Environmental Assessment Completed

Hardscrabble Project

White River National Forest Eagle, Colorado East Zone/Eagle Ranger District

Eagle/Holy Cross RD is proposing to implement approx. 1682 acres of vegetation management activities in the Hardscrabble area. Potential treatments include clearcuts, pre-commercial thinning, patch clearcuts, salvage and overstory removal.

Location

Two geographic locations have been identified south of Eagle; Hardscrabble Mtn and adjacent to the town of Fulford.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/25/2016
2
Comment Period
04/25/2016
3
Objection Period Start
10/27/2017
4
Decision
12/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
02/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Hardscrabble ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/19/2017
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsEast Zone/Eagle Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSections 3-11, 15-17, 20-23, 26 and 27, T6S, R84W; Sections 1, 2 and 12, T6S, R85W; Section 6, T7S, R85W and Section 11, T7S, R85W
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management