The proposed action consists of sanitation harvest of no more than 250 acres of dead/dying, infested/currently uninfested Douglas-fir trees affected by Douglas-fir beetle and Western spruce budworm.
Location
Project area is located adjacent to NFSR 708 and NFSR 707 within the Spring Gulch area.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/16/2024
2
Decision
10/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (14), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(14) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Cougar Douglas-fir Sanitation/Salvage | Decision Signed Date: 10/24/2024 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Saguache Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T.44N., R.5E., sections 1, 2, and 3, NMPM. |