The Rio Grande National Forest proposes to change the maintenance and use level of approximately 1 mile segment of Forest Road 781 from open to public motor vehicle use maintenance level 2, to maintenance level 1, closed to motor vehicle use.
Location
Forest Road 781 is located on the Saguache Ranger District of the Rio Grande National Forest west of Saguache Colorado within Saguache County. Access to Forest Road 781 is from State Highway 114.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/01/2014
2
Decision
08/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Species Habitat Improvements; Travel Management; Watershed Improvements |
| East Pass Creek Road Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Habitat Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/14/2014 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Saguache Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 46 N; Range 4 E; Section 33 |