Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 07/01/2015 to 09/30/2015 San Juan National Forest

Project Name

Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)

07/01/2015 to 09/30/2015

San Juan National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.

Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)

Western Area Power

Administration Right-of-Way

Maintenance and

Reauthorization Project

EIS

- Special use management In Progress:

DEIS NOA in Federal Register

09/27/2013

Est. FEIS NOA in Federal

Register 01/2015

Expected:03/2015 05/2015 Christopher Wehrli

303-275-5107 clwehrli@fs.fed.us

Description: Update vegetation management activities along 278 miles of transmission lines located on NFS lands in Colorado,

Nebraska, and Utah. These activities are intended to protect the transmission lines by managing for stable, low growth vegetation.

Location: UNIT - Ashley National Forest All Units, Grand Valley Ranger District, Norwood Ranger District, Yampa Ranger

District, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Pine Ridge Ranger District, Sulphur Ranger District, East

Zone/Dillon Ranger District, Paonia Ranger District, Boulder Ranger District, West Zone/Sopris Ranger District,

Canyon Lakes Ranger District, Salida Ranger District, Gunnison Ranger District, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District.

STATE - Colorado, Nebraska, Utah. COUNTY - Chaffee, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Grand, Gunnison, Jackson,

Lake, La Plata, Larimer, Mesa, Montrose, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, Dawes, Daggett, Uintah. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Linear transmission lines located in Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska.

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

Tri-State Montrose-Nucla-

Cahone Transmission

Improvement Project

EA


Comment Period Public Notice

05/05/2014

Expected:12/2015 04/2016 Liz Mauch

970-242-8211 lmauch@fs.fed.us

Description: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. is proposing to rebuild the existing Montrose-Nucla-

Cahone 115-kV transmission line to operate at 230-kV. The BLM is the lead agency and the Forest Service is a cooperating agency.

Web Link: http://blm.gov/dvld

Location: UNIT - Norwood Ranger District, Ouray Ranger District, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado.

COUNTY - Dolores, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Existing Tri-State transmission corridor on Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnsion and San Juan National Forests, Southwestern Distrct

Bureau of Land Management and private lands.

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Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

Wilson Peak Land Exchange

EA

- Land acquisition In Progress: Expected:08/2015 08/2015 Dee Closson

970-327-4261 X4341 daclosson@fs.fed.us

Description: Non-federal Parties propose to convey five separate parcels of non-federal land containing a total of approximately 681 acres to the United States in exchange for four federal properties containing a total of approximately 303 acres of equal value.

Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43154

Location: UNIT - Norwood Ranger District, Gunnison Ranger District, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado.

COUNTY - Dolores, Gunnison, Saguache, San Miguel. LEGAL - Non-federal: T41N, R10W, sec 4-5; T42N,

R10W, sec 31-33; T43N, R1E, sec 1-2 ; T41N, R9W, sec 3&10 ; T42N, R9W, sec 15, 21, 22 & 28

Federal: T42N, R9W, sec. 17, 20-22, 28; T42 N, R10, sec 18. Non-federal parcels: Upper Silver Pick Basin,Elk

Creek Basin, Cochetopa Creek, Yellow Mountain, and Alta Lakes. Federal parcels: near State Highway 145, Alta

Lakes and Wilson Mesa.

San Juan National Forest Columbine Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Abandoned Mine Lands - Silver

Needle Mine Group Closures

CE

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region

- Recreation management

- Minerals and Geology

In Progress:

Scoping Start 12/18/2014

Expected:08/2015 10/2015 Mary Blanchard

970-385-1319 mjblanchard@fs.fed.us

Description: Closure of up to ten mine adits and/or shafts for public safety reasons. Closure methods could include back-filling or metal grates.


Lands - Trimble Administrative

Site Sale

EA

Location:

- Land ownership management

- Facility management

On Hold N/A N/A Lynn Wodell

970-884-1433 lynnjwodell@fs.fed.us

Description:

Sale of the San Juan National Forest Trimble Administrative Site under competitive bidding procedures.

Approximately 20 acres. The property consists of land plus three garage-type structures and miscellaneous sheds.


Location:

UNIT - Columbine Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - La Plata. LEGAL - T38N R7W, T39N R7W.

Weminuche Wilderness northeast of Durango: Silver Mesa, Chicago Basin and Vallecito Basin areas.

UNIT - Columbine Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - La Plata. LEGAL - T36N, R9W, section 15

E1/2 NE1/4 NW1/4, N.M.P.M. Parcel address is 373 County Road 252. Approximately 8 miles north of Durango, east of Highway 550 on County Road 252 (Trimble Lane).



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Minerals - Elm Ridge

Resources Five Goose Creek

Gas Wells.

EA


- Minerals and Geology Expected:06/2016 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35602

10/2016 Walter Brown

970-385-1372 wabrown@fs.fed.us

Description:

Determine conditions of approval for construction of 5 well pads and access roads with co-located pipelines.Total surface disturbance would be about 20 acres. Tiers to former landscape-scale EIS analysis.

Web Link:

In Progress:

Notice of Initiation 06/23/2014

Est. Comment Period Public

Notice 10/2015

Planning - Hermosa Creek

Watershed Management Plan.

EA

Location: UNIT - Columbine Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - T.34N., R.5W Sections

28 and 34, South of the Ute Line. Goose Creek Area of the HD mountains in Archuleta County.


- Special area management

- Road management

In Progress:



Notice 03/2017

Expected:12/2017 06/2018 Camela Hooley

970-884-1414

HermosaSMA@fs.fed.u

s

Description: Develop a management plan to guide the long-term management of the Hermosa Creek Watershed, including the

Special Management Area, new wilderness, and project level travel management.


Range - Weminuche

Landscape Grazing Analysis

EIS

Location: UNIT - Columbine Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - La Plata, San Juan. LEGAL - T 36-40 N; R

9-11 W. Hermosa Creek watershed boundaries.

- Grazing management In Progress:

NOI in Federal Register

02/19/2015

Est. DEIS NOA in Federal

Register 08/2015

Expected:03/2016 06/2016 Jared Whitmer

970-884-1416 jwhitmer@fs.fed.us

Description: Analysis of grazing, including domestic sheep, on 13 active or vacant allotments in the Weminuche

Landscape:Burnt Timber, CanyonCrk, Cave Basin, E.SilverMesa, FallCrk, FlintCrk, JohnsonCrk, Leviathan, PineR,

RockCrk, Spring Gulch, and Virginia Gulch.


Location: UNIT - Columbine Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Hinsdale, La Plata, San Juan. LEGAL -

T36-40N, R4-9W. From northern Missionary Ridge east through the southern Weminuche Wilderness to Pine

River.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Recreation - Logchutes Loops

Trail

CE


- Recreation management Completed Actual: 04/13/2015 06/2015 Jed Botsford

970-884-1436 jedbotsford@fs.fed.us

Description: Adopt 0.9 miles of user-made trail into the FS system in the Logchutes area. The trail will be brought up to FS standards and maintained by volunteers. Additionally, another 3.8 miles of existing closed system road will be maintained for use as trail


Special Uses - Ditch Bill

Easement, Steward No. 3 Ditch to Mark Condiotti

CE

Location: UNIT - Columbine Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - La Plata. LEGAL - T36N R9W Sections 29,

30, 32 and T36M R10W Sections 23, 24, 25. Logchutes Trail System off of Junction Creek Road north of

Durango, CO.

- Special use management Completed Actual: 02/23/2015 04/2015

Description:

Authorize an agricultural water facility under Public Law 99-545 (Colorado Ditch Bill). The ditch diverts water from

Lightner Creek for use of existing water rights on private lands. The segment of ditch on the Forest is approx. 200 feet in length.


Lynn Wodell


Special Uses - Ditch Bill

Easements - Group #10

CE

Location: UNIT - Columbine Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - La Plata. LEGAL - T36N R10W Section 32

NWNE. Lightner Creek, about 7 miles northwest of Durango.

- Regulations, Directives,

Orders

On Hold N/A N/A

Description: Agricultural water facilities may be authorized under Public Law 99-545 ("Colorado Ditch Bill").


Rebecca Smith

970-264-1521 rsmith@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Columbine Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Hinsdale. LEGAL - T39N R4W.

Weminuche Pass.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Special Uses - Fracassini Well and Road Use Permit

CE




Expected:07/2015 07/2015 Lynn Wodell


Description: Reissuance of an expired special use permit for a water well, well house, and water pipeline. Additionally, road use for an existing non-system road would be added to the permit to access the well. Term of the permit would be for

20 years.


Special Uses - Lemon Lake

Lodge Well Permit/Canalis

Holding Corp.

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Watershed - Falls Creek

Wetland Expansion

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Columbine Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - La Plata. LEGAL - T36N R11W Section 16.

La Plata Canyon.

- Special use management Developing Proposal

Est. Scoping Start 07/2015

Expected:08/2015 08/2015 Lynn Wodell


Description:

Issue a special use permit for an existing water well located on Forest land.


Location: UNIT - Columbine Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - La Plata. LEGAL - T36N,R7W, section 5

NWNW. The east side of County Road 243 across from Lemon Reservoir on boundary between Forest land and

Lemon Lake Lodge.

- Watershed management Developing Proposal


Expected:08/2015 09/2015 Eric Herchmer

970-385-1276 eherchmer@fs.fed.us

Description: Update infrastructure on the FS-owned Steinegger Ditch to flow water into and increase the size of the Falls Creek wetlands complex from 7.6 acres to 13.6 acres. Actions include replacing headgates and increasing the size of 2 existing earthen dams.


Location: UNIT - Columbine Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - La Plata. LEGAL - T36N R9W sections 21

& 28. Falls Creek area below Falls Creek subdivision.

San Juan National Forest Mancos/Dolores Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R2 - Rocky Mountain Region



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

San Juan National Forest Mancos/Dolores Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Fisheries - Spring Creek

Culvert Replacement for

Aquatic Organism Passage

CE

*NEW LISTING*


- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants

- Road management

In Progress:


Expected:09/2015 05/2016 Clayton Kampf

970-385-1220 ckampf@fs.fed.us

Description: Replace a culvert where FR547 crosses Spring Creek. The new culvert would include a bottomless arch to improve fish passage in Spring Creek.


Forest Health - Boggy Draw

Pre-commercial Thinning

Project

CE

Location: UNIT - Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Dolores. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Spring Creek and Forest Road 547 located on Taylor Mesa approximately 25 miles northeast of Dolores,

Colorado.

- Forest products

- Vegetation management

(other than forest products)

Completed Actual: 06/10/2015 06/2015 Kevin McAlpin

970-882-6865 kamcalpin@fs.fed.us

Description: Timber stand improvement project where ponderosa pine sapling size trees would be thinned. Work would be accomplished by hand crews using chainsaws or brush blades. Project area is approximately 260 acres.


Forest Health - Burnt Ridge

Aspen Management Project

EA

Location: UNIT - Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Montezuma. LEGAL - T38N, R14W, portions of sections 19,20,29,30; T38N, R15W portions of section 25. Boggy Draw area, approximately 6 miles north east of Dolores, Colorado near Forest roads 527, 527J, 527B.

- Forest products



Completed Actual: 06/11/2015 08/2015 Matthew Rathbone

970-882-6814 mrathbone@fs.fed.us

Description: Proposal to improve aspen age class distribution and provide commercial aspen wood product with clearcut treatments in various treatment units that total approximately 300 acres.


Location: UNIT - Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Montezuma. LEGAL - Portions of

T36N, R12W, Sections 2-4 and 37N, R12W Sections 22-28, 33-36. Approximately 9 miles northeast of Mancos,

Colorado in the Burnt Ridge vicinity.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Lands - Atlantic Richfield Small

Tracts Act Application

CE


- Land ownership management In Progress:


Expected:08/2015 09/2015 Patrick McCoy

970-882-6821 pmccoy@fs.fed.us

Description: Atlantic-Richfield Company has submitted an application to acquire three tracts of National Forest System lands under the Small Tract Act. Parcels are located in Dolores County, near the Town of Rico settling ponds and total

19.41 acres


Range - Glade Landscape

Rangeland Management

Analysis

EIS

Location: UNIT - Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Dolores. LEGAL - Sections 24 and 25,

Township 40 North, Range 11 West, N.M.P.M. Area near the Rico settling ponds just north of the Town of Rico.

- Grazing management In Progress:


06/04/2015


Register 10/2015

Expected:12/2015 05/2016 Heather Musclow

435-636-3365 hmusclow@fs.fed.us

Description: Proposal to revise allotment management plans for 8 cattle allotments to improve or maintain conditions for healthy rangeland conditions of grasses, forbs and shrubs for cattle use, wildlife habitat, and watershed health.


Range - Tenderfoot C&H

Allotment

EA

Location: UNIT - Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Dolores. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

National Forest lands north of Dolores, Colorado and east of Dove Creek, Colorado including the Mair, Brumley,

Lone Mesa, Salter, Glade, Sage Hen, Long Park and Calf Allotments.

- Grazing management

Description: Term Grazing Permit renewal and allotment analysis.

