Decision Memo Completed

Trial Backcountry Skiing Project

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests Addison; Rutland; Windsor, Vermont Rochester Ranger District

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 Exclusion32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1); 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management
Trial Backcountry Skiing ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/02/2015
ForestsGreen Mountain And Finger Lakes National Forests
DistrictsRochester Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation management