The intent of the project is to proactively and adaptively respond to declining forest vegetation conditions due to insect and disease. Includes treatments of Engelmann spruce and lodgepole pine forests in the Monarch Pass and Marshall Pass areas.
Location
Monarch Pass is located approximately 30 miles east of Gunnison, Colorado. Marshall Pass is located approximately 35 miles east-southeast of Gunnison, Colorado.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/13/2018
2
Decision
08/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Monarch Pass - Marshall Pass Vegetation Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/14/2019 |
| Forests | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests |
| Districts | Gunnison Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Monarch: T48N, R5E, S2 & 1; T48N, R6E, S6; T49N, R5E, S1, 13 & 12; and T49N, R5E, S6, 7, 18, 19, 20, 21, 30 & 31; NMPM. Marshall: T48N, R6E, S9, 15-17, 21, 22, 28 & 29; NMPM. |