Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Greater Red Lodge Vegetation and Habitat Management Project

Custer Gallatin National Forest Carbon, Montana Beartooth Ranger District

Fuels reduction within the wildland urban interface (WUI). Increase the diversity of vegetation, including aspen and deciduous riparian species. Manage for resilient conditions in face of large disturbance events.

Location

West Red Lodge Creek, Nichols Creek, Willow Creek on the Beartooth Face, Carbon County MT

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
02/22/2013
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/27/2019
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/19/2020
4
Objection Period Start
06/19/2020
5
Decision
03/2021 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
03/2021 (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; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Greater Red Lodge Vegetation and Habitat Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 05/19/2015 (FS Withdrawn, Constrained Due to Litigation)
Greater Red Lodge Vegetation and Habitat Management ProjectsDecision Signed Date: 03/03/2021 (Constrained Due to Litigation)
ForestsCuster Gallatin National Forest
DistrictsBeartooth Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed managementRoad management