Use certified blasters to fell dead trees within 3/4 of a tree length around the Spruce Lakes in the Weminuche Wilderness to mitigate the potential for the spillways to clog and minimize the threat of the dams overtopping and failing.
Location
Spruce Lakes in the Weminuche Wilderness, 7 miles north of Wolf Creek Pass.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/15/2016
2
Decision
01/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| *Spruce Lakes dead tree mitigation | Decision Signed Date: 01/10/2018 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Divide Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |