Special use authorization to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to use a helicopter to capture and collar up to 40 elk (20 adult female and 20 adult male) in Game Management Unit (GMU) 521, including the Raggeds Wilderness, for a research project.
Location
Game Management Unit (GMU) 521, including the Raggeds Wildernes, on the Paonia Ranger District.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/05/2022
2
Decision
07/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.11, 7 Cfr 1B.3(A) (3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Research And Development |
| Evaluating seasonal home range, movement, and migration of elk in Raggeds Wilderness and Game Management Unit 521 | Decision Signed Date: 07/25/2022 |
| Forests | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests |
| Districts | Paonia Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |