Final Environmental Impact Statement Rio de los Pinos Vegetation ...

Final Environmental Impact Statement Rio de los Pinos Vegetation Management Project
Rio de los Pinos Vegetation Management
Project
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Conejos Peak Ranger District, Rio Grande National Forest
Rio Grande County, Colorado
Lead Agency: USDA Forest Service
Responsible Official: Jack Lewis, District Ranger
Conejos Peak Ranger District
Rio Grand National Forest
15571 CR T.5
La Jara, CO 81140
For Further Information: Kevin Duda, Interdisciplinary Team Leader
Rio Grande National Forest
15571 CR T.5
La Jara, CO 81140
(719) 274-8971
This document is available on the internet: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/riogrande/projects/decisions/index.shtml
ABSTRACT: This Environmental Impact Statement is a public document that will provide sufficient evidence and
analysis for determining whether to manage timber stands to salvage trees infested with the Spruce Beetle. It
reveals the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of a proposed action and alternative actions for vegetation
management through timber harvesting in the Rio de los Pinos Vegetation Management Project Analysis Area.
This document follows the format established in the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 Code
of Federal Regulations {CFR} Parts 1500-1508). It includes a discussion of the need for the proposal, alternatives
to the proposal, the impacts of the proposed action and alternatives, and a listing of agencies and persons consulted.
It is tiered to the 1996 Revised Land and Resource Management Plan, as amended (Forest Plan) for the Rio Grande
National Forest and the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) issued for the
Forest Plan.
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