Environmental Assessment Completed

Starwood/Four Corners Fuels Project

White River National Forest Pitkin, Colorado West Zone/Aspen Ranger District

Removal of approximately 3,000 dead or infested trees in Trentaz and Gavin Gulches

Location

3 miles north of Aspen on 251 acres in Trentaz and Gavin Gulches, west of Red Mountain, adjacent to the community of Starwood.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/22/2010
2
Objection Period Start
04/28/2011
3
Decision
06/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Roadless Area Management; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Starwood Fuels Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/20/2011
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsWest Zone/Aspen Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT9S, R85W, Sections 25 and 36, 6th P.M.
Fuels management