Project proposes to use a mix of prescribed fire and pre-commercial thinning to address forest health and wildlife habitat improvement needs.
Location
Project covers most of the "eastside" of the Bitterroot National Forest located east of Highway 93, as well as the entire Sula Ranger District.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/11/2021
2
Decision
12/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2023 (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; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Eastside Forest & Habitat Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 12/05/2022 |
| Forests | Bitterroot National Forest |
| Districts | Stevensville Ranger District; Darby Ranger District; Sula Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |