GMUG and Crested Butted Land Trust are proposing a land-for-land exchange where the Forest Service would acquire the remaining acres from the 2013 Fossil Ridge I Exchange in return for 120 acres near Crested Butte. Exchange value is ~$3 million.
Location
Fossil Ridge and Meridian Lake areas
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/09/2018
2
Comment Period
08/18/2018
3
Decision
06/2019 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Land Exchanges |
| Fossil Ridge II Land Exchange | Decision Signed Date: 06/25/2019 |
| Forests | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests |
| Districts | Gunnison Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |