Environmental Assessment Completed

Forest Products - Baldy Mountain Vegetation Management Project.

San Juan National Forest Archuleta; La Plata, Colorado Columbine Ranger District

Harvest of conifer trees on 3100 acres, including beetle-killed salvage, as well as affected green trees, to reduce tree competition and promote healthy forests. The project may also include nearby trail maintenance and fisheries improvements.

Location

Beaver Meadows - Baldy Mountain area

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/18/2018
2
Comment Period
07/03/2019
3
Objection Period Start
09/13/2019
4
Decision
11/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Baldy Mountain Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 11/18/2019
ForestsSan Juan National Forest
DistrictsColumbine Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT35N R5W
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed managementGrazing managementForest productsWildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management