Designate four trial backcountry ski project sites. Activities include thinning of vegetation to enhance skiable terrain while maintaining a healthy forest structure. Additional activities include installing signage and monitoring impacts of the use.
Location
Towns of Chittenden, Goshen and Rochester.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/20/2014
2
Decision
10/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1); 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management |
| Trial Backcountry Skiing Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/02/2015 |
| Forests | Green Mountain And Finger Lakes National Forests |
| Districts | Rochester Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |