Please note: The scoping comment period ends on December 17, 2025, however, there will be an additional opportunity for public comment on the preliminary NEPA document during the 30-day comment period. Once complete, the preliminary NEPA document will be posted on the project website and the public will be notified. The completion date of the preliminary NEPA document and 30-day comment period is TBD. The Forest Service invites the public to provide input on the proposed action for the Pikes Peak Vegetation Management & Restoration Project during the 14-day public scoping comment period. The project purpose is to restore sustainable forest conditions that are resilient to fire, insects, and diseases, while providing for diverse wildlife habitats, recreational opportunities and sustainable watershed conditions. The Forest Service is proposing a combination of vegetation treatments and prescribed fire to protect communities, watersheds, wildlife, and recreation opportunities. Treatments would occur on approximately 195,000 acres of Forest Service managed land and additional non-Forest Service land where agreements are in place. A scoping period provides those parties interested in or affected by this action an opportunity to make their concerns known and raise any substantive issues to be addressed in the environmental analysis. The Forest Service values public participation. Communications from the public regarding this project, including commenters' names and contact information, will become part of the public record. Comments, including anonymous comments, will be accepted at any time. However, comments posted after the close of a designated comment period may not be able to be given full consideration. Anonymous comments and comments submitted after the close of the final designated comment period will not provide the commenter standing for administrative review. Comments, or in some cases other expressions of interest, along with respondent's contact information, submitted during the comment period may be necessary to establish a respondent's eligibility to participate in an administrative review for this proposed action, if applicable. Interested members of the public should review the proposal's information to determine the applicable administrative review process and the eligibility requirements for that process. The date of the legal notice of opportunity to comment on this proposed action is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. For proposals to be documented with an Environmental Assessment, the legal notice announcing the comment period appears in the Newspaper of Record. To be most helpful and considered in the analysis, comments concerning this action should be submitted during the 14-day scoping period, starting December 42025. Comments should be received by December 17, 2025to be fully considered in the project analysis. Thank you for your interest and participation in the environmental analysis process on National Forest System lands.
Amber Wyndham
