Environmental Assessment Completed

Breckenridge Forest Health and Fuels Project

White River National Forest Summit, Colorado East Zone/Dillon Ranger District

5,000 acres of proposed treatments for forest health and fuels reduction in the WUI in Breckenridge

Location

Swan Valley, Boreas Pass, and Hoosier Pass areas of Breckenridge

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/04/2009
2
Objection Period Start
10/30/2010
3
Decision
07/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics)
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage); Watershed Improvements
Breckenridge Forest Health and Fuels ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/28/2011
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsEast Zone/Dillon Ranger District
Watershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementForest products