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Environmental Assessment for the Sarvis Creek Cabin Fee Proposal United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Environmental Assessment DOI-BLM-CO-N010-2020-0041 Sarvis Creek Cabin Recreation Fee Proposal March 2020 U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Northwest District Little Snake Field Office 455 Emerson St. Craig, CO 81625 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................. i 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Identifying Information ........................................................................................................................ 1 Background ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Purpose and Need for Action ............................................................................................................. 2 Decision to be Made........................................................................................................................... 2 Conformance with the Land Use Plan................................................................................................ 2 2. Public involvement .................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Proposed Action and Alternatives ............................................................................................................. 3 Proposed Action (Alternative A) ......................................................................................................... 3 3.1.1. Project Components and General Schedule .............................................................................. 3 3.1.2. Design Features ......................................................................................................................... 3 Summer/Fall Rental Alternative (Alternative B) ................................................................................. 5 No Action Alternative (Alternative C) .................................................................................................. 5 4. Issues ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Issues Analyzed ................................................................................................................................. 6 Issues Considered but not Analyzed.................................................................................................. 6 5. Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences ....................................................................... 8 General Setting & Access to the Project Area ................................................................................... 8 Cumulative Impacts ............................................................................................................................ 8 Access and Transportation ................................................................................................................ 9 5.3.1. How would the establishment of a fee-based cabin rental program affect access and transportation? ...................................................................................................................................... 9 5.6 Recreation ........................................................................................................................................ 12 5.3.2. How would the establishment of a fee-based cabin rental program affect visitor satisfaction related to recreational experiences? .................................................................................................. 12 6. Supporting Information ............................................................................................................................ 14 List of Preparers ............................................................................................................................... 14 Tribes, Individuals, Organizations, or Agencies Consulted.............................................................. 15 References ....................................................................................................................................... 16 Appendix A. Figures ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Appendix B. Scoping Comments .................................................................................................................. 3 i 1. INTRODUCTION Identifying Information Project Title: Sarvis Creek Cabin Recreation Fee Proposal Legal Description: T4N, R84W, SESE Section 21, Routt County, Colorado, 6th P.M. NEPA Document Number: DOI-BLM-CO-N010-2019-0041-EA Background The Little Snake Field Office acquired the Sarvis Creek Cabin and surrounding property through the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative in 2014. An Environmental Assessment (EA) was published (DOI-BLM-N010-2014-0049-EA) for the acquisition, but further analysis is necessary to develop a fee-based nightly rental program. The stated purposes for acquisition of the property were to “enhance public recreation opportunities within the Yampa River corridor, to maintain or improve wildlife habitat, to consolidate public ownership, and to reduce the management complications common with scattered landownership patterns.” The cabin is located on five acres of BLM public land along the west bank of the Yampa River, which is within two miles of Stagecoach State Park, and adjacent to the Sarvis Creek State Wildlife Area, both of which are managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It is also adjacent to the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Area, which is managed by the Routt National Forest, Yampa Ranger District. The cabin has recently been renovated to meet building code requirements. Improvements made to date include replacing doors and windows, new propane appliances, new greywater disposal system, new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible patio, as well as structural and loft improvements. Pending improvements include outdoor ADA-accessible vault toilet, upgraded picnic tables, and other outdoor amenities. The Sarvis Creek Cabin lies within the area covered by the Sarvis Creek Area Plan (Plan). The Plan was developed in 1996 with public input and in partnership with private landowners, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Routt County Commissioners, US Forest Service and BLM, and was re-ratified in 2017. The mission of the Sarvis Creek Area Plan is to develop a plan for proper management of a unique and undeveloped ecosystem in the context of private lands intermixed with public lands administered by the BLM, US Forest Service, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It includes recommendations for: implementing the Plan, cooperative management, land acquisitions, roads and utilities, land use, agricultural use, management of recreational activities, wildlife and fisheries, archaeological sites, and the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Area. DOI-BLM-CO-N010-2019-0041-EA 1 Purpose and Need for Action The purpose of this project is to develop a fee-based recreation cabin rental program, with local community and public input, for recreational use of the Sarvis Creek Cabin. This site-specific proposal aims to achieve multiple objectives that are primarily geared towards protecting and enhancing the cultural, riparian, natural resources, and interpretive values, provide for public health and safety, and to facilitate public access to BLM public lands and related waters. The project is needed for establishment of a recreational cabin rental program so that public may make use of the facility and fulfill goals established when the BLM acquired the cabin and its surrounding land parcel. Decision to be Made Based on the analysis contained in this EA, the BLM will decide whether to approve or deny the recreation fee proposal and if so, under what terms and conditions. Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the BLM must determine if there are any significant environmental impacts associated with the Proposed Action warranting further analysis in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Field Manager is the responsible officer who will decide one of the following: • To approve the recreation fee proposal with design features as submitted; • To approve the recreation fee proposal with additional mitigation added; • To analyze the effects of the recreation fee proposal in an EIS; or • To deny the recreation fee proposal. Conformance with the Land Use Plan The Proposed Action is subject to and is in conformance (43 CFR 1610.5) with the following land use plan: Land Use Plan: Little Snake Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (ROD/RMP) Date Approved: October 2011 Decision Language: (Section 2.15, Recreation, page RMP-42 and RMP-43) “Goal A: Provide a diversity of outdoor recreational opportunities, activities, and experiences for various user groups, unorganized visitors and affected communities, there residences, economies, and the environment. Objective for achieving this goal include: • Provide legal public access opportunities for recreational uses. • Manage for special recreation permit services.” “Goal B: Provide visitor services including
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