agency documents and websites
General
Documents
Expanding the pace and scale of wildfire risk reduction and forest health treatments U.S. Forest Service, February, 2024
Chief’s letter of intent for wildfire U.S. Forest Service, Washington Office, June, 2023
National prescribed fire resource mobilization strategy U.S. Forest Service, June, 2023
Cerro Pelado report of investigation – redacted U.S. Forest Service, Southwest Regional Office, May, 2023
National prescribed fire program review U.S. Forest Service, Office of the Chief, September, 2022
Santa Fe National Forest land management plan U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, July, 2022
Gallinas – Las Dispensas prescribed fire declared wildfire review U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, June, 2022
Confronting the wildfire crisis U.S. Forest Service, January, 2022
A strategy for protecting communities and improving resilience in America’s forests
White House Council on Environmental Quality – NEPA rollback final rule The Council on Environmental Quality, Federal Register, July 2020
Update to the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
eMNEPA PII Protection Job Guide U.S. Forest Service, May, 2020
The purpose of this guide is to provide guidance on Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements to protect personally identifiable information (PII) when posting documents to the web using eMNEPA tools.
U.S. Forest Service fiscal year 2021 budget justification February, 2020
Executive Order 13855 – promoting active management of America’s forests, rangelands and other federal lands to improve conditions and reduce wildfire risk President Donald Trump, Dec 21, 2018
Meet the Forest Service: caring for the land and serving people U.S. Forest Service, July, 2018
GTR-310 — Restoring composition and structure in southwestern frequent-fire forests Richard T. Reynolds, Andrew J. Sánchez Meador, James A. Youtz, Tessa Nicolet, Megan S. Matonis, Patrick L. Jackson, Donald G. DeLorenzo, Andrew D. Graves, United States Department of Agriculture, September, 2013
A science-based framework for improving ecosystem resiliency
Ponderosa pine ecosystems Graham and Jain, U.S. Forest Service, 2005
The effects of fire exclusion, animal grazing, timber harvest and climate cycles on Pondersosa Pine ecosystems in the Southwestern United States
Proceedings of the symposium on Ponderosa Pine: issues, trends and management Martin W. Ritchie, Douglas A. Maguire, Andrew Youngblood, U.S. Forest Service, October, 2004
Cerro Grande Fire – board of inquiry, final report National Park Service, Regional Director, Midwest Region, February, 2001
Lessons learned from the Cerro Grande Fire Barry T. Hill, Associate Director, United States General Accounting Office, August, 2000
Songbird ecology in southwestern Ponderosa Pine forests – A literature review William M. Block, Deborah M. Finch, U.S. Forest Service, May, 1997
Old-growth definitions and descriptions U.S. Forest Service, Southwest Region, September, 1992
Websites
Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) U.S. Forest Service
An interagency, web-based application that helps agency administrators and fire managers make risk-informed decisions for all types of wildland fires.
Encino Vista Landscape Restoration Project
Preliminary draft environmental assessment Mark Sando, District Ranger, Coyote Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest, March, 2024
Appendices to draft environmental assessment Public Journal, March, 2024
Obtained from the U.S. Forest Service
News release / invitation for public input U.S. Forest Service, March, 2024
Presentations of serious concerns and requests regarding the Encino Vista Project Melissa-Roxanne Velasquez, Jonathon Glass, Sam Hit, John Britt, February, 2022
Scoping Comment Content Analysis Sandra Imler-Jacquez, Forest Environmental Coordinator, Coyote Ranger District, U.S. Forest Service, October, 2020
Encino Vista public scoping comments The Forest Advocate, November-December, 2019
Obtained under the Freedom of Information Act from the National Forest Service
Letter announcing proposed scoping action U.S. Forest Service, November, 2019
Online project page, Encino Vista Landscape Restoration U.S. Forest Service, November, 2019
Scoping document, purpose and need for action and proposed action U.S. Forest Service, November, 2019
Santa Fe Mountains Landscape Resiliency Project
Santa Fe Mountains Landscape Resiliency Project signed U.S. Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, May, 2023
Final decision notice and finding of no significant impact U.S. Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, May, 2023
Draft decision notice and finding of no significant impact U.S. Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, December, 2022
Santa Fe Mountains Landscape Resiliency Project #55088 U.S. Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, December, 2022
Legal notice of opportunity to object to Environmental Assessment (EA) and Reading Room for electronically filed objections
SFNF reinitiates 45-day objection period for Santa Fe mountains project U.S. Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, December, 2022
Decision to withdraw the draft decision notice and finding of no significant impact James D. Duran, Acting Forest Supervisor, U.S. Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, July, 2022
The Board of County Commissioners of Santa Fe County resolution NO. 2022-050 July, 2022
Encourages the U.S. Forest Service to prepare a comprehensive environmental impact statement for the SFMLRP
Draft environmental assessment, public comment period, content analysis and response U.S. Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, November, 2021
Project Scoping Document James Melonas, Forest Supervisor, U.S. Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, June, 2019
The Forest Advocate
Santa Fe, New Mexico