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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Programmatic
Assessments for
Various
Recreation
Projects

II The Re\.ised Rio Grande Land and Resource ~Ianagement Plan pro"ides
t management direction, standards and guidelines and desired conditions for
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To be consistent ",,-im the Forest Plan direction and comply ""ith the current
terrestrial species status, the Forest plans to do programmatic assessments
and decisions that address:

1.) Annual deveioped recreation site maintenance. Developed recreation
sites include campgrounds, picnic areas, traiIheads, overlooks and
interpretive sites. Annual maintenance work is scheduled during the
use season (1\lay-September) in conjunction with the operation of the
dewloped recreation sites.

L) Annual trail maintenance work of existing forest system trails. The
forest maintains between 150 to 250 miles of system trails each year-I
Trail maintenance is dermed ad the upkeep of the entire trail facility as I
needed for its safe, efficient use and maintained to it's original I
constructed standard. Trails outside wilderness are maintained with a
mini-excavator and a couple trail crew personnel.

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Scheduled Deferred Maintenance Projects. FY02 projects include: t 1)
Big ~leadow Water System; (1) Forest Toilet Replacement (Buffalo
Pass eG. Elk Creek CG, Trujillo Meadows Res and Tucker Ponds
Fishing Area); (3) Toilet installation at South Fork Guard Station; and
(4) Dam repair work at Spectacle Lake. FY03 projects are: (1)
Platoro Guard Station Bunkhouse and water system maintenance and
(2) Highway Spring "veIl. FY04 projects are: (1) Forest campground
\'-'ater system upgrades (Lake Fork, Lost Trail and POSO
Campgrounds); {2} Hansen yliII 1H toilet replacement; (3) Love Lake
and Jumper Lake Maintenance work, and (4) Creede Office p.JI1lace
replacement FY05 projects are: (1) Creede Administrative Site septic
system upgrade; (2) Forest campground water system upgrade
(Alamosa CG and Big Springs PAl, and (3) Forest Toilet Replacement
(Spectacle Lake CG and Fern Creek TH).

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Shon Term Special Uses. This assessment will cover a 'variety of
acti"ities (weddings, races, events) that involves occupancy or use of
~ational Forest System Lands of a temporary nature (either 4-8 hours
to 1-2 dayeyents) and are consistent ""ith the Forest Plan.

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Outfiner and Guide Prospectus. This assessment will address the
effects of awarding under special use permit additional outfitter and
guide acti"ities and service day on the Rio Grande National Forest.
The acti"ities include day use and overnight progressive hiking nips, 4
",,,'d tours. fall game hunts, meat packing, limited bear and archery
hunts, winter lion hunts, winter mountaineering and snowmobile nips
on groomed trails.

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Winter Use Capacity_ Plan amendment tiered to tiered to me Forest
Plan capacity allocation process that will establish service days for
commercial. institutional and public winter use on the Rio Grande ~r.

,!For further LtUormation regarding these proposed actions, contact GREG
'ifHO~lPSO~ at the Supervisor's Office [phone]

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Assessments
currently in
progress.

Anticipate
completion in
June 2003.

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