Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
10/01/2023 to 12/31/2023
Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands

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, Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,  Cimarron Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,  Comanche Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,  Leadville Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,  Pikes Peak Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,  Salida Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,  San Carlos Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,  South Park Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,  South Platte Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Projects Occurring Nationwide  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
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

           *UPDATED* 		- 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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Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)  

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Monarch Ski Area Expansion
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Special use management 		 In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 09/22/2023  		Expected:04/2024
  		04/2024 Don Dressler
720-391-0626
don.dressler@usda.gov 
Description: Monarch Mountain is proposing to expand its special use permit boundary by approximately 377 acres to develop 139 acres of new terrain. The ski area also proposes a new 2700 foot long chairlift, a warming hut, restroom, and access road.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61373
Location: UNIT - Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands All Units. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Monarch Mountain Ski Area.
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Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)  

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Dispersed Camping Management, Leadville and Salida Ranger Districts
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Watershed management 		 In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 02/16/2023  		Expected:03/2024
  		04/2024 Perry Edwards
907-738-2096
perry.edwards@usda.gov 
Description: The FS proposes to analyze the effects of vehicle-based dispersed camping to identify where and what actions may be needed to respond to resource concerns and/or conflicts with other forest uses.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60591
Location: UNIT - Leadville Ranger District, Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee, Fremont, Lake, Park, Saguache. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Leadville and Salida Ranger Districts, especially areas of high dispersed camping use.
Integrated Management of Target Shooting on the Pike National Forest
EA
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/06/2021
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 06/2023  		Expected:01/2024
  		03/2024 Jennifer DeWoody
719-477-4216
jennifer.dewoody@usda.gov 
Description: (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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57807
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District, South Platte Ranger District, Pikes Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Clear Creek, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Park, Teller. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Pikes Peak, South Platte, and South Park Ranger Districts of the Pike National Forest located in central Colorado. All areas of the districts will be considered for management.
Rampart Fuel Break
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/21/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		10/2023 Marlena Polkow
303-594-0775
Marlena.Polkow@usda.gov 
Description: The purpose of this project is to establish and reinforce fuel breaks along roads in high priority areas to reduce the hazard of high-severity wildfires in communities neighboring the project area.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64339
Location: UNIT - South Platte Ranger District, Pikes Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Douglas, El Paso. LEGAL - T7S R69W S26,27,34,35; T8S R69W S1-3,10,11,14,22,23,26,27,34,35; T9S R69W S2,3,9-11,15,16,21,26-28,34-36; T10S R69W S1,12; T10S R68W S6,7,18; T11S R68W S8,17,20,29,32; T12S R68W S4,5,8; T13S R68W S2,3. The South Platte and Pikes Peak Ranger Districts would construct a fuel break along the Dump Road, Highway 67, and Rampart Range Road.
Sangre De Cristo Electric Permit Reissuance
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/05/2021  		Expected:09/2022
  		09/2022 Heidi Scott
541-675-5624
heidi.scott@usda.gov 
Description: To reissue 9 Sangre De Cristo Electric's expired permits on the San Carlos, Leadville and Salida Ranger Districts and add an updated operation and maintenance plan. These power transmission lines total approximately 87.62 acres and 35.8 miles.
Location: UNIT - San Carlos Ranger District, Comanche Ranger District, Leadville Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee, Lake, Saguache. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Salida Ranger District, Leadville Ranger District, & San Carlos Ranger District.
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Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,   Cimarron 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
Ambrosier Pipeline Special Use Permit
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/21/2022  		Expected:09/2023
  		10/2023 Michelle Putz
970-295-9488
michelle.putz@usda.gov 
Description: 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
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63117
Location: UNIT - Cimarron Ranger District. STATE - Kansas. COUNTY - Morton. LEGAL - SWSW Sec 20, T34S, R42W. Appx. 3 miles north of Elkhart, Kansas; 2 miles northwest of Tunnerville Work Center.
CIM123 Merit Energy Company - Greenwood Gas Gathering Pipeline
CE
 - Minerals and Geology  On Hold  N/A  N/A Nancy Brewer
620-697-3580
nancy.brewer@usda.gov 
Description: Installation of a 12 inch natural gas pipeline approximately 2107 ft in length, with a width of 60 ft covering approximately 2.9 acres. The ditch will be approximately 2 ft wide and 5 ft deep. The pipeline will be buried approximately 4 ft.
Location: UNIT - Cimarron Ranger District. STATE - Kansas. COUNTY - Morton. LEGAL - T34S R42W Sec 19 SE1/4 and Sec 30 NE1/4. The proposed project is located within the sandsage ecosystem of the Cimarron National Grassland.
Merit Energy Master Private Mineral Permit - Amendment 10
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/21/2022  		Expected:09/2023
  		10/2023 Michelle Putz
970-295-9488
michelle.putz@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service proposes to amend a Special Use Permit (CIM 101) by allowing the proponent to install approximately 600 ft of new injection (water) line to connect their Pearson C-2 well site with their existing injection line
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63122
Location: UNIT - Cimarron Ranger District. STATE - Kansas. COUNTY - Morton. LEGAL - East border Sec. 32, T34S, R41W. 5 miles northeast of Elkhart, Kansas.
Santa Fe Trail Recreation Enhancement Project
CE
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/10/2020  		Expected:03/2020
  		05/2020 Michelle Stevens
719-383-4356
michellestevens@fs.fed.us 
Description: To construct a new parking area/trailhead that will provide safe parking and improved access to recreational opportunities along the Santa Fe National Historic Trail.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57564
Location: UNIT - Cimarron Ranger District. STATE - Kansas. COUNTY - Morton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Cimarron National Grassland in T33S R41W Sec 21 NE1/4 NE1/4.
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Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,   Comanche 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
Aubrey Trail Allotment Overflow Pond
CE
 - Grazing management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/01/2022  		Expected:03/2023
  		03/2023 Nancy Brewer
719-523-1706
nancy.brewer@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62831
Location: UNIT - Comanche Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Baca. LEGAL - T33S R45W Sec 2. Along FSR 2404.K along fence line.
Carrizo Swing Allotment Grazing Management
EA
 - Grazing management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2024  		Expected:04/2024  05/2024 Nancy Brewer
620-697-4621
nancy.brewer@usda.gov 
Description: Analysis of grazing management on the Carrizo Swing Allotment. Analysis of Carrizo Swing Allotment identified for planning purposes as a priority consistent with the criteria at 43 U.S.C. 1752(i).
Location: UNIT - Comanche Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Baca. LEGAL - T31S, R47W Section 7, parts of Sections 18, 19. T31S, R 48W Sections 13, 24, 26. 7 miles SW of Springfield, CO.
Mesa View Allotment Pipeline
EA
 - Grazing management  In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 11/02/2022  		Expected:07/2023
  		08/2023 Nancy Brewer
620-697-4621
nancy.brewer@usda.gov 
Description: Install 3,400 ft of 1 ? inch water pipeline from existing solar well in Mesa view allotment into Palmona Allotment to provide better distribution of livestock.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63003
Location: UNIT - Comanche Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Las Animas. LEGAL - SE ? of Section 19 and NW ? of Section 29, T32S, R51W. One mile west on Highway 160 from Andrix Colorado to County Road 213, (or eight miles east of Highway 160 and Highway 109 intersection, located 2 miles north of Kim.
Pack String Swing Allotment Grazing Management
EA
 - Grazing management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2024  		Expected:04/2024  05/2024 Nancy Brewer
620-697-4621
nancy.brewer@usda.gov 
Description: grazing management on Pack String Swing Allotment. Analysis of Pack String Swing Allotment identified for planning purposes as a priority consistent with the criteria at 43 U.S.C> 1752 (i).
Location: UNIT - Comanche Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Baca. LEGAL - T31S, R47W portions of Sec 6. 7 miles SW of Springfield, CO.
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Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,   Leadville 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
Amendment to Special Use Permit LDV733-Public Service Company of CO (PSCo) Lines 9254, 9255 and 9257
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 11/16/2022  		Expected:10/2023
  		11/2023 Max Forgensi
435-636-3335
justin.forgensi@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service is responding to Xcel's request to amend their existing SUP to authorize access to and the rebuild of Transmission Lines 9254, 9255, and 9257 across National Forest System lands. The application includes additional access and ROWs.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62802
Location: UNIT - Leadville Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee, Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Line 9255 is located along US Highway 24 from Otero Tap station to Twin Lakes to Malta Substation. Line 9254/9257 starts south of Leadville and runs north to the Climax Substation & Robinson on CO-91.
Black Cloud Trailhead
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  Completed
This project has changed to a CE that does not require a written decision document and will be removed from the SOPA.  		  06/2023 James Fiorelli
719-486-7411
james.fiorelli@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service proposes to delineate a parking area (PA) for the Black Cloud TH, which provides access to Mt Elbert by repairing the existing PA, installing buck/rail fence to mitigate off-route travel, and installing an informational kiosk.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63007
Location: UNIT - Leadville Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 4 miles west of the village of Twin Lakes on US Highway 82.
Halfmoon Aquatic Organism Passage
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
- Road management
- Climate Change Adaptation 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/21/2023
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 01/2024  		Expected:03/2024
  		05/2025 Janelle Valladares
719-269-8500
janelle.valladares@usda.gov 
Description: This project proposes to replace an existing culvert on Forest Service Road 110 (Halfmoon Road) that crosses Halfmoon Creek at the Mount Massive trailhead. This includes moving the culvert, realigning the road and trail and adjusting the parking.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63985
Location: UNIT - Leadville Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - T10S, R81W, Sec26. On Forest Service Road 110 (Halfmoon Road) at the Mount Massive Trailhead.
Interlaken Bat Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants  In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/14/2022  		Expected:01/2024
  		03/2024 Jeni Windorski
719-486-7421
jeni.windorski@usda.gov 
Description: FS proposes to install a 5'x5', prefabricated bat condo to provide a suitable maternity roosting site and subsequently exclude bats from roosting in the Dexter cabin.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61792
Location: UNIT - Leadville Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. South side of Twin Lakes near Dexter Cabin.
Missouri Gulch Trail #1469 Avalanche and Landslide Realignments
CE
 - Recreation management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 12/2023  		Expected:03/2024  06/2024 Christopher Gutierrez
719-486-7420
christopher.gutierrez@usda.gov 
Description: Due to an avalanche in 2019 and a landslide in 2022, trail realignment and/or reconstruction are necessary to locate the trail in a sustainable location away from a waterway. Rerouting or reconstruction of up to 3/4 of a mile trail are proposed.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63681
Location: UNIT - Leadville Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - T12S R80W Sections 19, 30. Along the Missouri Gulch trail #1469 within Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, near milepost 1 at approximately 10,800-feet and milepost 2, at about 11,800 feet.
Printer Boy Trail
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A James Fiorelli
719-486-7411
james.fiorelli@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service proposes to build a 0.24-mile trail from Printer Boy CG to the Belle of Colorado access road to provide a safer alternative to CR9 to access Turquoise Lake from the CG.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60768
Location: UNIT - Leadville Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T 9 S, R 80 W, Section 8; northwest of Leadville, Colorado.
Special Use Authorization for Rebuild of 115kV Transmission Lines, 9254, 9255, and 9257 to Xcel
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 11/16/2022  		Expected:12/2023
  		07/2024 Kevin Held
000-000-0000
Kevin.Held@usda.gov 
Description: Issuance of Special Use Authorization to rebuild a 115kV Transmission lines 9254, 9255, and 9257 on National Forest System lands for approx. 21.1 miles in length and increase in width from 75' to 100'
Location: UNIT - Leadville Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee, Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Located west of Leadville and Granite Colorado.
Temporary Construction Special Use Permit for Otero Pump Station Valve Install
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 07/21/2023  09/2023 Kevin Held
719-458-7751
Kevin.Held@usda.gov 
Description: Authorize a temporary construction special use permit for the installation of utility equipment on National Forest System lands. Colorado Springs Utilities has proposed to install an isolation valve and a vault on an existing 66-inch steel pipeline.
Location: UNIT - Leadville Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - T. 12 S., R. 79 W., secs. 35 and 36, 6th P.M., Chaffee County, Colorado. Otero Pump Station, 9 miles north of Buena Vista and 1 mile east of Highway 24.
Turquoise Lake Amphitheatre
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/10/2023  		Expected:10/2023
  		10/2023 Joan Veilleux
719-486-7412
Joan.Veilleux@usda.gov 
Description: This project proposes to build an Amphitheatre near the Turquoise Lake Nature Trail Parking lot on the PSICC. The Amphitheatre will provide seating for approximately 40 people and a stage for presenters to offer interpretive talks to the public.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64327
Location: UNIT - Leadville Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - T9S R80W Sec 17. Approximately 200 yards off the Turquoise Nature Trail Parking Lot, in a clearing adjacent to sites 37 & 38 (the first loop) in Molly Brown Campground.
Twin Lakes Vegetation Management Project
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management 		 In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 04/08/2021  		Expected:02/2024
  		06/2024 Lisa Corbin
719-530-3956
lisa.corbin@usda.gov 
Description: There is a need to mitigate the potential impacts from high intensity wildfire to the watershed, reservoir, and other resources. Proposed vegetation treatments include mechanical/hand-thinning, firewood/product removal, and prescribed burning.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59642
Location: UNIT - Leadville Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee, Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project is located south of Twin Lakes, Colorado in Lake and Chaffee Counties. A portion of the project is located within a Colorado Roadless area.
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Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,   Pikes Peak 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
Manitou Lake Picnic Area Improvements
CE
 - Recreation management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Sue Miller
719-477-4222
Susan.Miller1@usda.gov 
Description: Proposed improvements including replacing the bridge over the dam, raising portions of the boardwalk, repairing erosion on the dam face and on the shoreline, widening and hardening the Manitou Lake Tr, constructing hardened paths, replacing benches
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62991
Location: UNIT - Pikes Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Teller. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Manitou Lake Picnic Area is 7 miles north of Woodland Park, Colorado.
Mule Creek Gravel Pit expansion
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Minerals and Geology  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2024  		Expected:06/2024  06/2024 Amy Titterington
719-838-0699
amy.j.titterington@usda.gov 
Description: The PSICC is considering a proposal from Mule Creek Gravel, LLC to expand their current pit from 10.3 acres to 21.5 acres (increase of 11.2 acres) over the next ten years. Operations began in 2000 and Mule Creek has operated the pit since 2019.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64902
Location: UNIT - Pikes Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Teller. LEGAL - 6th P.M., T13S, R69W, Section 30. The Mule Creek Pit is located 4 miles south of Divide, Colorado in Teller County. The pit is directly east of Mueller State Park and is partially on NFS lands and partially on privately owned land.
Pancake Rocks Trail Reroute
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/17/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		09/2023 Samantha Gooch
858-531-8036
Samantha.Gooch@usda.gov 
Description: Reroute approx. 2.3 miles of the existing Pancake Rocks Trail (NFST 704.A) to provide a more sustainable route and improve the user experience.
Location: UNIT - Pikes Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Teller. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Pancake Rocks Trail (NFST 704.A) is on the west slope of Pikes Peak, on the western boundary of the ranger district. Access is off of Colorado SH 67, south of Divide, CO.
Pikes Peak Ranger District Dispersed Camping Project
EA
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/27/2022
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 06/2023  		Expected:12/2023
  		02/2024 Samantha Gooch
719-477-4203
Samantha.Gooch@usda.gov 
Description: Management actions to reduce impacts to the natural environment from dispersed camping and improve camping experiences for the public.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62294
Location: UNIT - Pikes Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Douglas, El Paso, Teller. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National Forest System lands within the Pikes Peak Ranger District.
USAFA Farish Recreation Area Road SUP
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/20/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		09/2022 Jessica Javernick
719-553-1504
jessica.javernick@usda.gov 
Description: Renew a SUP for use and maintenance of FS309 and to add a new small section of road that is encroaching NFS lands around Grace Lake. A sign and buried electric wire is also included in the previous SUP
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62545
Location: UNIT - Pikes Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - El Paso. LEGAL - 6th PM T12S R68W sections 16 and 17. Around Farish Recreation Area and FSR309.
Veith New Road Special Use Permit Proposal
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/26/2022  		Expected:11/2022
  		05/2023 Jessica Javernick
719-553-1504
jessica.javernick@usda.gov 
Description: Construction, Use and Maintenance of a new road to access private property.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62755
Location: UNIT - Pikes Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Teller. LEGAL - 6th P. M.,T12S, R69W Sec's 5 and 6. Proposed road is located off of FSR357 right when you enter the north end of section 5.
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Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,   Salida 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
Bootleg Campground Decommission
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management
- Facility management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 09/2023  		Expected:03/2024  05/2024 Lisa Mellick
719-530-3976
lisa.mellick@usda.gov 
Description: The Bootleg Campground site furnishings have reached the end of life cycle both in condition and in requirements for safety and accessibility. All site furnishings will be removed and the campground will be decommissioned.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64759
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - Sec. 26, T. 15 S., R. 79 W., 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN. County Road 162, near the Chalk Creek TH of the Colorado Trail.
FY21 Trailhead Expansions
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/21/2021  		Expected:10/2023
  		10/2023 Aaron Lamp
7195303972
aaron.m.lamp@usda.gov 
Description: There is a need to increase parking capacity at seven existing trailheads to provide for increasing visitor use and to provide opportunities for users with different space requirements (i.e. trailers, oversized vehicles).
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59318
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T51N, R7E, Sec 14 - Brown%u2019s Creek TH T48N, R8E, Sec 7 - Shirley Site T15S, R80W, Sec 33 - Grizzly TH T13S, R79W, Sec 31 - N Cottonwood TH T14S, R80W, Sec 30 - Ptarmigan Lake TH.
Monarch Abandoned Mine Land Safety Closures
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           *UPDATED* 		- Minerals and Geology  Completed  Actual: 07/31/2023  08/2023 Amy Titterington
719-838-0699
amy.j.titterington@usda.gov 
Description: Twenty five former mine features pose an unsafe risk to the general public in terms of physical safety hazards. Reclamation efforts will promote growth of native plant species on previously compacted soil.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64203
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - T50N, R6E, Sections 5, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 33, and T51N, R6E, Sections 5, 29, 32. AML features near Garfield, Boss Lake, Clover Mountain, Mount Aetna, Taylor Mountain, and Billings Lake.
Monarch Crest Duo
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 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/24/2021  		Expected:12/2023
  		06/2024 Danielle Cook
719-367-4969
danielle.cook@usda.gov 
Description:  1.75 mile single track addition to the Monarch Crest Trail #531 connecting to Marshall Pass along with an improved trail head at Hutchinson Cabin. 0.5 mile reroute on the Monarch Crest Trail #531 north of the Green Creek junction with Monarch Crest
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64130
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee, Gunnison. LEGAL - S24,T48, 6E Marshall Extension; S2, 48N, R6E Snow Drift Reroute. Located on the Monarch Crest Trail #531 at Marshall Pass, Hutchinson Cabin, and in between the Green Creek #1412 and S Fooses Creek #1776 junctions.
Monarch Crest Tram & Store 2023
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           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 08/01/2023  08/2023 Thomas Skaja
719-530-3978
thomas.m.skaja@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service is responding to Monarch Mountains request to amend their existing SUP to update the main Crest facility, add an electrical volt (EV) charger, install a storage shed, repair a retaining wall and updating the tram facility.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64372
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - NWPM T49N, R6E, Sec 17. Monarch Crest Tram and Store.
Monarch Mountain Patrol HQ Replacement
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           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 01/23/2023  04/2023 Thomas Skaja
719-530-3978
thomas.m.skaja@usda.gov 
Description: PowderMonarch, LLC, operators of Monarch Mountain Ski Area under a Forest Service Special Use Permit, propose to replace the 41-year-old ski patrol headquarters modular building with a new, larger facility to better serve the safety needs of skiers.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62533
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Monarch Mountain Ski Area northwest of Salida, Colorado.
Monarch Park Campground Renovation
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           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/28/2023  		Expected:12/2023
  		12/2023 Lisa Mellick
719-530-3976
lisa.mellick@usda.gov 
Description: The USFS proposes to renovate a 65-year-old campground to include rehabilitating unsustainable sites, adding sites & facilities, and adding ADA-accessibile facilities while keeping with the rustic character of semi-primitive, motorized camping.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63632
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Monarch Park Campground is approx. 21-miles west of Salida, CO and approx. 14-miles northeast of Sargents, CO via Highway 50.
NFSR 203 Poncha Creek Reroute
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           *UPDATED* 		- Road management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/21/2021  		Expected:12/2023
  		05/2024 Aaron Lamp
7195303972
aaron.m.lamp@usda.gov 
Description: NFSR 203 lies immediately adjacent to Poncha Creek causing impacts to riparian & watershed resources and risking public safety during flood events. The proposal is to move the road alignment upland for 1 mile and rehabilitate the old roadbed.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59129
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - Not Applicable. NFSR 203 begins ~5 miles south of Poncha Springs, Colorado, 2 miles west of US Highway 285 at Mears Junction. The legal location of this project is T48N, R79W, Section 23.
Operation Annex, Loading Dock Doors, Entrance Gate and Machine Storage at Monarch Mountain Base
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           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/29/2023  		Expected:06/2024
  		06/2024 Thomas Skaja
719-530-3978
thomas.m.skaja@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service is responding to Monarch Mountains request to amend their existing SUP to build an Annex building, add garage doors to the loading dock, install an electronic entrance gate, and add a machine storage facility.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64956
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - NMPM T49N, R6E, Sec 8-7 and 17-18. Monarch Mountain Ski Area Base.
Permit amendment for LDV734 Xcel Utility Connection
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           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/06/2023  		Expected:12/2023
  		03/2024 Kevin Held
000-000-0000
Kevin.Held@usda.gov 
Description: Proposal to amend permit to remove and replace a wooden powerline pole at 38.474965, -106.002925 with a taller pole and run an underground primary 1440 Volt line. The line will be buried under National Forest System Road 108.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64760
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - New Mexico P. M., T. 49 N., R. 6 E., sec. 29, NW1/4. South of Salida on NFSR108, north of Methodist Mountain.
Porter Gulch Trail Access Route
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 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/01/2021  		Expected:07/2024
  		07/2024 Danielle Cook
719-367-4969
danielle.cook@usda.gov 
Description: To provide access to the Rainbow Trail and the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, the FS proposes to construct approx. 0.7 miles of trail and utilize 1-mile of an existing admin-use-only route to access the RT.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61165
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Fremont. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T48N, R10E, Section 7; 4 miles west/southwest of Howard, Colorado, then west on County Road 4.
Qwest d.b.a CenturyLink Special Use Authorization Amendment for Fiber Optic Communication Line
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           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/13/2020  		Expected:11/2023
  		11/2023 Kevin Held
000-000-0000
Kevin.Held@usda.gov 
Description: The proposed amendment is to pull a 144 F fiber optic cable, approx. 105,000 long, 2%u201D in wide (4.8 acres) through existing conduit (installed by Federal Lands Highway Commission) within an existing right-of-way adjacent to County Road 306.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=58308
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T.14 S., R. 79 W., Secs. 19, 21, 28, & 29, T. 14 S., R. 80 W., Secs. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, & T. 14 S., R. 81 W., Secs., 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 6th P.M., Chaffee County, Colorado.
Special Use Authorization for Road to Jeffery Martin
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           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/13/2021  		Expected:12/2023
  		12/2023 Janine Prout
719-505-6580
janine.l.prout@usda.gov 
Description: Salida Ranger District has received a proposal from private property owner, Jeffery Martin to obtain a special use permit for use and maintenance of a road to serve as private motorized access his private property on National Forest System lands.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60782
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Fremont. LEGAL - 6th PM T. 50 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 1, W1/2 NE1/4 and N1/2 SW1/4 and Sec. 2, NE1/4 SE1/4. 6th PM T. 50 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 1, W1/2 NE1/4 and N1/2 SW1/4 and Sec. 2, NE1/4 SE1/4.
Special Use Authorization for use of NFSR108
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           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/01/2023  		Expected:10/2023
  		10/2023 Kevin Held
000-000-0000
Kevin.Held@usda.gov 
Description: Proposal to issue permit to Fremont/Methodist Tower Users Group for use and maintenance of an existing administrative portion of NFSR 108 for access and maintenance at the Fremont and Methodist Mtn Communication Site
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64762
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee, Fremont, Saguache. LEGAL - Not Applicable. South of Salida on Methodist Mountain.
Special Use Authorization to Rebuild a 115kV Transmission Line, 9811
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           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 08/08/2023  		Expected:12/2023
  		12/2023 Janine Prout
719-836-3866
janine.l.prout@usda.gov 
Description: Proposal to amend the existing permit issued to Xcel Energy to approve actions to rebuild the existing transmission line. The BLM is lead agency. https://eplanning.blm.gov
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62452
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - Not Applicable. South east of Poncha Springs, Colorado.
Special Use Permit for State of CO Private Mobile Radio Communication Site
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 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/01/2022  		Expected:05/2023
  		06/2023 Kevin Held
000-000-0000
Kevin.Held@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service proposes to issue a special use permit to the State of CO to build a new private mobile radio site on Methodist Mountain to include constructing a 100%u2019 tower, a concrete building & placement of 2-1000-gallon propane tanks.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63857
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Methodist Mountain Communication site three miles east of Salida, CO.
State of Colorado Private Mobile Radio Communication Site
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           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/10/2023  		Expected:02/2024
  		06/2024 Kevin Held
719-458-7751
Kevin.Held@usda.gov 
Description: Amend State of Colorado's existing special use authorization. Their proposal is to remove/decommission the existing 50-foot guyed tower and 25-foot self-supported tower and replace them with a 40-foot self-supported tower.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64212
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee, Gunnison. LEGAL - T. 49 N., R. 6 E., sec. 20, New Mexico P. M., Colorado,. Top of Monarch Pass at existing communications site east of Highway 50.
Vault Toilet, Pioneer Unload Ramp Improvements and EV Charging Station at Monarch Mountain Base
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           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 07/31/2023  08/2023 Thomas Skaja
719-530-3978
thomas.m.skaja@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service is responding to Monarch Mountains request to amend their existing SUP to install a double vault toilet, electrical vehicle (EV) charging station, and add improvements to the Pioneer unload ramp and retaining wall.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64371
Location: UNIT - Salida Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Chaffee. LEGAL - NWPM T49N, R6E, Sec 8-7, 17-18. Monarch Mountain Ski Area.
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Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,   San Carlos 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
Locke Park Land Exchange
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 - Land ownership management
- Land acquisition 		 In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 06/08/2023  		Expected:02/2024
  		04/2024 Sean Hines
719-530-3974
sean.hines@usda.gov 
Description: Equal value land exchange of 100 acres of federal land for 120 acres of private land between the US Forest Service and Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63709
Location: UNIT - San Carlos Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Custer, Fremont. LEGAL - T46N, R12E, Sec.5 N.M.P.M; T20S, R70W, Sec. 29, 31, 32 6th P.M.,. Federal parcel is 3.5 miles west of Hillside, CO; private parcel is on the south side of Locke Park at the headwaters of Newlin Creek.
Red Wing Communication Site Decommission
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           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 07/06/2023  07/2023 Francisco Castillo
435-636-3336
francisco.j.castillo@usda.gov 
Description: American Tower Corporation is proposing on decommissioning the Red Wing Communication Site and any associated improvements. This NEPA process is in review of the impacts associated with the communication sites removal.
Location: UNIT - San Carlos Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Alamosa, Huerfano. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Red Wing, CO, .25 miles North of Mosca Pass.
Special Uses Permit Reissuances. Expired Existing Permits
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 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2010  		Expected:12/2010  01/2012 Jessica Javernick
719-269-8703
jjavernick@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issuance of a new special use authorization for a new term to replace an existing or expired special use authorization when the only changes are administrative.
Location: UNIT - San Carlos Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo. San Carlos Ranger District.
Wet Mountains Wildfire Potential Control Locations
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           *UPDATED* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/21/2021  		Expected:10/2023
  		11/2023 Dennis Page
719-269-8584
dennis.page@usda.gov 
Description: In order to address the threat of landscape-scale wildfire in the Wet Mountains, the FS proposes to increase the defensibility of potential control features, such as roads & trails, by reducing fuels mechanically, with hand treatments, and Rx fire.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60409
Location: UNIT - San Carlos Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo. LEGAL - Not Applicable. See additional project information and maps for proposed locations of project activities.
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Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,   South Park 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
2023 Loco Mountain Outfitters, LLC Priority O&G Permit Application
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           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/10/2023  		Expected:08/2023
  		09/2023 Samantha Eaton Jensen
719-293-3510
samantha.eaton@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service is proposing to issue a Priority Use Outfitting & Guiding Permit to Loco Mountain Outfitters, LLC, for 100 service days of hunting privileges in GMU 58.
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - All Sections comprising NFS lands within T. 14 S., R. 73 W; T. 14 S., R. 74 W.; T. 15 S., R 74 W.; and T. 13 S., R. 73 W.; as well as T. 14 S., R. 72 W., W 1/2 of Sec. 6, 7, & 18; 6th Principal Meridi. Colorado Game Management Unit (GMU) 58; proposed use within the South Park Ranger District boundary, only.
Badger Flats Prescribed Burning Project
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           *NEW LISTING* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Completed  Actual: 09/29/2023  10/2023 Marlena Polkow
3035940775
Marlena.Polkow@usda.gov 
Description: The primary purpose of the project is to return fire to the vegetation communities within the project area which would improve timber stands, wildlife habitat, and rangeland conditions.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64341
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - T11S R72W Sections 5-8, 15-24, and 26-33; T11S R73W Sections 11-14. The proposed project would occur around Forest Service Roads (FSR) and county roads (segments around FSR 31, FSR 223, and FSR 225) to the north U.S. Highway 24 and east of Badger Mountain.
Beaver Creek Gold Dust Trail Connector
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           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/21/2022  		Expected:10/2023
  		07/2024 Alixandra Jensen
970-319-5375
Alixandra.Jensen@usda.gov 
Description: This project would construct new trail to connect FST 614 to FST 747 which would allow non-motorized users to avoid using FSR 194 to link these area.
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Located entirely in Park County, CO on the Pike National forest, South Park Ranger District between The Town of Como and the Town of Fairplay.
Denver Botanic Gardens Research Permit
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           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 07/31/2023  07/2023 Samantha Eaton Jensen
719-293-3510
samantha.eaton@usda.gov 
Description: Proposal to conduct an observational study of rare plants located near Horseshoe Mountain.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64269
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T. 10 S., R. 78 W., Section 7 and T. 10 S., R. 79 W., Sections 12 & 13; 6th Principal Meridian.
