Improve landscape resilience to disturbance by treating select stands to reduce fuels, improve growing conditions for individual trees, and improve species composition on approximately 6000 acres of plantation and natural stands.
Location
The project is located in the vicinity of Nevada Point Ridge, Blacksmith Flat, Ralston Ridge, Ramsey Crossing, and Desert Cold Springs between the Rubicon River and the Middle Fork of the American Ri
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
10/25/2012
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
11/22/2013
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/18/2014
4
Objection Period Start
03/05/2014
5
Decision
05/2014 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
07/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Blacksmith Ecological Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/12/2014 Legal Notice Date: 05/12/2014 |
| Forests | Eldorado National Forest |
| Districts | Georgetown Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |