BLM seeks public comment on proposed fuels reduction project on

NEWS RELEASE
Dec. 29, 2014
Contact: Courtney Whiteman, Public Affairs Specialist, (720) 648-3923
BLM seeks public comment on proposed fuels reduction project on Basalt
Mountain
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal to reduce hazardous
fuels for wildfires along the base of Basalt Mountain north of El Jebel near Spring Park
Reservoir.
936 acres would be targeted for prescribed fire and 118 acres would be targeted for maintenance
of previous mechanical work along the boundary between public and private lands in the area.
The project would reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires entering private property from BLM
lands and provide for firefighter and public safety.
The BLM will hold a public open house to review the proposal and answer questions on
Monday, January 12, 2015, at 5 p.m. in the Sopris Room of the Eagle County Community
Center, 0020 Eagle County Drive, El Jebel, CO 81623. The project environmental analysis is
available online at http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Information/nepa/gsfo.html.
Written comments and questions should be directed to the BLM’s Colorado River Valley Field
Office at 2300 River Frontage Road, Silt, CO 81652 or submitted online to
[email protected]. Comments will be most helpful if received by February
11, 2015.
Before including your address, phone number, email address or other personal identifying
information in a comment, be advised that the entire comment - including personal identifying
information - may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.