Environmental Assessment Completed

National Forest System Roads 660.1, 669.1, and 609.1 Restoration Project

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

Decommission and reroute portions of National Forest System Roads 660.1, 669.1, and 609.1 to reduce impacts to wetlands, streams, and watershed health.

Location

Approximately 10 miles west of the town of Cowdrey, Colorado.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/31/2016
2
Comment Period
03/31/2016
3
Objection Period Start
02/15/2018
4
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Trail Management; Travel Management; Watershed Improvements
National Forest System Roads 660.1, 669.1, and 609.1 Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/17/2018
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsParks Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownships 11N, Range 82W, and Sections 24, 25, 26, & 27
Recreation managementRoad managementWatershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants