Decision Memo Completed

City of Colorado Springs Pikeview Free Use Permit

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

The proposal would restore approx. 24.0 acres of NFS lands utilizing appx. 524,000 cubic yds of NFS fill material to backfill the quarry and stabilize the landslides, along with the complete revegetatation of the site by seeding and tree planting.

Location

The project area is located on the disused Pikeview Quarry in northwest Colorado Springs in the foothills of the Rampart Range.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/11/2023
2
Decision
05/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (25), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(25)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements
City of Colorado Springs Pikeview Free Use PermitDecision Signed Date: 05/12/2023
ForestsPike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
DistrictsPikes Peak Ranger District
Legal Land Description6th P.M., T13S, R67W, Section 9
Minerals and geology