The Forest Service proposes to use prescribed fire, mechanical and/or hand-thinning in multiple fuel-types on approximately 2,800 acres of NFS lands in order to reduce hazardous fuels and provide for forest resiliency against insect and disease.
Location
National Forest System Lands southeast of the town of Poncha Springs, CO bound by BLM lands to the north and west, private land to the north and sharing a corner with CO state land.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/24/2018
2
Decision
10/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2019 (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; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Cleveland Mountain Forest Health and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/11/2018 |
| Forests | Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands |
| Districts | Salida Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T49N R8E Sec 19,20,29,30,31,32 T48N R8E Sec 5-6 |