Environmental Assessment Completed

Forestwide Hazard Tree Removal and Fuels Reduction

White River National Forest Eagle; Grand; Pitkin; Summit, Colorado White River National Forest All Units

Remove hazard trees within 150' of roads and trails and 200' of recreation sites on the White River National Forest over the next ten years. Lodgepole pine affected by the mountain pine beetle will be targeted for removal.

Location

Treatments will principally occur within Eagle, Summit, Grand, and Pitkin counties where the majority of hazard trees exist.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/13/2009
2
Objection Period Start
07/08/2009
3
Decision
09/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2009 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics)
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements
DN/FONSI Forestwide Hazardous Tree Removal and Fuels ReductionDecision Signed Date: 09/28/2009
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsWhite River National Forest All Units
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management