Whole, live spruce would be pulled down and yarded into the stream channel. Beaver dam analogs (BDAs) or similar may be constructed to improve stream hydrology and cutthroat habitat. Riparian plantings and rec modifications will complement.
Location
Northeast of Meeker, Colorado, north off of Yellow Jacket Road (FS 250)
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/15/2023
2
Decision
05/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Milk Creek Large Wood and BDA Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/03/2023 |
| Forests | White River National Forest |
| Districts | West Zone/Blanco Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T2N R91W S8 |