Environmental Assessment Completed

Rangeland Management in the Whiskey Creek Analysis Area (formerly the Dudley Analysis Area).

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland Routt, Colorado Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District

Environmental Analysis of livestock grazing on three sheep/cattle allotments, one cattle allotment and two horse pastures in Routt County.

Location

North of Columbine on RCR 129, includes Shield Mountain, Crane Park & King Solomon Creek.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/24/2014
2
Comment Period
03/24/2014
3
Objection Period Start
01/18/2015
4
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityGrazing, Rescissions Act Of 1995
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityGrazing Allotment Management; Grazing Authorizations; Noxious Weed Treatments
Rangeland Management in the Whiskey Creek analysis areaDecision Signed Date: 07/30/2015
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsHahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT11N, R86 & 85W; T12N, R86W
Grazing managementWatershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)