Commercial thinning and prescribed burning on 140 acres to reduce the potential severity and impacts of wildfire and to create a forest more resilient to disturbance. Construction of approximately 0.5 miles of temporary road
Location
Sweeney Creek drainage
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/27/2010
2
Comment Period
09/10/2010
3
Decision
09/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
01/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Sweeney Fuel Reduction Project | Decision Signed Date: 09/02/2010 Legal Notice Date: 09/10/2010 |
| Forests | Bitterroot National Forest |
| Districts | Stevensville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 10N, R 20W, Sections 17, 20, and 21 |