Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
01/01/2024 to 03/31/2024
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Report Contents (click to jump to a section) :
-  Projects Occurring Nationwide
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests,  Boulder Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests,  Canyon Lakes Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests,  Clear Creek Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests,  Pawnee Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests,  Sulphur Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Projects Occurring Nationwide  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Land Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions Across the National Forest System
EIS

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Land management planning  Developing Proposal
Est. NOI in Federal Register 12/2023  		Expected:01/2025  01/2025 Jennifer Ruyle
520-388-8351
jennifer.mcrae@usda.gov 
Description: Amend all land management plans for units of the National Forest System to include consistent direction to conserve and steward existing and recruit future old-growth forest conditions and to monitor their condition across planning areas of NFS.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65356
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National Forests and Grasslands (128 units).
Locatable Mining Rule - 36 CFR 228, subpart A.
EIS
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders  On Hold  N/A  N/A Sarah Shoemaker
907-586-7886
sarahshoemaker@fs.fed.us 
Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes revisions to its regulations at 36 CFR 228, Subpart A governing locatable minerals operations on National Forest System lands.A draft EIS & proposed rule should be available for review/comment in late 2020
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57214
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. These regulations apply to all NFS lands open to mineral entry under the US mining laws. More Information is available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/geology/minerals/locatable-minerals/current-revisions.
Nationwide Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Land.
EIS
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/11/2022
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 09/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		01/2024 Laura Conway
406-802-4317
laura.conway@usda.gov 
Description: Programmatic Supplemental EIS for the Nationwide Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Land.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60450
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The direction in the SEIS will apply to use of aerially delivered fire retardant on all National Forest System land. .
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Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)  

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Saint Vrain Forest Health Project
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management 		 In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice 07/20/2023  		Expected:11/2023
  		12/2023 Kevin McLaughlin
970-887-4107
kevin.mclaughlin2@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61372
Location: UNIT - Boulder Ranger District, Canyon Lakes Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Boulder, Larimer. LEGAL - Not Applicable. NFS lands south of Johnny Park Rd, east of Indian Peaks Wilderness, north of Gold Hill Road and west of the NF boundary; northeast including ridgelines around Pinewood Springs east of Highway 36.
United Power - Permit Renewal and Line Upgrade
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/04/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		09/2023 Leslie McFadden
970-295-6656
leslie.mcfadden@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service Proposes to reauthorize continued use and operation of existing powerlines on Clear Creek and Boulder Ranger Districts. The Forest Service also proposes to allow upgrades to an existing line.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64060
Location: UNIT - Clear Creek Ranger District, Boulder Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Serves private inholdings and rural communities on BRD and CCRD; T2S, R73W, sec 25; T1S, R72W sec 28-34.
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Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests,   Boulder Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Doyle Small Tracts Act
CE
 - Land ownership management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/04/2023  		Expected:05/2024
  		06/2024 Lauren Kryszczuk
303-541-2534
Lauren.Kryszczuk@usda.gov 
Description: Conveyance of approximately 1.45 acres under the Small Tracts Act (STA) authority in order for proponent to have access to their property.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64286
Location: UNIT - Boulder Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Boulder. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Roosevelt National Forest, Lot 26, SW ? Sec 29, T1N, R71W, 6th PM, Boulder County, Colorado.
McLean Small Tracts Act
CE
 - Land ownership management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/04/2023  		Expected:05/2024
  		06/2024 Lauren Kryszczuk
303-541-2534
Lauren.Kryszczuk@usda.gov 
Description: Conveyance of approximately 2.5 acres under the Small Tracts Act (STA) authority in order for proponent to have ownership of the land their cabin resides upon.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64287
Location: UNIT - Boulder Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Boulder. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Roosevelt National Forest, NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec 26, T1S, R73W, 6th PM, Boulder County, Colorado.
Tolland Trail/Jenny Creek Connection
CE
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2023
  		09/2023 Matthew Henry
303-541-2510
matthew.henry@usda.gov 
Description: The Tolland Trail/Jenny Creek Connection is ~600 ft trail connection that is part of the larger 5.3-mile Tolland Ranch Trail project led by Boulder County. It will provide a trails connection across private land to USFS lands.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64653
Location: UNIT - Boulder Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Boulder, Gilpin. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T1S, R73W, Sec 30. Western section of descends towards Blackhills Mine, then northwest into Deadman's Gulch in Eldora's Nordic area. From Deadman's Gulch, the trail will join with Jenny Creek Trail.
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Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests,   Canyon Lakes Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Black Diamond Landscape Resiliency and Risk Reduction Project
EA
 - Special area management
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice 05/21/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		09/2023 Dennis Kuhnel
000-000-0000
Dennis.Kuhnel@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service proposes a suite of management tools to improve and maintain a resilient landscape, facilitate fire adapted communities, and improve wildfire response.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62591
Location: UNIT - Canyon Lakes Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Larimer. LEGAL - Not Applicable. NFS lands from the Colorado-Wyoming border south to the northern perimeter of the Cameron Peak Fire burn area; from the Forest eastern administrative boundary west to the Rawah Wilderness boundary.
Bob Creek Lower Bypass Structure Replacement
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Watershed management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/13/2023  		Expected:01/2024
  		02/2024 Logan Maier
970-295-6786
logan.j.maier@usda.gov 
Description: City of Greeley will update and replace the bypass structure on the Bob Creek Diversion. This will entail removal of the exiting wooden flume and installation of a permanent steel fabrication.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65200
Location: UNIT - Canyon Lakes Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Larimer. LEGAL - Township 9N, Range 75W, Section 2. Off of Forest Service Road 517, east of Nunn Creek.
Greenman Salvage
CE
 - Forest products  In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 06/30/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		10/2023 Katie Musser
541-899-3800
katie.musser@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service proposes to recover the economic value of stands of suitable timber impacted by the bark beetle outbreak.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63710
Location: UNIT - Canyon Lakes Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Larimer. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project area is west of the Greenridge Road (NFSR 319), east of the Greenridge West Roadless Area, and north of the Deadman Creek.
Larimer County Mineral Exploration
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Minerals and Geology  In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/20/2023  		Expected:11/2023
  		11/2023 Steven Wood
970-295-6751
Steven.Wood@usda.gov 
Description: Larimer County plans to do mineral exploration for two existing abandoned gravel pits to determine viability for a future gravel pit. 6X12x20 deep pits will be excavated along a 2,800 ft path for the Sand Creek Pit and a 1,100 ft for Killpecker Pit.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65137
Location: UNIT - Canyon Lakes Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Larimer. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Killpecker Pit is located at NFSR300 (Killpecker) & LC Road 86 (Deadman Road). Sand Creek Pit is located along NFSR 336 (Sand Creek) approximately .1 mile north of the intersection with NFSR 523.
South Fork Cache la Poudre Floodplain Connectivity Project
CE
 - Watershed management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/15/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		10/2023 Sarah Beck
000-000-0000
Sarah.Beck@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63697
Location: UNIT - Canyon Lakes Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Larimer. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The proposed project is located on the South Fork Cache la Poudre River along Larimer County Road 63E, Pingree Park Road, immediately north of the Fish Creek Trailhead parking area.
Special Use Authorization - City of Loveland historic cabin use and operation
CE
 - Special use management
- Facility management 		 On Hold  N/A  N/A Leslie McFadden
970-295-6651
leslie.mcfadden@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57090
Location: UNIT - Canyon Lakes Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Larimer. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Visteinz-Smith Park. County: Larimer. Legal: T5N, R70W, Sec 6.
Special Use Authorization - Platte River Authority fiber optic
CE
 - Special use management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Leslie McFadden
970-295-6651
leslie.mcfadden@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57089
Location: UNIT - Canyon Lakes Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Larimer. LEGAL - Legal: T5N, R71W, Sec 1, 2, 3; T5N, R70W, Sec 4, 5, 6, 9. existing power line system already under authorization to City of Loveland and City of Estes Park. County: Larimer. Legal: T5N, R71W, Sec 1, 2, 3; T5N, R70W, Sec 4, 5, 6, 9.
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Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests,   Clear Creek Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Mount Evans Road Repairs
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/09/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		07/2024 Nicole Malandri
303-567-3011
nicole.malandri@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63534
Location: UNIT - Clear Creek Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Clear Creek. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Mount Evans.
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Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests,   Pawnee Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
U.S. Air Force Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) System
EIS
 - Special use management  In Progress:
FEIS NOA in Federal Register 03/31/2023  		Expected:10/2023
  		10/2023 Vernon Koehler
719-252-4778
vernon.koehler@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60569
Location: UNIT - Pawnee Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Weld. LEGAL - Not Applicable. See maps for approximate Pawnee National Grassland and Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forests locations.
Wildhorse Dam Decommissioning
CE
 - Watershed management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/10/2023
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 09/2023  		Expected:03/2024
  		10/2024 Cody Peel
801-625-5392
jonathan.peel@usda.gov 
Description: The Pawnee Ranger District proposes to remove the Wildhorse Dam to improve safety and restore the natural stream channel and flood plain.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64618
Location: UNIT - Pawnee Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Weld. LEGAL - Township - 9N, Range -60W, Sec - 26. The project area is located on the Pawnee Ranger District.
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Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests,   Sulphur Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Big Meadows Fuel Break Project
CE
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 09/2023  		Expected:02/2024  02/2024 Eric Freels
970-263-5828
eric.k.freels@usda.gov 
Description: Proposed treatment actions will include manual and mechanical vegetation thinning and the application of prescribed fire. All treatments will occur within 1,000 feet of an adjacent constructed linear feature (i.e. roads and trails).
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64845
Location: UNIT - Sulphur Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Grand. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T1N R77W Sections 17, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32,33, 34; T1S R77W Sections 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26; T1S R77W Sections 19, 20, 28, 29, and 30; T1S R76W Sections 26, 27.
CDOT Maintenance Facility Replacement
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Alden Whittaker
970-531-6813
Alden.Whittaker@usda.gov 
Description: CDOT proposes to replace their existent maintenance facility with a new, more environmentally sound one.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64296
Location: UNIT - Sulphur Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Grand. LEGAL - Not Applicable. HWY 40 across from Mary Jane ski area, T2S, R75W, SE1/4NW1/4 Sec 14.
Denver Creek Channel Resiliency Project
CE
 - Watershed management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/09/2023  		Expected:12/2023
  		07/2024 Sarah Beck
970-692-3207
Sarah.Beck@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63674
Location: UNIT - Sulphur Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Grand. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Sulphur RD on the middle tributary of Denver Creek where it crosses NFS Road 190.1 approximately 1.5 miles east of Hwy 125. Denver Creek is a tributary to Willow Creek.
Kauffman Creek Channel Resiliency Project
CE
 - Watershed management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/09/2023  		Expected:12/2023
  		07/2024 Sarah Beck
970-692-3207
Sarah.Beck@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63675
Location: UNIT - Sulphur Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Grand. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Sulphur Ranger District on Kauffman Creek where it crosses NFS Road 121.1, Gravel Mountain Road, approximately 1 mile east of Hwy 125. Kauffman Creek is a tributary to Willow Creek.
Middle Fork Blowdown GNA
CE
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/04/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		10/2023 Seth Jennings
970-887-4127
seth.jennings@usda.gov 
Description: To salvage wind damaged trees to reduce fuels, limit risk of insect outbreaks, and release understory from competition. This will reduce fuel loading and increase timber stand resiliency near private properties, local towns, and water systems.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64298
Location: UNIT - Sulphur Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Grand. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Middle Fork Ranch Creek, east of Fraser of CR8, CR810; T1S, R75W, Parts of Sec. 22, 23.
Rollins Pass Trailhead and Travel Management Enhancement Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Road management  Completed  Actual: 10/03/2023  10/2023 Miles Miller
970-887-4126
miles.miller@usda.gov 
Description: This project will decommission trail braids and user created social routes around Rollins Pass Trailhead to rehabilitate existing and prevent future resource damage in the area, particularly to sensitive alpine tundra ecosystem & cultural resources.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64299
Location: UNIT - Sulphur Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Grand. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Rollins Pass TH at the top of the Rollins Pass Road and several locations between the lower trestle and the trailhead adjacent to the road. T 1 S, R 74 W, NW 1/4 Sec 28.
Stillwater Creek Road and Channel Resiliency Project
CE
 - Watershed management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/09/2023  		Expected:12/2023
  		07/2024 Sarah Beck
970-692-3207
Sarah.Beck@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63676
Location: UNIT - Sulphur Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Grand. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The proposed project is located on Sulphur Ranger District on National Forest System Road (NFSR) 123, Stillwater Pass Road, at Stillwater Creek.
Upper Williams Fork Cutthroat Trout Reclamation
CE
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/19/2018  		Expected:10/2023
  		10/2023 Valerie Thompson
303-567-3018
Valerie.Thompson@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=54657
Location: UNIT - Sulphur Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Grand. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Upper Williams Fork.
Willow Creek Avulsion
CE
 - Watershed management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/09/2023  		Expected:12/2023
  		07/2024 Sarah Beck
970-692-3207
Sarah.Beck@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63677
Location: UNIT - Sulphur Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Grand. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The proposed project is located on Sulphur Ranger District on Willow Creek adjacent to Highway 125. The location on Willow Creek is very close to the confluence with Mulstay Creek.
Willow Creek Land Exchange
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Land ownership management  In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 11/15/2023  		Expected:07/2024
  		08/2024 Eric Freels
970-263-5828
eric.k.freels@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service is proposing to exchange one parcel of National Forest System land containing approx. 5.5 acres to TMII Development, LLC in exchange for TMII Development, LLC conveying one parcel of land approx. 50.23 acres to the United States.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61576
Location: UNIT - Sulphur Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Grand. LEGAL - National Forest System land parcel: T2S R75W Secs 14-15; Non-federal land parcel: T4N R77W Sec. 18 and T4N R78W Sec. 13; See Proposed Action. The Federal parcel (5.5 acres) is immediately north and east of the Mary Jane base area at Winter Park Resort; non-Federal parcel (50.23 acres) is at the confluence of Pass Creek and Willow Creek.
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