The project area is on the west side of Rush Valley, through the Johnson Pass area in the Oquirrh Mountains, encompassing areas north and south of Highway 199. The overall project and NEPA analysis is for a fuels treatment including mastication, lop & scatter, and prescribed burning. The objectives of the Big Hollow project are create/expand habitat for sagebrush dependent species, mitigate threats to sagebrush habitat, increase available moisture for residual and seeded plant species by removing competition from trees, reduce crown fire potential and fuel loading by decreasing juniper cover, improve ecosystem resiliency by increasing perennial grass and forb cover by reducing juniper. The request cultural resource inventory will be covering the acres slated for mastication (heavy machinery) treatment in order to properly account for impacts to cultural resources. The project will occur on 817 acres and predominately on BLM lands, with some Trust Lands Administration (TLA) ownership.
