The Divide Ranger District is proposing to salvage approximately 1,000 acres of dead and dying Engelmann spruce trees near Hanson's Mill, east of Creede, Colorado. Approximately eight million board feet of Engelmann spruce may be salvaged.
Location
The project area is located 11 miles east of Creede, Colorado, Mineral County. The project analysis area encompasses 2,479 acres.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/12/2015
2
Comment Period
11/12/2015
3
Objection Period Start
07/08/2016
4
Decision
03/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| North Pool Spruce Beetle Salvage Project | Decision Signed Date: 03/07/2017 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Divide Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T42 N, R3 E, Sec. 31; T41 N, R3 E, Sec. 6; T42 N, R2 E, Sec. 35-36; T42N, R2 E, Sec. 35-36; and T41 N, R2 E, Sec. 1-3, 10-12, NMPM. |