Environmental Assessment Completed

Rifle Creek Grazing Allotment Analysis

White River National Forest Garfield, Colorado West Zone/Rifle Ranger District

This analysis is to determine whether to continue permitting livestock grazing on all, none, or some portion of the Rifle Creek Grazing Allotment. If authorized, grazing would be managed in a manner that maintains or moves towards desired conditions.

Location

The Rifle grazing allotment is N of the Rifle Ranger District and the Rifle gap State park, off of Buford New Castle Road, going W toward Coulter Mesa.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/04/2015
2
Comment Period
04/27/2017
3
Objection Period Start
06/22/2017
4
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityGrazing, Rescissions Act Of 1995
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityGrazing Allotment Management; Grazing Authorizations; Grazing Structural Improvements
Rifle Creek Grazing Allotment AnalysisDecision Signed Date: 08/21/2017
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsWest Zone/Rifle Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 3 S, R 94 W, and R 93 W
Grazing management