Environmental Assessment Completed

Blue Ridge Forest Health

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests & Pawnee National Grassland Grand, Colorado Sulphur Ranger District

Salvage mountain pine beetle killed and infested lodgepole pine trees, reduce hazardous fuels buildup, and decommission surplus roads near private lands near the towns of Fraser, Granby and Hot Sulphur Springs.

Location

Blue Ridge and the Beaver Ck Drainage south of Hot Sulphur Springs.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/16/2005
2
Comment Period
03/15/2007
3
Decision
10/2007 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
12/2007 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Blue Ridge Salvage and Fuels Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/17/2007 Legal Notice Date: 10/18/2007
ForestsArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
DistrictsSulphur Ranger District
Fuels managementRoad managementForest products