FRONT RANGE ROUNDTABLE Q2-13 QUARTERLY MEETING Pike & San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE May 31, 2013

CFLRP 2 FYDISTRICT PROJECT AREA PROJECTACRES FY TOTALS STATUS 2010 Pikes PeakTROUT WESTPhantom Creek Complete 2011 Pikes PeakTROUT WESTPhantom Creek 2 & 3, Ryan Quinlan 1,883 Complete 2012 Pikes PeakTROUT WESTPhantom Creek 4 507Complete CELong John304Complete CATAMOUNTCatamount 1351Complete South PlatteUPPER SOUTH PLATTE 2 Buffalo Creek 14781,640Active in Winter, 2014

CFLRP 3 FYDISTRICT PROJECT AREA PROJECTACRES FY TOTALS STATUS 2013 South ParkROCKY MESSENGER – HOWARD Messenger Gulch 2 425Active Pikes PeakTROUT WESTBroken Wheel406In contract prep Pikes PeakTROUT WESTPonderosa300Layout initiated Pikes PeakCATAMOUNTCrystal4201,551Cruise in progress 2014 Pikes PeakCEPhantom Creek 5, Hybrook 829 Pikes PeakCATAMOUNTRaspberry Mtn. TBDFeasibility in progress Pikes PeakTROUT WEST PHASE 2 TBD

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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.

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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

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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).