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North Powderhorn Fuels Project Environmental Assessment (EA)

Gunnison Field Office invites the public to attend the North Powderhorn Fuels Project Environmental Assessment meeting to learn more about the project. Purpose of the proposed action is to reduce the likelihood of high-severity fire, reduce soil degradation from high-severity surface fires and other types of surface disturbance increase heterogeneity across the project area; reduce stand density; promote regeneration and species diversity to reduce the effects and frequency of insect and disease outbreaks. These actions would improve the mosaic of vegetation and the overall ecological conditions throughout the project area, which would in turn improve their resistance and resilience to future disturbances like fire, insect outbreaks, drought, and other impacts related to climate change. This is especially critical for wilderness. Within the project area, such outcomes would serve to restore, retain, enhance, and protect both wilderness character and resource values in the Powderhorn Wilderness. Improvement of ecological function would directly benefit the natural character of the wilderness and would create attendant benefits for high-quality solitude and opportunities for primitive recreation in the wilderness.

Open House & Virtual Public Meeting

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Public Meeting Location:  Western Colorado University Ballroom, University Center 102, 1 Western Way, Gunnison, CO 81230

Virtual Meeting Option:

Zoom Registration:  https://empsi.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XOQx8NGmTdqgfMeVkXek6A

Project information and documents are posted on the BLM ePlanning project website [DOI-BLM-CO-S060-2022-0018-EA] at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2021619/510.