The project proposes to reroute existing trail, build new trail to connect a trail loop, and decommission portions of trail that are not up to forest standards.
Location
The project is located 8.5 miles northwest from Ennis, MT on the southeast edge of the Tobacco Root mountains.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/15/2023
2
Decision
07/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management; Travel Management |
| South Meadow Creek Trail | Decision Signed Date: 07/08/2024 |
| Forests | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
| Districts | Madison Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 4 south, Range 2 west, Section 33 of the Montana Principal Meridian. |