Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)

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- Custer National Forest , Ashland Ranger District
- Custer National Forest , Beartooth Ranger District


Custer National Forest , Ashland Ranger District R1 - Northern Region
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
15 Mile and Elk Creek Landscape Restoration Project (15 Elk)
EIS
- Forest products
- Fuels management
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Heritage resource management
On Hold N/A N/A Amy Waring
(406) 683-3948
amywaring@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposes vegetation treatment & road mngt.activities on approx.14,194 ac. in 15 Mile and Elk Crk. watersheds.Manage forest vegetation to restore & improve resilency of fire adapted ecosystems, improve diversity in hardwood draws, & decommission roads
Location: UNIT - Ashland Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Powder River. 15 Mile and Elk Creek watersheds
Ashland Roadside Hazard Tree Abatement Project
CE
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Road management
In Progress
215 Comment Period Legal Notice
01/04/2013
Expected: 02/2013 02/2013 Wayland Duerschmidt
406-784-2335 x 112
wduerschmidt@fs.fed.us
Description: Dispose of logs decks created from Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation efforts that felled hazard trees. Also, w/in 150' each side of certain roads hazard trees w/in the Ash Creek Fire area will be felled, skided, decked & disposed by various means.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41102
Location: UNIT - Ashland Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Powder River. Several roads within the Ash Creek Fire area.
Cow Creek Rangeland Project
EA
- Grazing management In Progress
Scoping Start
01/21/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice
03/2013
Expected: 05/2013 06/2013 Megan Dawson
406-784-2344
mbdawson@fs.fed.us
Description: Conduct environmental analysis of livestock grazing on the 16,189 acres Cow Creek allotment. The District Ranger will decide whether or not to authorize grazing, & if so, the site specific livestock grazing preseciptions to be implemented.
Location: UNIT - Ashland Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Powder River, Rosebud. LEGAL - T6S, R45E, various number of sections. Cow Creek Allotment, 20 miles south of Ashland, Montana.
Custer National Forest , Beartooth Ranger District R1 - Northern Region
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Burnt Fork, Hogan Crk On/Off, Rock Crk, Sage Crk and Proposed Red Butte Allotments Rangeland Project
EA
- Grazing management In Progress
Scoping Start
12/21/2011
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice
05/2013
Expected: 06/2013 09/2013 Terrill Jones
406-446-2103
tcjones@fs.fed.us
Description: Comprehensive range planning (1995 Recissions Act) and analysis to determine the effects of livestock grazing.
Location: UNIT - Beartooth Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Carbon. LEGAL - various Beartooth face and Pryor Mountains
Fred Inabit Interpretive Panel
CE
- Heritage resource management On Hold N/A N/A Jeff Gildehaus
406-446-4584
jgildehaus@fs.fed.us
Description: Install Fred Inabit Interpretive Panel on Phantom Creek Trail.
Location: UNIT - Beartooth Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Carbon. LEGAL - T7N, R17E, Sec. 21 Phantom Creek Trail
Greater Red Lodge Forest and Habitat Management Project
EA
- Road management
- Watershed management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Forest products
- Fuels management
In Progress
Scoping Start
02/22/2013
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice
09/2013
Expected: 10/2013 01/2014 Amy Waring
406-255-1451
alwaring@fs.fed.us
Description: Fuels reduction within the wildland urban interface (WUI). Increase the diversity of vegetation, including as-pen and deciduous riparian species. Manage for resilient conditions in face of large disturbance events.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41368
Location: UNIT - Beartooth Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Carbon. West Red Lodge Creek, Nichols Creek, Willow Creek on the Beartooth Face, Carbon County MT
Horseman Flats Fuel Reduction Project
CE
- Fuels management
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start
12/2012
Expected: 04/2013 06/2013 Jeffrey Stockwell
406-446-2103
jstockwell@fs.fed.us
Description: Treat hazardous fuels for defensible space, suppression options & in/egress for SMC, Cathedral Mtn. subdivision, Horseman Flats, Road 2848 to Initial Crk trlhead. Use heavy machinery & hand work to achieve stem spacing & reduce crown fire impacts.
Location: UNIT - Beartooth Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Carbon. LEGAL - Sec. 8-9,16 T5S R15E Stillwater Mine, Cathedral Mtn. Subdivision area including Horseman Flats and along FS Road 2848 to Initial Creek Trailhead
Initial Creek ROW and Trail Construction
CE
- Land acquisition
- Recreation management
On Hold N/A N/A Allie Wood
406-446-2103
awood01@fs.fed.us
Description: Secure legal ROW and construct trail acros one mile of patented mineral land and construct a bridge to provide trail access from Initial Crk campground to the WF Stillwater River.
Location: UNIT - Beartooth Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sweet Grass. LEGAL - T5S, R14E, Sec. 14 Initial Creek Trail, West Fork Stillwater River
Main Fork Rock Creek Road Maintenance and Watershed Improvement Project
CE
- Road management
- Watershed management
In Progress
Scoping Start
03/31/2011
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice
02/2013
Expected: 03/2013 06/2013 Amy Waring
(406) 683-3948
amywaring@fs.fed.us
Description: Conduct road mtc, reconstruction, & minor alignment adjustments along the length of the road (approx. 10.7 mi). Activities include gravel re-surfacing, ditch maintenance, replace & add culverts, replace Hellroaring bridge & vegetation clearing.
Location: UNIT - Beartooth Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Carbon. LEGAL - T9S, R19E, Sec(s) 7, 8, 18, & 19; T9S, R18E, Sec(s) 24, 25, 26, & 33-35. Main Fork Rock Creek Road
Pryor Mountain Road Access Project
EA
- Road management In Progress
Scoping Start
03/29/2012
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice
05/2013
Expected: 06/2013 07/2013 Amy Waring
(406) 683-3948
amywaring@fs.fed.us
Description: Pursue the Powerline Road as legal permanent access into the northern portion of the Pryor Mountain land unit of the Beartooth Ranger District.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38899
Location: UNIT - Beartooth Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Carbon. Pryor Mountains land unit, southwester corner of the Crow Indian Reservation
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