Environmental Assessment Completed

Muddy Pass/Sheephorn Project

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

The Muddy Pass/Sheephorn Project, located on the Holy Cross Ranger District, is proposing a variety of management activities designed to benefit multiple resources, including forest vegetation, fisheries, range, transportation, fuels, and wildlife.

Location

Project is bound to the north by the Colorado River, to the east by Elliot's Ridge and the Eagle's Nest Wilderness, to the south by Interstate 70, and to the west by Colorado Highway 131.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/01/2018
2
Comment Period
11/01/2018
3
Objection Period Start
09/12/2019
4
Decision
01/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityBiomass; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green)
Muddy Pass/Sheephorn ProjectDecision Signed Date: 01/07/2020
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsEast Zone/Holy Cross Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsGrazing managementForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementRoad management