Use of mgmt tools:planned fire,wildland fire use,hand/mechanical thinning,pile burning,conifer/shrub planting $ seeding of native grasses and forbs to enhance/maintain resiliency of vegetative /ecological conditions in areas burned by 2006 Derby Fire
Location
10-20 miles Southeast of Big Timber within National Forest lands burned in the 2006 Derby Fire (Deer Creeks, Derby, West Bridger Drainages)
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/14/2013
2
Comment Period
08/26/2014
3
Objection Period Start
01/23/2015
4
Decision
05/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Sweetgrass Restoration and Resiliency Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/21/2015 |
| Forests | Custer Gallatin National Forest |
| Districts | Yellowstone Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |