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Projects
Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA): SOPAs are published quarterly and list proposed actions for which environmental analysis is in progress or planned.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Current and Recent Projects
Note: Not all projects may appear on map. See list below for complete list of projects with more information or documentation.
Under Analysis
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Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project
The Forest Service proposes a suite of management tools to improve and maintain a resilient landscape, facilitate fire adapted communities, and improve wildfire response.
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Cameron Peak East Highway 14 Maintenance
The Forest proposes to conduct routine maintenance of a state highway running through USFS lands.
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Colorado Mountain Club Transitional Priority Conversion - Winter
Colorado Mountain Club would like approval for Priority status on the Clear Creek, Boulder, and Sulphur Ranger Districts. They would like to convert their transitional winter activities to priority and add these to their current permit.
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Crow Valley Trail Delineation and Reconstruction
The Forest Services proposes to provide identifiable and sustainable trails in Crow Valley Recreation Area for recreationists to utilize. The proposed project is needed because the trails are in locations prone to flooding.
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Denver Creek Channel Resiliency Project
Northern Water proposes to use process-based restoration techniques and structures to improve water quality and floodplain connectivity following the 2020 East Troublesome Fire on the middle tributary to Denver Creek.
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Donner Pass Trail Realignment
Realign targeted sections of the motorized trails in order to protect other resource, reduce erosion, and bring the trails into compliance with current trail standards. Some new trail will be developed and some old trail will be reclaimed.
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Greenman Salvage
The Forest Service proposes to recover the economic value of stands of suitable timber impacted by the bark beetle outbreak.
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Herman Gulch Toilet Replacement
This project aims to replace a stick-built toilet damaged and deemed unsafe to use at the Herman Gulch Trailhead.
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Kauffman Creek Channel Resiliency Project
Northern Water proposes to use process-based restoration techniques and structures to improve water quality and floodplain connectivity following the 2020 East Troublesome Fire on Kauffman Creek.
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Kyle Gulch Channel Resiliency Project
The Forest Services proposes to improve watershed resiliency and water quality in the Cameron Peak burn scar.
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Mount Evans Road Repairs
The Forest Service proposes to approve the use of staging areas, borrow pit locations for material supply, and rehabilitation of an abandoned road within the Summit Lake area and in conjunction with repairs to the Mount Evans Road.
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Pierson Park Fuel Break
The purpose of this project is to establish and reinforce fuel breaks along roads in high priority areas with high burn probabilities and expected suppression difficulty which is consistent with Forest-wide management goals and objectives.
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Ratville Floodplain Connectivity Project
The Forest Service proposes to improve water quality and floodplain connectivity following the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire on this unnamed tributary to the South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River.
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Reedy FSR 628.1 Access Road
The Forest Service proposes to approve the use and maintenance of an existing 1,000 foot by 12-foot road to access a private parcel, the Colonna Claim.
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Saint Vrain Forest Health Project
The Forest Service proposes authoring a suite of management tools to improve forest resiliency and mitigate risk to communities, wildlife, watersheds and other values at risk from large-scale wildfires and other disturbances.
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SBA New Tower
The purpose of this project is to replace an outdated tower to provide continued telecommunications coverage to the community, including enhanced emergency response, better reception quality and higher security and privacy for telephone users.
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Sevenmile Channel Resiliency Project
The Forest Services proposes to improve water quality, channel resiliency, and road resiliency following the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire on Sevenmile Creek, a tributary to the Cache la Poudre River.
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South Fork Cache la Poudre Floodplain Connectivity Project
The Forest Service proposes to improve water quality and floodplain connectivity following the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire on the South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River.
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Stillwater Creek Road and Channel Resiliency Project
Northern Water proposes to use a combination of process-based restoration techniques and structures and conventional road work in order to improve water quality and floodplain connectivity following the 2020 East Troublesome Fire on Stillwater Creek.
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Tunnel Picnic Area Restroom Replacement
The purpose of this project is to replace a restroom that was burned in the Cameron Peak Fire of 2020.
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U.S. Air Force Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) System
The US Air Force is lead agency and the Forest Service is a cooperating agency. The EIS will study effects of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent System, a portion of which is on National Forest System land and requires special use authorization.
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Upper Miller Fork Tributary Resiliency Project
The Forest Service proposes to improve water quality, channel resiliency, and to protect downstream infrastructure following the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire on this unnamed tributary to the Upper Miller Fork.
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Upper Williams Fork Cutthroat Trout Reclamation
The Forest Service is proposing to authorize Denver Water to construct fish barriers on Bobtail and Steelman Creeks in the upper Williams Fork to protect green lineage cutthroat trout.
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Van Eden Line
PSCo proposes to replace 1 distribution pole and install 2 new distribution poles located along Van Eden Road on NFS
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Willow Creek Avulsion
Northern Water proposes to address an area on Willow Creek at risk for avulsing (rapidly abandoning the existing channel and creating a new stream channel) with bank stabilization including grading, soil lifts, toe wood, and riprap stabilization.
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Willow Creek Land Exchange
The Forest Service is proposing to exchange one parcel of National Forest System land containing approx. 6.87 acres to TMII Development, LLC in exchange for TMII Development, LLC conveying one parcel of land approx. 50.23 acres to the United States.
Analysis Completed
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Cameron Peak Post-Fire Mitigation Actions on NFS Lands Adjacent to Private Lands
The Forest Service proposes to authorize post-fire rehabilitation activities, not to exceed 4200 acres, to repair or improve lands burned in the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire that have the potential to impact private lands adjacent to NFS lands.
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East Troublesome Post-Fire Mitigation Actions on NFS Lands Adjacent to Private Lands
The Forest Service proposes to authorize post-fire rehabilitation activities, not to exceed 4200 acres, to repair or improve lands burned in the 2020 East Troublesome Fire that have the potential to impact private lands adjacent to NFS lands.
On Hold
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Special Use Authorization - City of Loveland historic cabin use and operation
To issue City of Loveland a long term authorization for use and operation of historic cabins located partially on National Forest System lands adjacent to Visteinz-Smith Park.
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Special Use Authorization - Crown Castle Fiber, LLC
The Forest Service proposes to issue Crown Castle Fiber, LLC, a long term authorization for the installation and operation of a fiber optic and small cell communication system to be located along Highway 36 between Lyons and Estes Park, Colorado.
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Special Use Authorization - Platte River Authority fiber optic
To issue Platte River Power Authority to construct and operate fiber optic service between Loveland and Estes Park. New line it to be co-located on existing power line system already under authorization to City of Loveland and City of Estes Park.
Cancelled
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Colorado State Highway 7 Recreation Improvements Plan
The Forest Service proposes to improve recreation opportunities at and near the Meeker Park Campground area.
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Turner Services Special Use Authorization for Outfitting and Guiding Services
The Forest Service proposes to issue a 10 year outfitter and guide permit for hunting on specific game units and ATV tours on system roads. This replaces a transitional priority permit.
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.