Decision Memo Completed

Rampart Reservoir Mastication Project

Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands El Paso, Colorado Pikes Peak Ranger District

Commercial and non-commercial mechanical thinning and mastication on approximately 200 acres of burned forest on the south side of Rampart Reservoir in the Waldo Canyon Fire area to improve safety, visual quality and water quality.

Location

South side of Rampart Reservoir Recreation Area, northwest of Colorado Springs

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/23/2014
2
Decision
02/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Rampart Reservoir Thinning/MasticationDecision Signed Date: 02/26/2015
ForestsPike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
DistrictsPikes Peak Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 12 South, Range 68 West, Sections 27 and 34
Watershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)