Environmental Assessment Completed

Booth Creek Fuels Treatment Project

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

Proposed fuels reduction activities on National Forest System (NFS) lands within a 3,605-acre area near Vail, Colorado. Treatments correspond to areas identified within the Town of Vail Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

Location

North of Town of Vail, East of Red Sandstone Rd and West of Black Gore Creek Bridge on Interstate 70. The project extends roughly 1.5 miles north of the forest boundary.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/04/2022
2
Objection Period Start
05/05/2023
3
Decision
06/2023 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Roadless Area Management; Wilderness Management
Booth Creek Fuels Treatment ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/28/2023
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsEast Zone/Holy Cross Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels management