Environmental Assessment Completed

Vail Intermountain Fuels Project

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

Enhance the wildland urban interface community protection zone through vegetation and fuels reduction treatments adjacent to Vail Intermountain and West Vail. Helicopter yarding to accomplish fuels treatments is proposed.

Location

south side of I-70 and west of Vail Resorts Ski Area

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/04/2015
2
Comment Period
06/05/2015
3
Objection Period Start
02/12/2016
4
Decision
03/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels)
Vail Intermountain Fuels ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/21/2016
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsEast Zone/Holy Cross Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionPortions of Sections 12, 13 and 14 , Township 5 South, Range 81 West, 6th Principal Meridian, Eagle County, Colorado
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)