Norwood Ranger District will decommission through obliteration approximately 9 miles of non-system roads in the Hanks Valley area which are not open to the public under existing travel management decisions.
Location
Hanks Valley area in T46N, R12W, Sections 11-14, and 23-24 and T46N, R11W, Sections 7, 15-16, 18-19, and 21-22 on the Norwood Ranger District, Uncompahgre National Forest, Montrose County, Colorado.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/06/2009
2
Comment Period
03/06/2009
3
Decision
07/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2009 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Travel Management |
| Hanks Valley Decommissioning | Decision Signed Date: 05/26/2009 |
| Norwood Ranger District Road Decommissioning 2009 | Decision Signed Date: 07/31/2009 |
| Forests | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests |
| Districts | Norwood Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Hanks Valley area in T46N, R12W, Sections 11-14, and 23-24 and T46N, R11W, Sections 7, 15-16, 18-19, and 21-22 on the Norwood Ranger District, Uncompahgre National Forest, Montrose County, Colorado. |