Environmental Assessment Completed

Upper Colorado Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project

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

The Forest Service proposes to do fuels reduction and forest health management activities on lands adjacent to private lands and/or areas heavily impacted by mountain pine beetle mortality to reduce wildfire risk.

Location

Sulphur Ranger District, District-wide

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/21/2013
2
Objection Period Start
04/09/2015
3
Decision
05/2015 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
02/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics)
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements
UPPER COLORADO FOREST HEALTH AND FUELS REDUCTION PROJECTDecision Signed Date: 05/28/2015
ForestsArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
DistrictsSulphur Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels management