salvage merchantable trees which are dead, dying, or imminently infested by spruce beetles on up to 250 acres in the Spruce Hole area. Activities would also provide hazard tree removal from recreational areas surrounding the Spruce Hole yurt.
Location
Spruce Hole
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/13/2014
2
Decision
06/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Spruce Hole Salvage | Decision Signed Date: 06/10/2016 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Conejos Peak Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T33N, R5E all or portions of sections 13 & 24 and T33N, R6E all or portions of sections 18 & 19 all in NMPM |