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USFS Seeks Input on Woodland Park Fuels Treatment
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NEWS RELEASE
USDA Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Region
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Pike & San Isabel National Forests, Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands
Pikes Peak Ranger District
601 South Weber
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/pp
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Date:
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June 20, 2007
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PROPOSED U.S. FOREST SERVICE FUELS TREATMENT PROJECT NEAR WOODLAND PARK
Colorado Springs, Colo., June, 20, 2007 - The U.S. Forest Service, Pike National Forest-Pikes Peak Ranger District is seeking public comment regarding a proposed fuels treatment project in Teller County. The project area encompasses approximately 150 acres and uses primarily large equipment capable of grinding dead standing and live standing trees.
The proposed project lies adjacent to the south end of Woodland Park, in portions of sections 30, 31, and 32 of T12S, R68W, and 6th P.M. Teller County, commonly known as Sunny Glenn.
The objectives of the proposal are:
- To reduce the risk of catastrophic bug infestation and fire within the project area.
- To improve forest health and reduce beetle infestation on Forest Service lands adjacent to private lands.
- To begin decreasing the Fire Condition Class from a III to a II within the project area.
If you have any comments about this proposed action, please submit them in writing, to District Ranger, 601 South Weber Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903. The Scoping Notice is posted to the web under Public Scoping at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/projects/.
If you would like to discuss the proposal personally or would like more information, please contact Bob Ayotte, Pikes Peak Ranger District at (719) 477-4216 or email at: rayotte@fs.fed.us
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