Environmental Assessment Completed

Ophir Mountain Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project

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

Salvage forest products and reduce future fuel accumulations in forested stands affected by mountain pine beetle mortality.

Location

Ophir Mountain area west of State Highway 9 near Frisco from Miners Creek to North Barton Gulch

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/01/2010
2
Objection Period Start
08/19/2011
3
Decision
11/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2012 (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; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Ophir Mountain Forest Health and Fuels Project DN/FONSIDecision Signed Date: 11/21/2011
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsEast Zone/Dillon Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSections 1-3 and 10-15 located in T6S, R78W, 6th P.M.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsRecreation managementWatershed managementFuels managementForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)