Treatment of 70 ac. of NFS lands via commercial thinning of overstocked stands. Thinning would occur in areas with a target basal area of approx. 40 to 80 sq. ft. per acre and implemented through mechanical harvest. UR8-416A would be decommissioned.
Location
The project area is located approximately ten miles north of Philipsburg, Montana and three miles west of Maxville, Montana in the Flint Foothills Management Area of the Clark Fork Flint Landscape.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/07/2022
2
Decision
03/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12); 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Spaeth's Corner Commercial Thinning | Decision Signed Date: 03/06/2023 |
| Forests | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
| Districts | Pintler Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T.8N., R.14W., Section 1 and T.8N., R.13W., Section 6 |