The Divide Ranger District is proposing to salvage up to 250 acres of dead and dying Engelmann spruce trees on Beaver Mountain, southeast of South Fork, Colorado. Approximately 2.5 million board feet (5,000 CCF) of Engelmann spruce may be salvaged.
Location
The project area is located 5 miles southeast of South Fork, Colorado, Rio Grande County. The project analysis area encompasses 760 acres.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/12/2015
2
Decision
07/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2017 (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 | Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Castor Beetle Salvage Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/05/2016 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Divide Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T39 N, R3 E, Sec. 24, 25 and 36 NMPM |