Environmental Assessment Completed

Yellowjacket Project

White River National Forest Rio Blanco, Colorado West Zone/Blanco Ranger District

The Blanco Ranger District is proposing approximately 2,300 acres of vegetation management activities within the Wilson Park, Sawmill Mountain and Ellison Mountain area.

Location

Proposed management activities would occur approximately 16 miles east-northeast of Meeker, Colorado within the vicinity of Wilson Park, Sawmill Mountain and Ellison Mountain,

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/10/2020
2
Comment Period
02/20/2020
3
Objection Period Start
08/04/2022
4
Decision
03/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Trail Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Yellowjacket ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/30/2023
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsWest Zone/Blanco Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSec. 1-3, 10-15, 22-27, 34-36, T2N, R92W; Sec. 4-9, 17-20, 26-36, T2N, R91W; Sec. 1-3 and 12, T1N, R92W; Sec. 1-17, 20-24, 26-29, 32-34, T1N, R91W; Sec. 7, 18, 19 T1N, R90W, Rio Blanco Co.
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Road managementFuels management