Environmental Assessment Completed

Basalt to Gypsum Motorized Singletrack

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

The action proposed by the Forest Service to meet the purpose and need consists of four elements: Construct a parking area, reconstruct approximately 8.2 miles of trail, restore a wetland, and rehabilitate- and close approximately 27 miles of trail.

Location

Eagle County, Cottonwood Pass County Road 10, Red Table Road 514

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/02/2012
2
Comment Period
03/27/2014
3
Objection Period Start
04/15/2015
4
Decision
06/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityTrail Management; Travel Management
Final DNFONSI Basalt to GypsumDecision Signed Date: 06/17/2015
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsWest Zone/Sopris Ranger District; East Zone/Eagle Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Land management planningRecreation management