Vegetation treatment to restore the area (about 34,000 acres) to more natural conditions. Treatments could include prescribed fire, tree thinning, small commercial wood sales, fuelwood gathering, mowing, and targeted grazing.
Location
HD Mountains south of Highway 160, east of Bayfield, CO.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/10/2020
2
Comment Period
08/18/2021
3
Objection Period Start
10/30/2021
4
Decision
02/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Roadless Area Management; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Southern HDs Landscape Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/09/2022 |
| Forests | San Juan National Forest |
| Districts | Columbine Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 35N, Range 6W, sections 34-36; Township 34N, Range 6W, sections 1-3, 10, 11, 20-36, 1U-5U, 7U-11U, 13U-18U; Township 34N, Range 5W, sections 7, 18-24, 26-35, 7U, 9U, and 13U%u201318U |