Fairplay Ware Yard Lease
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           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/09/2023  		Expected:08/2023
  		10/2023 Mary Davis

mary.davis@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service plans to renew a long-term lease with Park County for use of 1-acre of county-owned land in Fairplay, CO. This analysis is initiated to support a 20-year lease for the aforementioned land and an FS-owned pole shed on-site.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64612
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - Not Applicable. SE 1/4, NE 1/4, SW 1/4; Section 34, Township 9 South, Range 77 West, 6th Principal Meridian, Colorado; See map.
Indian Paintbrush Access Roads
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 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/15/2022  		Expected:07/2023
  		07/2023 Francisco Castillo
435-636-3336
francisco.j.castillo@usda.gov 
Description: Provide adequate access for the reasonable use and enjoyment for one of the proponents private properties. Provide emergency, but not casual use, access for three other identified routes around another property.
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - Section 3, 4, and 5, Township 13 South, Range 72 West, 6th Principal Meridian. Private property known as the Indian Paintbrush Ranch and a property to the East.
Jefferson and Eleven Mile Entrance Stations
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 - Recreation management
- Facility management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/22/2019  		Expected:04/2023
  		04/2023 Jeremy Schoonover
719-836-2031
jeremy.schoonover@usda.gov 
Description: The entry stations at these locations do not meet safety or access requirements. Replace existing sheds with Schweitzer Entry Stations that have increased safety features and site-appropriate facades, adjusting traffic lanes where needed.
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Jefferson Creek fee station on NFSR 37; Eleven Mile Canyon fee station on NFSR 96.
Kite Lake Improvement Plan
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 - Recreation management
- Special use management 		 In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 03/24/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		09/2023 Jeremy Schoonover
719-836-2031
jeremy.schoonover@usda.gov 
Description: This project addresses increased recreation that is putting stress on resources and infrastructure at the Kite Lake site and Buckskin Gulch corridor. The plan may modify: the roadway, campground, parking lot, bathrooms, land ownership and mgmt.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61211
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - T.8.S, R.78.W, Sec. 29; T.8.S, R.78.W, Sec. 28; T.8.S, R.78.W, Sec. 33; T.9.S, R.78W, Sec.4; T.9.S, R.78W, Sec.3; T.9.S, R.78W, Sec.2; T.9.S, R.78W, Sec.11; T.9.S, R.78W, Sec.12. Located along County Rd. 8 (Buckskin Gulch Rd) and at the Kite Lake campground and parking lot.
Mile Hi Rams Mine Plan of Operations
EA
 - Minerals and Geology  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2023  		Expected:04/2023  07/2023 Amy Titterington
719-836-2031
amyjtitterington@fs.fed.us 
Description: The operators submitted a proposal to explore for and mine pegmatite gemstones in the Crystal Creek Mining Area on the Amazonite 9, Amazonite 10, Amazonite 11, Amazonite 12 and Blackstone unpatented mining claims
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63322
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Teller. LEGAL - 6th P.M., T12S R71W, Section 11. The unpatented claims are located approximately 4.1 miles northeast of Lake George, CO in Teller County.
Mills Access Road
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 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/10/2023  		Expected:12/2023
  		12/2023 Francisco Castillo
435-636-3336
francisco.j.castillo@usda.gov 
Description: Bring into the special use program an access road that is currently not permitted but was permitted in the 1970s. This use is the primary route for the Mills Family. This use would also include access thru a mud season closure.
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - Section 7 and 18, Township 12 South, Range 71 West, 6th PM. Located North of Lake George, CO off County Road 77. National Forest Service road 296 is part of the proposal.
Redemption Mine Plan of Operations
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 - Minerals and Geology  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 02/2023  		Expected:03/2023  06/2023 Amy Titterington
719-838-0699
amy.j.titterington@usda.gov 
Description: The operators are proposing to explore for and mine pegmatite gemstone crystals. The operators will excavate 4 trenches and disturb a maximum of 3.0 acres of National Forest System lands.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63323
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - 6th P.M., T12S, R71W, Sections 4 and 9. The unpatented mining claims are found in Sections 4 and 9, T12S, R71W, 6th Principal Meridian, approximately 4.2 miles northeast of Lake George, Colorado, in Park County.
Riparian Reconnect South Park 2023
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 - Watershed management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 05/2023  		Expected:06/2023  08/2023 Sheila Lamb
719-836-2031
sheila.lamb@usda.gov 
Description: This project will restore degraded riparian systems in several high-value headwater locations and repair historic land impacts by using low impact, process-based restoration techniques to reconnect streams to their associated floodplains.
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - T8S R77W Sections 2, 11, 12, 26, 35, 36; T9S R77W Sections 1, 4, 9, 10, 15. Crooked Creek, Trout Creek (both headwaters of Middle Fork of the South Platter River), and North Tarryall Creek (Tarryall Creek headwaters).
Roche Annual Road Access
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 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/19/2021
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 05/2023  		Expected:11/2023
  		01/2024 Francisco Castillo
719-836-3866
francisco.j.castillo@usda.gov 
Description: To provide access to the Roche family thru the 5B Wildlife Closure on the Browns Pass Road.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64045
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - Section 24, Township 10 South, Range 78 West, 6th Principal Meridian. Browns Pass Road on the South Park Ranger District.
Rockingham Lode Access Road
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 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/01/2022  		Expected:07/2023
  		07/2023 Francisco Castillo
435-636-3336
francisco.j.castillo@usda.gov 
Description: Proposal to bring in an unauthorized/historic route. This route was mis-identified in the 80s as being covered in an easement as pre-scribed by a Park County resolution.
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - Section 3, Township 9 South, Range 78 West, 6th Principal Meridian. Proposal is located to the South of Park County 8 outside the Town of Alma.
Rye Slough Stream Improvement
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 - Watershed management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2022  		Expected:05/2022  07/2022 Jamie Krezelok
970-870-2256
jamie.krezelok@usda.gov 
Description: Place vegetated small earthen grade controls in approx. 0.6 miles of stream channel and plant willows along the banks to increase bank stability and slow and spread water throughout the floodplain to reconnect the wetland.
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - T. 15 S, R. 74 W, Section 19, Sixth P.M. The project is located on Rye Slough along NFSR 268, approximately 20 miles south of Hartzel and 20 miles northeast of Salida. The legal location is Township 15 S, Range 74 W, Section 19, 6th P.M.
South Park Illegal Route Management
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 - Recreation management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 05/2023  		Expected:08/2023  09/2023 Jason Looby
719-225-3329
Jason.Looby@usda.gov 
Description: There is a need to develop an adaptive approach to close and rehabilitate illegal routes (typically motorized) on the South Park Ranger District. Management actions will be selected based on the location, damage, and potential for further impacts.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64041
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park, Teller. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The South Park Ranger District ranges from Lake George, CO to Fairplay, CO. Unauthorized (illegal) trails are found throughout the district, but are more concentrated in the eastern section.
South Park Ranger District Dispersed Camping Project
EA
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/27/2022
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 06/2023  		Expected:12/2023
  		02/2024 Jeremy Schoonover
719-836-2031
jeremy.schoonover@usda.gov 
Description: Recreation project that will focus on improving the natural environment and providing better dispersed camping experiences for the public.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62281
Location: UNIT - South Park Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Park, Teller. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Forest Service Land Jurisdiction on the South Park Ranger District.
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Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands,   South Platte 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
Denver Water, Access for Strontia Sedimentation Removal
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Watershed management
- Special use management 		 In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 08/17/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		09/2023 Nathanael Berry
303-275-5645
Nathanael.Berry@usda.gov 
Description: Issue a Temporary Construction permit so that Denver Water may widen an existing roadway and replace an existing train car bridge. The project is needed to provide access to Denver Water so they can proceed with removing sedimentation at Strontia Res
Location: UNIT - South Platte Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Douglas, Jefferson, Park. LEGAL - 6th P.M., T7S, R69W, sec. 21 NW1/4NW1/4. 6th P.M., T7S, R69W, sec. 21 NW1/4NW1/4; North side of the Strontia Springs Reservoir.
Dutch Fred Skills Area
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice 07/27/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		09/2023 Marc Grandia
303-275-5610
Marc.Grandia@usda.gov 
Description: Build two off road practice areas totaling 11.3 acres for OHV use in the area of the Dutch Fred trailhead, reroute part of trail. This action was previously scoped as part of "Single Track NFS Trail 770 Extension & Training Area Construction" project
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60863
Location: UNIT - South Platte Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Douglas. LEGAL - T9S, R69W, S2, 3, 10 & 11. At the Dutch Fred (NFST 679) trailhead and OHV facility, off Rampart Range Road (NFSR 300).
Lands Special Use Permit Reissuance - Well and Pipeline
CE
 - Special use management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Lisa Heagley
303-275-5624
lheagley@fs.fed.us 
Description: Reissue permit to Christopher Baker for a well house and pipeline that has been used and maintained by the family for approximately 70 years.
Location: UNIT - South Platte Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Douglas. LEGAL - 6th PM, T.8S, R.70W, Section 13. Nighthawk recreation cabins.
Rolling Creek Temporary Road Use Permit
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)  Completed  Actual: 09/01/2023  09/2023 Nathanael Berry
303-275-5645
Nathanael.Berry@usda.gov 
Description: Construction and use of a temporary road across two private properties for accessing the Rolling Creek timber project.
Location: UNIT - South Platte Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Jefferson. LEGAL - 6th P.M. R72W, T8S, sec. 2, S1/2N1/2S1/2; 6th P.M. R72W, T8S, sec. 14, S1/2SE1/2S/12; 6th P.M. R72W, T8S, sec. 23 N1/2N1/2NE1/4. West of Park County Road 68.
Tuscan Road Access Permit Issuance
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/14/2023  		Expected:11/2023
  		11/2023 Nathanael Berry
303-275-5645
Nathanael.Berry@usda.gov 
Description: The proponent is requesting a permit to maintain and improve a road .7 miles in length and fifteen feet in width. The permit term would be for twenty years.
Location: UNIT - South Platte Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Jefferson. LEGAL - 6th P.M., R70W, T9S, sec.15, SE1/4. One half mile East of Trumbull.
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