Environmental Assessment Completed

Marshall Pass Vegetation Management Project

Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Saguache, Colorado Salida Ranger District

Salvage dead beetle-killed spruce and create openings in lodgepole pine to improve forest health.

Location

The project is located in the Marshall Pass area, approximately 9 miles southwest of Poncha Springs, Colorado.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/14/2018
2
Comment Period
08/14/2018
3
Objection Period Start
03/01/2019
4
Decision
04/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Special Products Sales; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Marshall Pass Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/17/2020
ForestsPike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
DistrictsSalida Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT48N, R6E, Sections 13, 24, 25; T48N, R7E, Sections 19, 29, 30
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products