Environmental Assessment Completed

Fuels - Rock Springs Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Project

San Juan National Forest Montezuma, Colorado Mancos/Dolores Ranger District

Proposal for vegetation treatments in ponderosa pine forests that may include pre-commercial thinning, hand-thinning, mastication, timber-sale, bio-mass utilization and prescribed burning.

Location

Lower Haycamp Mesa

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/12/2010
2
Objection Period Start
11/05/2010
3
Decision
12/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Special Products Sales; Noxious Weed Treatments; Special Area Management; Timber Sales (Green)
DN and FONSI Rock Springs Fuels Reduction and Forest Health ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/14/2010
ForestsSan Juan National Forest
DistrictsMancos/Dolores Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT37N,R13W, Sect 5,6,7; T37N,R14W, Sec 1,2,3,4,8,9,10,11,12
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Forest productsFuels management