Sanitation and salvage sale of beetle infested and windthrown Engelmann Spruce near Ouray Spring. Includes clearing of windthrown debris in the visual foreground and creating windfirm edges within the product area.
Location
16 nautical miles north of Norwood, Colorado on the southern end of the Uncompahgre Plateau. Accessed by the Divide Rd (NFSR 402); the project is 8 miles SE of Columbine Pass on S side of the road.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/29/2011
2
Comment Period
04/08/2012
3
Decision
05/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2012 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13); 32.2 (14), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(14) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Memo - Windy Beetle Sanitation & Salvage Timber Sale | Decision Signed Date: 05/10/2012 Legal Notice Date: 05/16/2012 |
| Forests | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests |
| Districts | Norwood Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T47N, R13W, Section 1 & 2 NMPM, Montrose County |