Environmental Assessment Completed

Buford/New Castle Project

White River National Forest Garfield; Rio Blanco, Colorado White River National Forest All Units

Proposed vegetation management activities along the Buford/New Castle Road. Vegetation management activities could include improvement harvests, clearcuts, patch clearcuts, precommercial thinning and other silvicultural activities.

Location

In general, proposed management activities would occur along the Buford New Castle Road (CR 245), where it pass through national forest system lands between the towns of New Castle and Buford, CO.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/19/2015
2
Comment Period
11/19/2015
3
Objection Period Start
03/09/2017
4
Decision
05/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityStewardship Contract, Consolidated Appropriations Resolution Of 2003
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green)
Buford/New Castle ProjectDecision Signed Date: 05/04/2017
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsWest Zone/Blanco Ranger District; West Zone/Rifle Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionPortions of sections 15 and 22; Township 2 South, Range 91 West Portions of sections 2-4, 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 19, 30 and 31; Township 3 South, Range 91 West Portions of sections 24, 25 and 36; Towns
Road managementForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)