WSP12891

• File Number: 8537.600
• Description: Rio Grande National Forest Issues
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Date: 2/3/2003
• Author: USDA / Rio Grande National Forest
• Title: Schedule of Proposed Actions Feb - November 2003 editions ‎(4)‎
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Supervisor's Office
Rio Grande ~ational Forest
1803 West Hwy 160
Monte Vista, CO 81144
Phone: [phone]
TDD: [phone]
Conejos Peak Ranger District
15571 County Road T.5
LaJara, CO 81140
Phone: [phone]
TDD: [phone]
Divide Ranger District (Creede)
Third and Creede A yenue
Creede, CO 81130
Phone: [phone]
TDD: [phone]

Response to the Secretary of
Agriculture's Discretionary
Reyiew of the Forest Sen'ice
Chief's Decision on the
Reyised Forest Plan Appeal
=97-13-00-0057

{;SDA Forest Senice
Rio Grande ~ational Forest

e-mail: mailroomr1nol!:rande@fs.~ed.us

See our website at: w\n\'.fs.fed.us'r2iriogrande

Divide Ranger District
13308 West H\'I.}- 160
Del Norte, CO 81132
rhone: [phone]
mD: [phone]
:Saguache Ranger District
46525 State Hwy 114
Sa!!uache. CO 81149
~h~ne: [phone]
TDD: [phone]
PLA~~IXG
1) Reyiew of projects for sufficient
protection cf species viability.

2i The Forest was directed to correct the
following deficiencies in the Re"ised
forest Plan and FEIS:

A.) Amend the Reyised Forest Plan to
incorporate MIS into the plan, add monitoring
protocols for the selected MIS, and to add
scientific literature cites used to determine
habitat needs, distribution_ and trends of
sensitive species and ~lIS.

II B.) Expand display of habitat effects for a
llofl!!er period of time.
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I C.) Dewlop a new livestock grazing
suitability determination.
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I D.) E'pand msplay of en,iroom_l effects.

E.) Comply with Section 505 ofFLP:\cIA.

F.) Wilderness fish stocking amendment.

I ootact ROBERT DALRnlPLE (719) 852-
.fs941. Supen'iscr"s Office

On-going.

Public Scoping completed on
December 21. 2001. The EA for
Comment was released in }'-larch
1003. Decision expected summer
2003.

The analysis was completed in :May
2~02.

The analysis :s expected to be
completed by July 2003.

The analysis is scheduled for
completion by July 2003.

Errata sheet compieted on
December 19, 2001.

The 1998 wilderness amendment
meets the intent of the Secretary's
decision. Tne Regional Office
resoluticn of the appeal and
completion of the BEBA is
scheduled to be complete in 2003.

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