The Forest Service proposes to treat vegetation on nine units totalling 617 acres with thinning, patch cuts and broadcast burning, where appropriate, to improve bighorn sheep habitat.
Location
Along State Highway 40 northwest of Empire, CO.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/12/2014
2
Decision
04/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Blue Creek Bighorn Sheep Habitat Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/07/2015 |
| Forests | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests |
| Districts | Clear Creek Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |