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While the McClure Pass area northeast of Paonia turned into a gathering spot for some people headed to the upcoming Rainbow Family get-together, it’s now looking like that annual event
The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests announce logging operations on the Paonia Ranger District, along the Stevens Gulch Road, National Forest Service Road (NFSR) #701. Timber sale activities began June 1 and will continue throughout the summer.
The Overland Timber Sale will increase forest resiliency, reduce hazardous fuels, remove spruce budworm infested trees, allow smaller understory trees more opportunities to grow
, provide wood products for commercial uses and reduce fire hazard by breaking up the horizontal continuity of the forest canopy where fire can easily spread. Additional outcomes will be improved age class and species diversity, improved wildlife habitat diversity and contributions to economic growth of local area communities. In support of these efforts, more traffic will be using the Stevens Gulch Road (NFSR #701). The public should expect to encounter logging operations and traffic along length of the road Monday throu