Environmental Assessment Completed

Wheatley Vegetation Management

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland Grand, Colorado Parks Ranger District

Approximately 1,849 ac of silvicultural treatments including clearcuts, overstory removal, seed tree, shelterwood, and thinning. Objectives include forest regeneration, fuel load reduction, and wildlife habitat improvement

Location

Southeast corner of the Parks Ranger District near Grouse Mountain.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/05/2016
2
Comment Period
02/07/2017
3
Objection Period Start
06/22/2017
4
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Wheatley Vegetation ManagementDecision Signed Date: 08/08/2017
Wheatley Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/08/2017
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsParks Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementForest products