Environmental Assessment Completed

Aspen-Sopris Public Rock Collection Program

White River National Forest Eagle; Pitkin, Colorado West Zone/Sopris Ranger District

Creation of a permitted public rock collection program that would include small volume, non-commercial, hand collection, and surface removal of decorative rocks from designated community "common use area(s)".

Location

The Rocky Fork Trailhead, Ivanhoe Creek Portal Road area (NFSR 105.3), Frying Pan Lakes Road area (NFSR 505), Red Table Road area (NFSR 514) and (NFSR 464), and the Highway 82 Winter Closure gate site

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/19/2009
2
Comment Period
08/08/2010
3
Decision
09/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecial Products Sales
DN & FONSI Public Rock Collection ProgramDecision Signed Date: 09/21/2010 Legal Notice Date: 09/26/2010
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsWest Zone/Aspen Ranger District; West Zone/Sopris Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT8S, R84W, NW  of sec. 18; T9S, R82W, sec. 4 & 5; T9S, R82W, sec. 8,9,15, & 16; T6S, R86W, sec. 32 & 30, T7S, R86W, sec. 1, & T7S, R85W, sec. 6,7, & 8; T10S, R84W, SE  of sec. 34
Minerals and geology