McKinley Scott Fuel Reduction Project-Amendment 2-Hand Pile Burning

The project goals are to 1 improve forest health and resilience to severe wildfire, drought, disease, and pests, 2. reduce wildfire risk for nearby communities and infrastructure, 3 facilitate fire suppression operations, 4 increase long-term carbon capture and storage to ensure treated and adjacent forested areas remain net sinks of carbon and continue to provide an abundance of ecosystem and societal benefits. The amended project consists of reducing roadside vegetation by pile burning in the...