Decision Memo Completed

Trail Creek Fire Salvage

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Beaverhead, Montana Wisdom Ranger District

Salvage dead and dying trees on no more than 250 acres of National Forest System (NFS) lands on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (BDNF) just north of MT Hwy 43 within the Trail Creek Fire perimeter.

Location

The project area falls within the Tie-Johnson and Trail Creek Management Areas just north of MT Hwy 43 within the Trail Creek Fire perimeter on the Wisdom Ranger District.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/13/2022
2
Decision
06/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13); 32.2 (23), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(23)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Trail Creek Fire SalvageDecision Signed Date: 06/01/2022
ForestsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
DistrictsWisdom Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT.2 S., R.17 W., Sections 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products