The project is designed as a response to the Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) epidemic. It has been proposed to increase the pace of restoration and resiliency of National Forest System lands and further the goals of the Routt National Forest Plan.
Location
The project is located within the Red Dirt, Middle Yampa, and Grizzly Creek Geographic Areas of the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears and Yampa Ranger Districts in Routt County Colorado.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/19/2023
2
Decision
02/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Boundary Adjustments; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Walton Peak East Vegetation Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/10/2025 |
| Forests | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest |
| Districts | Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |