Small tree thinning, handpiling, and prescribed fire on approximately 320 acres within the Wildland Urban Interface. Proposed treatments will reduce ladder and surface fuels, and change potential fire behavior in the event of a wildfire.
Location
Project is located approximately 5 miles south of Sula, MT near the Nee Me Poo Trailhead and in Waugh Gulch.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/03/2017
2
Decision
06/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Nee Me Poo/Waugh Fuels Reduction Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 06/19/2017 |
| Forests | Bitterroot National Forest |
| Districts | Sula Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T1S, R19W, Sections 4,5,9,16 |