Small tree thinning, handpiling, and prescribed fire on approximately 250 acres within the Wildland Urban Interface/Inventoried Roadless Area. Treatments will help to reduce ladder and surface fuels within the Wildland Urban Interface.
Location
Project is located at the 3 miles west of Hamilton near the Canyon Creek Trailhead and south along the private land boundary to Barley Creek
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/15/2017
2
Decision
06/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2018 (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 |
| Canyon Creek Fuels Reduction Project Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 06/20/2018 |
| Forests | Bitterroot National Forest |
| Districts | Darby Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N R21W Sec 20 & Sec 29 |