Categorical Exclusion Developing Proposal

Bald Grizzley AML Safety Closures

Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Chaffee, Colorado Salida Ranger District

Proposal to to close open adits or shafts that pose safety hazards. Actions may include barriers, signing, the removal of hazardous structures or equipment, backfilling, or in some cases erecting a bat-friendly gate or grates.

Location

St. Elmo, Grizzly Gulch, Chrysolite Mountain, Baldwin Gulch, Baldwin Lake, Boulder Mountain, located southwest of Buena Vista, CO. These features can be found in portions of Sections 7, 8, 15, 16, 21 of Township 51 North, Range 6 East, 23rd Principal Meridian (New Mexico) and Section 33 Township 15 South Range 80 West of 6th Principal Meridian (Colorado)

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
3/1/2026
2
Finding/Decision Date

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-32d-USFS
Minerals and geology