Web Link:

In Progress:

Comment Period Public Notice

05/12/2014

Expected:09/2015 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=26453

06/2016 Heather Musclow

970-882-6818 hmusclow@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Dolores, Montezuma. Approximately

24 miles NE of Dolores, CO. Drainages include Section House, School House, Tenderfoot, Estes Draw, Wildcat, and Burnette Creek.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Special Uses - Donald G.

Busson Private Road Easement

CE


- Special use management

- Road management

In Progress:




Description: Proposed private road easement is to authorize, reconstruct, and maintain an existing native surface roadway that crosses a 1.50 mile section of National Forest System lands.


Special Uses - Hassinger-

Muscari 20-year Road Use

Permit

CE

Special Uses - Northwest

Pipeline, LLC Cathodic

Protection Facility Expansion

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Montezuma. LEGAL - T36N, R12W,

Sec. 7 and 8. Proposed long-term easement follows the alignment of National Forest System Road (NFSR) #213 for approximately 1.1 miles from its junction with a private land parcel adjacent to Montezuma County Road.


- Road management

In Progress:




Description:

Renew existing road use permit for a new 20 year term.


Location: UNIT - Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Montezuma. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Forest Roads located northwest of Dolores, Colorado and northeast of Mancos, CO. Includes portions of Forest

Roads 556, 557, and 376.





Description: Proposal to expand from a 10-foot x 10-foot area to a 50-ft x 300-ft area to install a new deep well cathodic protection facility, including a rectifier box and a deep anode bed to protect a portion of pipeline from corrosion.


Location: UNIT - Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Montezuma. LEGAL - Section 2,

T37N, R16W. Near intersection of Hwy 184 and McPhee Recreation Site entrance road west of Dolores, Colorado.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Travel Management - Rico

West Dolores Roads and Trails

Project

EIS


- Land management planning



05/2016 Deborah Kill

970-882-6822 dkill@fs.fed.us

Description:

Forest Service road and trail planning includes reviewing, changing or re-designating the road and trail system, including types and season of motor vehicle use, maintenance levels of open roads, and decommissioning unneeded routes.

Web Link:

In Progress:

NOI in Federal Register

06/05/2015

Est. DEIS NOA in Federal

Register 09/2015

Watershed - Redburn Ditch

Riparian Project

CE

Location: UNIT - Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Dolores, Montezuma. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. National Forest lands on either side of Hwy145 from north of Dolores, Colorado to Lizardhead pass.

Includes Lone Cone, Fish Creek, Dunton Road, Bear Creek, Ryman Creek, and Lizardhead areas.

- Watershed management In Progress:


Expected:07/2015 08/2015 Shauna Jensen

970-882-6815 smjensen@fs.fed.us

Description: Ditch maintenance, riparian restoration and stream channel improvement actions are proposed to restore fishery connectivity, reduce maintenance, ensure water right is accessed reliably,decrease sediment, and prevent flooding.


Location: UNIT - Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Montezuma. LEGAL - SE1/4 SW 1/4

Section 4 T38N, R13W. Approximately 10 miles north of Dolores, Colorado near the Dolores River.

San Juan National Forest Pagosa Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Fuels - 634I Fuels Reduction

Project

CE

*NEW LISTING*


- Fuels management In Progress:


Expected:07/2015 07/2015 Fred Ellis

970-264-1541 fellis@fs.fed.us

Description:

Fuels treatment on approximately 19 acres south of the Fourmile Road on the Pagosa Ranger District


Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Fourmile area on the Pagosa Ranger District.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Fuels - Dunagan Canyon and

Brockover Mesa Fuels

Reduction Project

CE

*NEW LISTING*


- Forest products

- Fuels management

In Progress:


Expected:07/2015 08/2015 Fred Ellis

970-264-1541 fellis@fs.fed.us

Description: Fuels treatment on approximately 195 acres in the Dunagan Canyon and Brockover Mesa areas.


Planning - Chimney Rock

National Monument

Management Plan

EIS

Planning - Chimney Rock

National Monument projects

EIS

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Dunagan

Canyon and Brockover Mesa areas on the Pagosa Ranger District.

