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 Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road 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| Greater Red Lodge Vegetation and Habitat Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/19/2015 (FS Withdrawn, Constrained Due to Litigation) |
| Greater Red Lodge Vegetation and Habitat Management Projects | Decision Signed Date: 03/03/2021 (Constrained Due to Litigation) |
| Forests | Custer Gallatin National Forest |
| Districts | Beartooth Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |