Decision Memo Completed

Peak 7 Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project

White River National Forest Summit, Colorado East Zone/Dillon Ranger District

Tiering to the 2011 the Breckenridge Forest Health and Fuels EA, the proposal is to remove the current adaptive management threshold of 60% minimum stand mortality to immediately reduce hazardous fuels on 522 acres within the WUI of Breckenridge.

Location

Peak 7 Neighborhood - northwest of Breckenridge, CO

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/10/2020
2
Decision
03/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.3 (9)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Wildfire Resilience Ce
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements
Peak 7 Hazardous Fuels Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/25/2020
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsEast Zone/Dillon Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionPortions of Sec 27 and 28, T 6 S, R 77 W; Portions of Sec 23, 24 & 26, T 6 S, R 78 W; Portions of Sect 17, 19 and 30, T 7 S, R 77 W; Portions of Sect 1, 12 & 13, T 7 S, R 78 W; 6th Principal Meridian
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management