Environmental Impact Statement Completed

WRNF Wild and Scenic River Suitability Study

White River National Forest Garfield, Colorado White River National Forest All Units

Interagency Wild and Scenic Suitability Study on the Colorado River and Deep Creek. USFS Draft ROD will be posted after the legal notice is posted in the Glenwood Post Independent. The entire EIS can be found: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/crvfo.html

Location

All of Deep Creek flowing through NFS lands and the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon on NFS lands.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
11/07/2008
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/16/2011
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
04/07/2014
4
Objection Period Start
04/07/2014
5
Decision
06/2015 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
07/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecial Area Management
Wild and Scenic River Suitability Study Final Record of DecisionDecision Signed Date: 06/11/2015
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsEast Zone/Eagle Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Land management planning