Decision Memo Completed

Lefferts Pond Area Trails Project

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests Rutland, Vermont Middlebury Ranger District

Remove snowmobile and horse access from Lefferts Pond Trail (FT 133) to reduce wetland impacts and maintenance costs; reroute horse use onto Lefferts Day Use Area access road (FR412); improve Round Robin snowmobile and horse trail to restore access.

Location

Lefferts Pond Trail (Forest Trail 133), Lefferts Day Use Area access road (FR412), and Round Robin snowmobile and horse trail, all in town of Chittenden.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/11/2011
2
Decision
10/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityTrail Management; Watershed Improvements
Lefferts Pond Area Trail Access and Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/26/2011
ForestsGreen Mountain And Finger Lakes National Forests
DistrictsMiddlebury Ranger District
Recreation management