This proposal would authorize planting 250 whitebark pine trees per acre in what was a Whitebark pine dominated site prior to the Pony fire in 2012. Inventories show that regeneration of the Whitebark pine forest-type is not happening as predicted.
Location
Tobacco Root Landscape Brown Back Management Area south east of Whitehall
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/01/2014
2
Decision
06/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Pony Whitebark Pine Planting | Decision Signed Date: 06/02/2014 |
| Forests | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
| Districts | Jefferson Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |