Decision Memo Completed

Morgan Creek Fire Road Decommissioning

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

Closed roads NFSR 441.1, 441.1B, and 441.1C in the Morgan Creek Fire burn area are at high risk for failure from flash floods. Treatments are needed to remove fill and culverts, reshape slopes, and establish drainages to reduce environmental impacts.

Location

NFSR 441.1, NFSR 441.1B, and NFSR 441.1C are located near Burn Ridge and Floyd Peak, south of the Hinman Campground approximately 26 miles Northeast of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/04/2022
2
Decision
08/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Watershed Improvements
Morgan Creek Fire Road DecommissioningDecision Signed Date: 08/08/2022
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsHahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementRoad management