduction Project - Sandia Ranger District - Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands

[Michael Madden]

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From: FS-Cibola PAO <SM.FS.CibolaPAO at usda.gov>
Date: Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Subject: NEWS RELEASE Comments Sought for Proposed Project - North Sandia
Fuels Reduction Project - Sandia Ranger District - Cibola National Forest &
National Grasslands
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*NEWS RELEASE*

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*Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands*

2113 Osuna Road NE

Albuquerque, NM 87113

(505) 346-3900

www.fs.usda.gov/cibola

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Comments Sought for Proposed Project *North Sandia Fuels Reduction Project*

*ALBUQUERQUE, NM – April 3, 2024 *– The Cibola National Forest & National
Grasslands is seeking scoping comments for the proposed North Sandia Fuels
Reduction Project. The Forest is proposing to restore, maintain, and
improve forested conditions on approximately 2,956 acres on the Sandia
Ranger District, Sandoval and Bernalillo Counties, Sandia Mountains, north
of I-40 (see attached map for proposal area and treatment types).



Objectives for the North Sandia Fuels Reduction Project include reducing
the impacts of high severity fire, reducing wildfire risk to communities
within the wildland urban interface (WUI), and restoring forest structure
and composition within the planning area.



Scoping documents for the North Sandia Fuels Reduction Project can be found
on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands project page at
https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/cibola/?project=65654.



*How to Comment*



Substantive comments are the most useful; they are comments that are within
the scope of the proposed action, are specific to the proposed action, have
a direct relationship to the proposed action and include supporting reasons
for consideration.



Please submit your comments no later than May 3, 2024.



Written comments must be submitted to District Ranger Crystal Powell, ATTN:
North Sandia Fuels Reduction Project, Sandia Ranger District, 11776 HWY
337, Tijeras, New Mexico 87059.



Electronic comments must be submitted using the online CARA comment form.
The form can be accessed by clicking ‘Comment/Object on Project’ under ‘Get
Connected’ on the right side of the project page at
https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65654.



To provide oral comments, please call Brittany Lewellen, Planning Program
Manager/Project Lead at 505-274-4519. Oral comments must be provided during
normal business hours, between 8:30 am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.



For additional information, please contact brittany.lewellen at usda.gov.






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