Ditch draining fen will be treated with small hand placed structures to re-establish the water table level and native plant composition. Stream will be returned to it's original path.
Location
East of abandoned townsite of Mineral Point in San Juan County, Colorado, along an unnamed tributary to Miners CK, which is a tributary of the Uncompahgre River.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/02/2009
2
Comment Period
03/31/2009
3
Decision
09/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2009 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Research And Development; Watershed Improvements |
| Pirate Ship Fen Restoration | Decision Signed Date: 09/01/2009 |
| Forests | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests |
| Districts | Ouray Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T43N, R7W, S25 & 26, NMPM |