Environmental Assessment Completed

Rat Creek Salvage Project

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Beaverhead, Montana Wisdom Ranger District

Salvage harvest of dead and dying timber within the Rat Creek Fire (2007) perimeter. The project includes approximately 2,500 acres of salvage harvest and 10 miles of temporary road construction.

Location

Approximately 12 miles NW of Wisdom, Montana

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/09/2008
2
Comment Period
04/20/2009
3
Decision
07/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2009 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityTimber Sales (Salvage)
Rat Creek Salvage ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/22/2009 (Constrained Due to Litigation) Legal Notice Date: 07/22/2009
ForestsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
DistrictsWisdom Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT1S; R16, 17 & 18 W; T2S, R17 & 18W
Forest products