Decision Memo Completed

Peak 2, Buffalo Mountain and Ptarmigan Post Wildfire Tree Planting Project

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

Proposal to hand plant Lodgepole pine and Engelmann spruce seedlings in the Peak 2, Buffalo Mountain, and Ptarmigan areas affected by past wildfires.

Location

Project areas in Section 15, T5S, R78W, Section 7, T6S, R77W, Sections 12, 13, 15, T6S, R78, and Section 31, T4S, R77W, 6th Prime Meridian.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/17/2022
2
Decision
05/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Peak 2, Buffalo Mountain and Ptarmigan Post Wildfire Tree Planting ProjectDecision Signed Date: 05/17/2022
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsEast Zone/Dillon Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)