- Land management planning In Progress:


01/17/2015


Register 07/2015

Expected:08/2015

Description:

Produce a management plan for the Chimney Rock National Monument


09/2015 Sara Brinton

970-264-1532 sbrinton@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Chimney

Rock National Monument southwest of Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

- Recreation management In Progress:


01/17/2015


Register 07/2015

Expected:08/2015 09/2015 Sara Brinton

970-264-1532 sbrinton@fs.fed.us

Description: Projects proposed include approval of construction of up to 2 miles of interpretive trails, new visitor facilities & parking areas near the existing visitor cabin, visitor shelters near the upper parking area & adoption of specific prohibitions


Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Chimney

Rock National Monument southwest of Pagosa Springs, Colorado.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Range - Hershey On-Off Permit

CE

*NEW LISTING*




Completed Actual: 04/02/2015 05/2015 Brian Bachtel

970-264-1526 bbachtel@fs.fed.us

Description: Issuance of a Range On-Off permit for a period of 10 years. The permit will authorize 12 animal units (AU's) with a period of use from June 1 - October 15 with total use not to exceed 54 animal unit months (AUM's).


Range - Schutz On-Off Permit

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Approximately 5 miles north of Pagosa Springs, CO.



Completed Actual: 04/02/2015 05/2015

Description:

Issuance of a Range On-Off permit for a period of 10 years. The permit will authorize 5 animal months (AM's) with a period of use from May 16 to October 15 with total use not to exceed 25 animal unit months (AUM's).


Brian Bachtel

970-264-1526 bbachtel@fs.fed.us

Recreation - 2015 Outfitter

Guide Permit Reissuance on

Pagosa Disrict (3rd Generation

Outfitters)

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Approximately 18 miles southeast of Pagosa Springs, CO.



In Progress:


Expected:08/2015 09/2015 Rosalind Wu

970-264-1529 rwu@fs.fed.us

Description: The Pagosa Ranger District is proposing to reissue a special use outfitter & guide permit to 3rd Generation

Outfitters (Forest Bramwell) to replace a permit that has expired. The permit is for hunting & trail rides.




Pagosa District (Highlands

Unlimited)

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta, Mineral. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

East Fork San Juan Valley, West Fork San Juan area.



In Progress:


Expected:08/2015 09/2015

Description:

The Pagosa Ranger District is proposing to reissue a special use outfitter & guide permit to Highlands Unlimited

(Geoff Burbey)to replace a permit that has expired. The permit is for hunting and pack trips.


Rosalind Wu

970-264-1529 rwu@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Piedra

Area.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Recreation - 2015 Outfitter and


Pagosa District (Fish Creek

Outfitters)

CE




Completed Actual: 04/16/2015 06/2015 Rosalind Wu

970-264-1529 rwu@fs.fed.us

Description: The Pagosa Ranger District is proposing to reissue an special use outfitter & guide permit to Fish Creek Outfitters

(Larry Melton) to replace a permit that has expired. The permit is for guided summer pack trips and hunting




Pagosa Disrict (Trapper Creek

Outfitters)

CE

CE

*NEW LISTING*



Pagosa District (Fawn Gulch

Outfitters)

*NEW LISTING*



Pagosa District (Sundown

Outfitters)

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. various locations across the Pagosa Ranger District.



Developing Proposal



970-264-1529 rwu@fs.fed.us

Description:

The Pagosa Ranger District is proposing to reissue a special use outfitter & guide permit to Trapper Creek

Outfitters to replace a permit that has expired. The permit is for guided day hunts.


District wide, with the exception of the Weminuche Wilderness.



Developing Proposal



970-264-1529 rwu@fs.fed.us

Description:

The Pagosa Ranger District is proposing to reissue a special use outfitter & guide permit to Fawn Gulch Outfitters to replace a permit that has expired. The permit is for elk and deer hunts.

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta, Hinsdale, Mineral. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Piedra Area and West Fork drainage of the Weminuche Wilderness.



Developing Proposal



970-264-1529 rwu@fs.fed.us

Description: The Pagosa Ranger District is proposing to reissue a special use outfitter & guide permit to Sundown Outfitters to replace a permit that has expired. The permit is for summer horse pack trips and elk and deer hunts.

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta, Mineral. LEGAL - Not Applicable. east side of Pagosa District.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Recreation - East Fork

Dispersed Camping

EA


- Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A Paul Blackman

307-745-2363 plblackman@fs.fed.us

Description: Assessment of recreation opportunities and impacts along the first 5 miles of the East Fork Road where it parallels the East Fork San Juan River.



First 5 miles of the East Fork Road (667).

Recreation - Outfitter Guide

Permit Reissuance (Wilderness

Adventures Inc.)

CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Special use management Developing Proposal


Expected:12/2015 12/2015

Description:

Renew an existing special use authorization for continued use & occupancy of National Forest system lands by a commercial outfitter & guide business in the Pagosa Springs area.The permit is for guided mountain lion hunts on the Pagosa Ranger District


Rosalind Wu

970-264-1529 rwu@fs.fed.us

Roads - Chub Draw and

Gordon Creek Gravel Pit

Reentry and Expansion

EA


Applicable. across the Pagosa Ranger District, SJNF.


- Road management

In Progress: Expected:07/2015 08/2015 Christopher Phelps

970-385-1296 cphelps@fs.fed.us

Description: Rentry into the existing Gordon Creek gravel pit and reentry and potential expansion of the Chub Draw gravel pit to provide a local supply of aggregate material in order to rehabilitate road surfaces, campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailhead parking.


Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Hinsdale, Mineral. LEGAL - Gordon Creek -

Section 19, T. 37 N., R. 2 W. NMPM; Chub Draw - Section 4, T. 37 N., R. 3 W. NMPM. The existing Gordon

Creek gravel pit is 16 miles NW of Pagosa Springs off of NFSR 634. The existing Chub Draw gravel pit is 22 miles

NW of Pagosa Springs off of NFSR 997.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Special Uses - CenturyTel

Communications Site Permit

Reissuance

CE


Description:

Web Link:

In Progress:


Permit reissuance for CenturyTel Communications Site


Location:


11/2015 Rebecca Smith


UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. Oakbrush Hill Communications Site.

Special Uses - LPEA Capote

Single Phase to Three Phase project

EA




Notice 08/2015

Expected:10/2015 11/2015 Rebecca Smith


Description: Issue a special use permit to LPEA for reconductoring an existing power line across Chimney Rock National

Monument.


Special Uses - LPEA Lake

Capote Reconductoring Project

(PR 161)

CE

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Along highway 151 within the Chimney Rock National Monument.





Description:

Issue a special use permit to LPEA for reconductoring an existing power line on NFS lands near Capote Lake.


Special Uses - LPEA Permit

Reissuance for all power lines on Pagosa District

CE

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. east of

Capote Lake along Highway 160.





Description:

Issue a special use permit to LPEA for all power lines on the Pagosa District.



Applicable. Pagosa District.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Special Uses - National

Weather Service Piedra Guard

Station Weather Station

CE

*NEW LISTING*


Description:

Web Link:

In Progress:




11/2015

Reissue a special use permit for the NWS Weather Station at the Piedra Guard Station site

Rebecca Smith


Special Uses - PAWSD (Pagosa

Area Water & San.)Permit

Reissuance for all water lines on Pagosa Dist.

CE

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Hinsdale. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Piedra

Guard Station.





Description: Reissueance of special use permits for all PAWSD water lines on Pagosa District


Special Uses - Slack Private

Road Permit

CE

Special Uses - Smith Treasure

Hunting Permit

CE

*NEW LISTING*


Pagosa District.





Description:

Issue a special use permit for use of a private road on NFS lands


Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. NFSR

647.E off of the Turkey Creek Road.

- Special use management Completed Actual: 04/01/2015 06/2015 Brandy Richardson

970-264-1530 bdrichardson@fs.fed.us

Description:

Reissue a permit for treasure hunting


Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - Not Applicable. West of

Fourmile Lake.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Special Uses - Three Meadows

Ranch Sign

CE


- Special use management Completed Actual: 04/06/2015 05/2015 Brandy Richardson


Description: Issuance of a Special Use Permit for an existing sign used to direct traffic to the Three Meadows Ranch property


Watershed - Rito Blanco

Dispersed Camping Site

Improvement

CE

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. At corner of County Road 113 and Highway 160.



- Watershed management

On Hold N/A N/A Ivan Geroy

970-264-1534 ijgeroy@fs.fed.us

Description:

Stream bank revegetation along approximately 100 feet of the Rito Blanco to treat impacts of dispersed camping


Wildlife - Eightmile Mesa

Guzzler

CE

Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - T35N R1E Section 17

NMPM. East side of Pagosa Ranger District, on northwest bank of the Rito Blanco downstream of NFSR 024 road crossing.

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress:


Expected:10/2015 11/2015 Brandy Richardson


Description:

Install 1 or 2 1000-gallon guzzlers on Eightmile Mesa for wildlife


Location: UNIT - Pagosa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Archuleta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. On

Eightmile Mesa.

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