The project is to protect the Basin Creek Municipal Watershed by restoring and improving the characteristics of forest composition and structure to help reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire effects.
Location
The project area is located 12 miles south of Butte, Montana within Silver Bow County.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/14/2022
2
Comment Period
05/21/2023
3
07/20/2023
4
Decision
07/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | 2021 Infrastructure: Emergency Actions |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 2021 Infrastructure: Emergency Actions |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Roadless Area Management; Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Basin Creek - Butte Watershed Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/20/2023 |
| Forests | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
| Districts | Butte Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 2N, R 7W sections: 29, 31, & 32; T 2N, R 8W sections: 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, & 35; T 1N, R 7W sections: 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30, 31, & 32; T 1N, R 8W sections: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, |