Environmental Assessment Completed

Sugarloaf Fuels Reduction Project

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

A forest thinning project using a variety of vegetation management activities on 4975 acres to reduce fuel loading and reduce the risk of crown fire initiation.

Location

Highway 119 is southern boudary and Lefthand Canyon Rd. is northern boundary. The towns of Ward and Gold Hill are to the south and the Peak to Peak Hwy. is the western boundary

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/13/2002
2
Comment Period
11/20/2003
3
Decision
01/2004 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
03/2005 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements
Sugarloaf Fuels Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 01/30/2004 Legal Notice Date: 02/04/2004
ForestsArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
DistrictsBoulder Ranger District
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management