Project purpose is to design and implement a suitable transportation system and to improve landscape resilience to disturbances, such as insects, diseases, and fire.
Location
Project is located in the Mud Creek watershed and portions of the Nelson Lake, Little West Fork, Lloyd Creek, Lower Blue Joint, and Painted Rocks watershed areas of the Bitterroot Mountains.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/06/2019
2
Comment Period
03/21/2021
3
Objection Period Start
07/07/2021
4
Decision
01/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Mud Creek Vegetation Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/13/2023 |
| Mud Creek Vegetation Management Project Decision Notice | Decision Signed Date: 01/13/2023 |
| Forests | Bitterroot National Forest |
| Districts | West Fork Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |