North Pool Spruce Beetle Salvage Project
The Divide Ranger District is proposing to salvage approximately 1,000 acres of dead and dying Engelmann spruce trees near Hanson's Mill, east of Creede, Colorado. Approximately eight million board feet of Engelmann spruce may be salvaged.
Project Summary
Current Status:
Completed
Location Summary:
The project area is located 11 miles east of Creede, Colorado, Mineral County. The project analysis area encompasses 2,479 acres.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 11/12/2015 |
| Comment Period | 11/12/2015 |
| Objection Period Start | 07/08/2016 |
| Decision | 03/2017 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 04/2017 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Divide Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Forest Products
Project Activity:
Timber Sales (Salvage)
Project Decision Information
North Pool Spruce Beetle Salvage Project
Decision Signed Date: 03/07/2017
Forests:
Rio Grande National Forest
Districts:
Divide Ranger District
States:
Colorado
Counties:
Mineral
Legal Land Description:
T42 N, R3 E, Sec. 31; T41 N, R3 E, Sec. 6; T42 N, R2 E, Sec. 35-36; T42N, R2 E, Sec. 35-36; and T41 N, R2 E, Sec. 1-3, 10-12, NMPM.
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Kevin Duda
13308 West Hwy 160
Del Norte, CO 81132
719-657-6022
kduda@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 2/12/2018