Dolores Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest has released the Salter Vegetation Management Project Final Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impact, and the Draft Decision Notice. The objection period opens June 23 for those who have previously submitted comments regarding the proposed project.

The Salter Vegetation Management Project is located on the Dolores Ranger District in the vicinity of Salter Y, Plateau Creek, Carlyle Point, Turkey Knoll and Boggy Draw. The analysis area covers approximately 35,000 acres of forested areas on mesa tops and canyons within the Dolores River watershed.

The Forest Service is proposing to treat approximately 22,346 acres of the ponderosa pine-Gambel oak vegetation type. Proposed activities include a combination of timber harvest, tree planting and activity fuel burning.

Objections may be submitted at www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57671..

For more information, contact David Casey at 882-7296 or david.casey2@usda.gov.