Link to Evironmental assessment: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/hayre...dEADocument.pdf
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Link to the Hayman Burn Area site.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/hayres/travel
Alternative A – No Action
Under the No Action alternative, current post-fire management direction would continue to guide management of the project area. The current road closures would remain in place, with no decommissioning of classified or unclassified roads. The 36.5 miles of unclassified roads would continue to be signed as closed and/or fenced off under this alternative. Approximately 53 miles of the 130 classified road miles addressed by this project would remain open and 77 miles would
remain closed.
Much of the 77 miles of roads currently closed to motorized vehicles occur in management areas identified by the Forest Plan as suitable for motorized recreation. Therefore, if Alternative A was selected, a Forest Plan Amendment would probably be necessary to emphasize the new recreation use in these areas.
Alternative B – Pre-Fire Condition
Under Alternative B, the road system would be managed according to the road maintenance level that existed before the Hayman Fire. Approximately 118 miles of the 130 classified road miles addressed by this project would be reopened. Approximately 12 miles of classified roads that were already gated and closed to motorized use before the Hayman Fire would remain closed. All unclassified roads would be decommissioned. Many of the roads under this Alternative would require extensive repair and rehabilitation to get them back to an acceptable level of safety and resource sustainability. Depending on the extent of rehabilitation work required, current road closures would remain in place until resources are obtained and the road is fixed. Many of the roads which accessed Wildcat Canyon and the South
Platte River prior to the burn would be restored to their former maintenance level.
Alternative C – Proposed Action
Alternative C is the proposed action based on recommendations from the Hayman Roads Analysis Report (RAP). Under this Alternative, the proposed management strategy is to “maintain as is” approximately 69.5 miles of the classified roads, increase the maintenance level on 2.5 miles of classified roads, implement seasonal travel restrictions on 3 miles of road, close 6 miles of road year-round, and decommission or convert to another use 49 miles of road. Conversion to another use could include the conversion of an existing road to a motorized or nonmotorized trail. Forest Roads 343.B and 340.B are proposed to be converted into a motorized trail and the last two miles of Forest Road 540 is proposed to be converted to a nonmotorized trail. All unclassified roads would be decommissioned under this alternative.
Some of the roads which accessed Wildcat Canyon and the South Platte River prior to the Hayman Fire including Hackett, Longwater, and the upper portion of Corral Creek Road would be open to motorized use and restored to their former maintenance level.
Overall, about 79% of the total 260 classified road miles in the Hayman burn area would be open to motorized access.
Alternative D – Proposed Action plus additional road closures and decommissions
Alternative D is the proposed action based on recommendations from the Hayman Roads Analysis Report (RAP) plus additional road closures and decommissions primarily in the Wildcat Canyon area. Under this Alternative, approximately 44.5 miles of the classified roads
Chapter 2 2 - 2 Environmental Assessment Hayman Fire Roads Management would be opened or “maintain as is”, the road maintenance level on 2.5 miles of road would be increased, seasonal travel restrictions would be implemented on 4 miles of road, 9 miles of road would be closed year-round, and approximately 70 miles of road would be decommissioned or converted to another use. Conversion to another use could include the conversion of an existing road to a nonmotorized trail. Forest Roads 540 and 294 are proposed to be converted to a nonmotorized trail. All unclassified roads would be decommissioned. (See Appendix B)
Much of the 79 miles of road proposed to be closed or decommissioned in this alternative occur in management areas identified by the Forest Plan as suitable for motorized recreation.
Therefore, if Alternative D was selected, a Forest Plan Amendment would probably be necessary to emphasize the new recreation use in these areas.