Removal of dead, dying, structurally weakened, infested and/or infected, and at-risk adjacent live trees on up to 250 acres on 12 units through the use of mechanical harvest and ground-based skidding adjacent to County Road No. 88 and private land.
Location
Upper Willow Creek Management Area on the Pintler Ranger District in Granite County, MT. T. 8 N., R. 15 W., Sections 4 and 9 and T. 9 N., R. 15 W., Sections 18, 19, 20, and 33.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/23/2021
2
Decision
09/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13); 32.2 (14), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(14) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Upper Willow Creek | Decision Signed Date: 09/09/2021 |
| Forests | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
| Districts | Pintler Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T. 8 N., R. 15 W., Sections 4 and 9 and T. 9 N., R. 15 W., Sections 18, 19, 20, and 33. |