Environmental Assessment Completed

Darby Lumber Lands Phase 2

Bitterroot National Forest Ravalli, Montana Darby Ranger District

Road system and vegetation management, commercial timber harvest.

Location

The project is located along the Forest boundary, east of Darby, from Robbins Gulch watershed at the south end to Little Sleeping Child in the north. Rye Creek and North Fork Rye Creek are the larger streams in the project area.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/13/2017
2
Comment Period
10/21/2018
3
Objection Period Start
02/24/2019
4
Decision
07/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Trail Management; Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Darby Lumber Lands - Phase II Project - Decision NoticeDecision Signed Date: 07/31/2019
ForestsBitterroot National Forest
DistrictsDarby Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementRoad managementRecreation management