Environmental Impact Statement Completed

La Garita Hills Restoration Project

Rio Grande National Forest Saguache, Colorado Saguache Ranger District

Management activities needed to promote forest health and resiliency, improve wildlife habitat, salvage spruce beetle killed trees, remove trees hazardous to infrastructure or public safety, manage WUI fuels, and improve watersheds

Location

One mile west of Saguache, CO, south and west along District boundary

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
10/17/2014
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/30/2016
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/08/2017
4
Objection Period Start
05/05/2017
5
Decision
10/2017 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
10/2017 (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; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
La Garita Hills Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/11/2017
ForestsRio Grande National Forest
DistrictsSaguache Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT42N, R3E, Sec. 2, 3, 10; T42N, R 4 E. Sec. 1-4, 9–16; T42N, R5E, Sec. 1-26; T42N, R6E, Sec. 1–9, 18, 19, 30; T43N, R3E, Sec.1-5, 8–16, 21-28, 33-36, T.43N, R4E, Sec. 1-30, 32-36; T43N. R5E, Sec. 1-36
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed management