The main goals of the project include creating healthy forest structure resilient to insects and disease, increase public safety, reduce fuel loading and wildland fire events around WUI, and recover economic value of degrading lodgepole pine.
Location
Township(T) 5N, Range(R) 77W, Sections 2-6; T5N, R78W, Section 1; T6N, R77W, Sections 19, 27-31, 34-35; T6N, R78W, Sections 25 and 36; 6th Principal Meridian; Jackson County, Colorado. Owl Mountain Geographic Area near Rand Colorado.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/08/2022
2
Decision
05/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2023 (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) |
| Taylor Draw Vegetation Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/11/2023 |
| Forests | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest |
| Districts | Parks Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |