Escalante Forest Restoration Project

Vegetation treatments to allow the use of fires to increase the resilience, diversity & habitat value of the forests. This includes fuels reduction, timber harvest, seeding, weed treatments, managed fire, & decommissioning of non-system roads.

Location Summary

Located within ¼ mile west of Divide Rd. (NFSR 402) and east of Divide Rd. to the National Forest boundary between the Ouray/Grand Valley Ranger District boundary south to Highway 90 (NFSR 540).

Forests: Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests

Project Documents

• Scoping

  • Escalante Forest Restoration and Stewardship Proposed Action (PDF 832kb)
  • Escalante Forest Restoration and Stewardship Project Appendix Tables (PDF 647kb)
  • Escalante Project Landscape Compartment and Vegetation Zone Map (PDF 3358kb)
  • Escalante Forest Restoration and Stewardship Project Legal Notice (PDF 145kb)