FRONT RANGE ROUNDTABLE Q2-13 QUARTERLY MEETING

Pike & San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron &

Comanche National Grasslands

IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE2010 - 2014

May 31, 2013

CFLRP

2

FY DISTRICT PROJECT AREA PROJECT ACRES FY

TOTALS STATUS

2010Pikes Peak TROUT WEST Phantom Creek

1597 597 Complete

2011

Pikes Peak TROUT WEST Phantom Creek 2 & 3,Ryan Quinlan

1,883 1,883 Complete

2012

Pikes Peak TROUT WEST Phantom Creek 4

507 Complete

CE Long John 304 Complete

CATAMOUNT Catamount 1 351 Complete

South Platte UPPER SOUTH PLATTE 2

Buffalo Creek 1 478 1,640 Active in Winter, 2014

CFLRP

3

FY DISTRICT PROJECT AREA PROJECT ACRES FY

TOTALS STATUS

2013

South Park ROCKY MESSENGER – HOWARD

Messenger Gulch 2

425 Active

Pikes Peak TROUT WEST Broken Wheel 406 In contract prep

Pikes Peak TROUT WEST Ponderosa 300 Layout initiated

Pikes Peak CATAMOUNT Crystal 420 1,551 Cruise in progress

2014

Pikes Peak CE Phantom Creek 5, Hybrook

829

Pikes Peak CATAMOUNT Raspberry Mtn.

TBD Feasibility in progress

Pikes Peak TROUT WEST PHASE 2

TBD TBD TBD

CFLRP

4

DENVER WATER

5

South Platte Ranger District

• Work continues in the Strontia Springs Zone of Concern.

• In FY13 – 14, work to be initiated in and adjacent to the Bailey Zone.

• In FY15 work is anticipated in and adjacent to the Elk Creek Zone.

• Reforestation was initiated in 2013 in the Buffalo Creek Burn area.

South Park Ranger District

• Work in the Antero Zone will be completed this year.

DENVER WATER

6

BARK BEETLE RESPONSE

7

Focus is on 3 Key Areas:

1. Preventative treatments /mitigation in High Value Areas (developed recreation sites, ski areas)• Treatments include spraying of insecticide, hazard tree removal,

reforestation.o Leadville has been treating these sites for several years, the focus will

shift to Salida and San Carlos.

2. Large-Moderate Scale Sanitation/Salvage treatments in spruce dominated cover types per access, terrain and management prescription.

o Greenhorn Project - Wet Mountains.o Other areas to be identified on the Salida RD.

3. Increase Fuels Reduction Treatments in mountain pine beetle impacted / susceptible lodgepole pine on the Leadville RD.

o Tennessee Creek Project.o Implementation will include treatment via the FRLTSC.

Mountain Pine Beetle & Spruce Beetle

BARK BEETLE

MITIGATION

8

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

9

• Other water provider partnerships to begin in FY14 (CSU, Pueblo, City of Aurora)

• Waldo Canyon Restoration.

• Running out of feasible ground for ground based logging in 10 – 15 years for current CFLRP/Fuels target vegetation.

• Looking at second entry treatments in some project areas.

• Intent is for RX fire to be a large part of future treatments (UMC).