Environmental Assessment Completed

Red Rocks Vegetation Project

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Jefferson, Montana Butte Ranger District

Reduce stand density and increase age class, size class, and species diversity; reduce conifer encroachment; provide forest products.

Location

Project area is located in the Boulder River landscape, primarily northwest of I-15 near the towns of Bernice and Basin.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/16/2017
2
Comment Period
02/15/2018
3
Objection Period Start
03/09/2019
4
Decision
08/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Red Rocks Vegetation ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/27/2019
ForestsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
DistrictsButte Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)