Extension of the Stevens Gulch Road and related timber sales, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in Delta and Mesa counties, Colorado
Extension of Stevens Gulch Road and related timber sales are proposed on the Paonia Ranger District of Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in Delta and Mesa counties, Colorado. The study area comprises 88,466 acres. The preferred alternative would extend the Stevens Gulch Road for 10.6 miles northward from the end of the existing double-lane graveled section to the junction with Buzzard Divide Road. The existing Colorado 133 and Buzzard Divide Road would also be available for access. For timber access, additional local and collector roads would also be built, for a total of 32.7 miles. Stevens Gulch Road, Overland Reservoir Road, Buzzard Divide Road, and Roads 1.1 to 1.5 would remain open to public use. All other local and collector roads would be closed to public use, as would the Hayden-Curecanti Power line Road. A combination of large-volume and slow-volume timber sales would be offered. Spruce-fir timber harvest would be on a 20-year cutting cycle and a 140-year rotation. Aspen timber harvest would be on a 20-year cutting cycle and an 80-year rotation. Over the next decade, timber harvest would reach 25.6 million board feet on 4826 acres. Arterial road building and rebuilding costs would be approximately $1.6 million, and the cost of administering timber sales would be $113.4 thousand. The incremental cost/benefit ratio is 1.83.
- Research Organization:
- Forest Service, Delta, CO (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5965879
- Report Number(s):
- EIS-85-0406(Draft)
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: EPA No. 850355D; DA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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