Within the harvest footprint the proposed project would use ground-based logging systems for commercial timber harvesting(785 ac.),shelterwood removal(756 ac.)and salvage cutting(29 ac.). Up to 1.5 mi. of roads may be constructed for timber removal.
Location
The project is located approximately nine miles south of South Fork, CO in the Little Beaver Creek drainage. Primary access is via National Forest System Roads 380 and 361.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/14/2018
2
Comment Period
12/15/2018
3
Objection Period Start
08/23/2019
4
Decision
02/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
03/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Little Beaver Timber Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/26/2020 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Divide Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | New Mexico Principal Meridian, T.38 N., R.3 E., sec. 4, 8, 9, 10, 14-17, 20-23, 27, and 28. |