The Long Draw timber sale has 11 harvest units. 8 units have been completed while 3 units have not yet been entered. The Forest Service is proposing that in the 3 remaining units the prescription be changed from group selection to salvage.
Location
The Long Draw timber sale is located on the Alpine Plateau, approximately 45 miles southwest of Gunnison, Colorado. It is within the Gunnison Ranger District of the Uncompahgre National Forest.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/19/2015
2
Decision
09/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Long Draw Changed Condition Analysis | Decision Signed Date: 09/28/2015 |
| Forests | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests |
| Districts | Gunnison Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | The legal description is T.46N., R.4W., Sections 14,15,16, 21, 22, and 23; New Mexico Principle Meridian, Gunnison County, Colorado. The Sale Area is 2,337 gross acres with 941 net acres. |