Upper Fryingpan Vegetation Management Project
The Forest Service proposes to implement approximately 1,964 acres of vegetation management activities on National Forest System lands located in Eagle and Pitkin Counties, Colorado. Potential treatment areas have been identified within the upper Frying Pan watershed. Vegetation management activities include clearcut with leave tree, coppice (clearcut), and group selection harvests.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
The area is roughly bound by Jakeman and Miller creeks on the west, Crooked Creek Pass on the north, the Holy Cross Wilderness on the east and the Frying Pan River to the south.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 10/06/2016 |
| Comment Period | 10/06/2016 |
| Objection Period Start | 12/21/2017 |
| Decision | 04/2018 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 04/2018 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
White River National Forest All Units
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Forest Products; Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products); Fuels Management
Project Activity:
Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Upper Fryingpan Vegetation Management Project
Decision Signed Date: 04/30/2018
Forests:
White River National Forest
Districts:
West Zone/Aspen Ranger District; West Zone/Sopris Ranger District
States:
Colorado
Counties:
Eagle; Pitkin
Legal Land Description:
Portions of sections 17, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34; T 7S, R 83W
Portions of sections 30, 31; T 8S, R 82W
Portions of sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 26; T 3S, R 91W
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Brett Crary
900 Grand Avenue
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
970-328-5899
bcrary@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 4/30/2018