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COMMUNIT Y MEETING
Grand Mesa N .F.
Grand Va l ley Ranger D is t r ic t
May 27, 2015
GRAND MESA RESORT
BEETLE SALVAGE PROJECT
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Introductions & Meeting Objectives
2014 Farm Bill and Amendment of the Healthy Forest
Restoration Act
Introduction to the Grand Mesa Resort Salvage Project Area
Desired outcomes:
Understand the authority for the project.
Understanding of the collaborative process.
Understand the project needs and options for addressing them
AGENDA & OBJECTIVES
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Amends HFRA, by adding sections 602 and 603 to HFRA’s
Title VI.
Has requirements for designating insect and disease areas.
Gave Governors ability to request initial insect and disease
areas.
Chief was delegated authority to designate landscape scale
areas.
Creates new statutory Categorical Exclusion.
Requires projects development and implementation through
collaborative process.
2014 FARM BILL – SECTION 8204 INSECT AND DISEASE INFESTATION
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An area may be designated if it meets at least one of the following:
The area is… …experiencing
forest health decline;
…At risk of substantially increased tree mortality; or
…Contains hazard trees that pose an imminent risk to public infrastructure, health, or safety.
HEALTHY FOREST RESTORATION ACT
(HFRA) SECTION 602 DESIGNATION OF TREATMENT AREAS
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An insect and disease project may be categorically excluded
from documentation in an environmental assessment or an
environmental impact statement and exempt from pre -
decisional objections.
In order to use this Categorical Exclusion (CE), projects must:
Maximize old growth and large trees;
Consider the available science; and
Be developed through a collaborative process.
HFRA SECTION 603
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
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May not exceed 3,000 treated acres;
Shall be in the WUI (Wildland Urban
Interface), or condition classes 2 or3 in
Fire Regime Groups I, II, or III; and
May not establish permanent roads, but
may allow for necessary maintenance
and repairs on existing permanent
roads and may allow for the
construction of temporary roads.
Temporary Roads would have to be
decommissioned no later than three years
after the project completion.
HFRA SECTION 603
LIMITS
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Areas Excluded:
Congressionally designated Wilderness, Wilderness Study
Areas;
Areas where the vegetation removal is restricted or
prohibited; and
If inconsistent with the Forest Plan.
HFRA SECTION 603
LIMITS
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What are the objectives of the collaborative Process?
Transparent, non-exclusive process which includes multiple
interested persons representing diverse interests.
Open and respectful sharing by participants will give the
Responsible Official options and feed back to consider when
developing the project and making the finial decision.
The Responsible Official equitably values insights from each
participating individual and organization and will not rely solely on
any single individual or group perspective when making agency
decisions;
The Responsible Official will not seek a consensus
decision/recommendation from those who choose to participate.
The project must be in compliance with all laws, regulations and
policies, including the Forest Plan.
OVERVIEW OF COLLABORATIVE PROCESS
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SPRUCE BEETLE
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SPRUCE BEETLE ON THE GRAND MESA
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SPRUCE BEETLE ACRES
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SPRUCE BEETLE ON THE GMRC
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BEETLE SURVEY RESULTS
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Hazard Tree Reduction
Adjacent to Private Ownership - WUI (Wildland
Urban Interface)
Sanitation and Salvage
Timing with Grand Mesa Resort Company
Management Plan
PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTIVE
MANAGEMENT OF THE
GRAND MESA RESORT PROJECT
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Commercial treatments.
Lighter infestations use Individual Tree Selection (ITS) in
stands where removal of affected trees will leave the
residual stand “wind-firm”.
Heavy infestations use group selection or designation by
diameter and species. These areas would be regenerated
naturally or they will be planted.
Treatments will promote the creation of new age
classes of spruce and fir (uneven age structure)
which will promote resilience against future
outbreaks.
POTENTIAL TREATMENTS
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DEPICTION OF ITS
(INDIVIDUAL TREE SELECTION)
AFFECTED TREES ARE REMOVED
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GRAND MESA - KING SPRUCE TIMBER
SALE EXAMPLE OF ITS
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DEPICTION OF GROUP SELECTION IN HEAVILY
INFESTED AREAS.
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GRAND MESA - KING SPRUCE TIMBER
SALE EXAMPLE OF A GROUP
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KING SPRUCE PRE-HARVEST
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KING SPRUCE POST HARVEST
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QUEEN SPRUCE PRE-HARVEST
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ACTIVE HARVEST
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OVERVIEW OF POTENTIAL
GRAND MESA RESORT PROJECT AREA
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BEETLE SURVEY RESULTS
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Crag Crest Trail
Access
Lynx
Slash Management
Season of Operation
Hauling Routes
Topography
Impacts to Residents
& Businesses
Landline Surveys
Aesthetics
Safety
ISSUES THAT WE HAVE HEARD
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April May June July August Sept
TIMELINE
2015
4/27/2015
Collaborative
Invitation
5/27/2015
Collaboration Meeting
& Field Visits
6/14/2015
Comments Due;
Develop Proposed
Action
7/06/2014
Scope Proposed
Action
8/07/2015
Scoping
Comments
Due
Field Surveys
Decision
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If you have information we may not be aware of or if there are extraordinary circumstances, please provide comments by;
Collaborative Process comments due 06/14/2015
Scoping comments due 08/07/2015
Comments should be as specific as possible.
Share ideas and priorities.
Validate the proposed actions and contribute to resource protection measures.
Share how you can help with the implementation and/or monitoring.
YOUR INVOLVEMENT
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For more information about the project, please refer to the Forest webpage for the project
http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=46859
For more information about the 2014 Farm Bill, please refer to the USDA-Forest Service webpage for the Farm Bill
http://www.fs.fed.us/farmbill/
Please contact Cari Johnson, Project Team Leader, if you would like to provide additional feedback or have further questions.
(970) 527-4131 or [email protected]
( p lease inc lude Grand Mesa Resor t Sa l vag e in the sub jec t l i ne when send ing emai l s )
FOR MORE INFORMATION