Decision Memo Completed

Steamboat 2021 Blowdown Vegetation Management Project

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

Treat up to 40 acres of timber as a result of the wind event in 2020 on National Forest System lands and disturb up to 5 acres for utility, snowmaking, and trail projects.

Location

Steamboat Springs Ski Resort, Steamboat Springs, CO

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/20/2021
2
Decision
09/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3); 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Special Use Authorizations
Steamboat 2021 Blowdown Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/28/2021
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsHahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Recreation managementSpecial use management