Environmental Assessment Completed

Fuels and Forest Products - Turkey Springs Vegetation Management Project

San Juan National Forest Archuleta, Colorado Pagosa Ranger District

This project is near a highly populated area in Archuleta County. The proposal includes fuels reduction activities (thinning, mowing and mastication)as well as tree cutting and removal activities(improvement cutting, thinning, and salvage harvest).

Location

Turkey Springs area on the Pagosa Ranger District

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/18/2020
2
Comment Period
04/15/2021
3
Objection Period Start
07/15/2021
4
Decision
09/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Fuels and Forest Products - Turkey Springs Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/17/2021
ForestsSan Juan National Forest
DistrictsPagosa Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsForest products