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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 |
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| 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. | |||||
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| 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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