The Divide Ranger District is proposing to salvage up to 515 acres of dead and dying Engelmann spruce trees near Poage Lake, south of South Fork, CO. Approximately six million board feet of Engelmann spruce may be salvaged through this project.
Location
The project area is located 11 miles south of South Fork, Colorado, Rio Grande County County. The project analysis area encompasses 3,434 acres.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/20/2014
2
Comment Period
11/07/2014
3
Objection Period Start
07/09/2015
4
Decision
08/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Poage Lake Spruce Beetle Salvage Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/25/2015 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Divide Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Legal description: T 38N, R 3E, Sec. 23, 26, 27, 34-36; T 37N, R 3E. Sec. 1-3, 10%u201312, NMPM. |