Decision Memo Completed

Blue Creek Bighorn Sheep Habitat Improvement Project

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

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 Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Blue Creek Bighorn Sheep Habitat Improvement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/07/2015
ForestsArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
DistrictsClear Creek Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)