Environmental Assessment Completed

Grand Valley Spruce Beetle SAD Treatments

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests Delta; Mesa, Colorado Grand Valley Ranger District

THIS PROJECT IS GENERALLY DESIGNED TO QUICKLY REACT TO FOREST HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS INSECT AND DISEASE OUTBREAKS, AND INSTANCES OF WIND THROWN TIMBER.

Location

THE GRAND MESA AND UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/17/2011
2
Comment Period
08/20/2011
3
Decision
12/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Grand Valley Spruce Beetle and Sudden Aspen Decline TreatmentsDecision Signed Date: 12/08/2011 Legal Notice Date: 12/08/2011
ForestsGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
DistrictsGrand Valley Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionVARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE GRAND VALLEY RANGER DISTRICT
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Road managementFuels management