Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands — Project Detail

This project seeks to conduct deferred maintenance trail work and new trail construction to the Indian Creek Trail System (NFST 800), this also includes the restoration/closure of non-system trail routes. Comment on the project: https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?project=210745

The project will utilize mechanical harvest methods, hand treatments, and prescribed fire to improve forest health and hazardous fuels on approximately 2993 acres within forest stands. https://usfs-public.box.com/s/opvpx38l17q5c6l60me5h0fp6vik6py6

The Forest Service is revising its land management plan for the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands to meet the requirements of the National Forest Management Act and the 2012 Planning Rule (36 CFR 219). This effort will result in a standalone land management plan for the grasslands.

Equal value land exchange of 94 acres of federal land for 120 acres of private land between the US Forest Service and Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp.

The Forest is proposing a combination of vegetation treatments and prescribed fire to reduce hazardous fuel loading and fire intensity while enhancing forest health and resiliency across the Pikes Peak Ranger District.

This project will re-organize the existing parking area to provide additional capacity, increasing the number of spaces from 65 to 82 and improve ingress and egress. New vault toilets will be added.

Proposal to amend permits(FS) or issue ROW grants(BLM) to replace wood poles with steel poles, adjust ROW width, and identify access roads on electric transmission line where it crosses FS and BLM lands. The line capacity 115kV remains the same.

The project is to issue a special use permit to Buffalo Creek Gun Club, INC. for operating and maintaining a shooting range. The new permit would expand the area under permit from 47 acres to 148 acres. New facilities would be built by the permittee.

To review proposed renewals of plans of operation for ten unpatented mining claims in the Crystal Creek Mining Area of the South Park Ranger District. A maximum of 22.42 acres of ground disturbance is proposed across all plans of operation.

The Forest Service proposes to use vegetation treatments such as tree thinning, prescribed burning, and/or other fuel reduction methods on appx. 116,600 acres to reduce the intensity of fires and create healthier forest conditions.

The FS proposes to analyze the effects of designated vehicle-based dispersed camping to respond to resource concerns and/or conflicts with other forest uses. Project contact Deborah Kill, (719) 269-8702

The purpose of the proposed project is to issue a temporary construction permit to convert a solar well to a metered connection.

To address resource concerns, the project will analyze decommissioning a trail, constructing additional trails, rerouting a trail, and decommissioning some unauthorized (user-created, non-Forest Service system) routes.

(Formerly the AIMS of Target Shooting project) This project will establish an adaptive framework to manage the opportunities for and effects of target shooting (recreational sport shooting) on the Pike National Forest.

The PSICC is considering a proposal from Mule Creek Gravel, LLC to expand their current pit from 10.3 acres to 21.8 acres (increase of 11.5 acres) over the next ten years. Operations began in 2000 and Mule Creek has operated the pit since 2019.

The FS has received 3 proposals to explore for and mine pegmatite gemstones in the Crystal Creek Mining Area on 9 unpatented mining claims. Total disturbance is 2 acres per season and 15 acres over the next 10 years.

The forest is proposing a combination of vegetation treatments and prescribed fire on approximately 19,000 acres to reduce hazardous fuel loading while improving forest health and resiliency to high severity wildfires, insect outbreaks and disease.

The Forest Service proposes to issue a Special Use Permit for a 20-year term to allow a private landowner to install, maintain and use a new 660-foot buried waterline and electric line on NFS land between his two parcels of private land

The Forest Service is proposing to authorize the Campo Grazing Association to construct an overflow pond at the end of the pipeline located in Unit 3 of the Aubrey Trail Allotment.