The proposed project is to help restore and maintain the structure, function, composition and ecological connectivity of the forest landscape in order to increase resiliency to future natural disturbance events like wildfire, insects, and disease.
Location
The project area lies in Powder River and Rosebud Counties, bounded on the east, west, and south by the district boundary and on the northeast by Ten Mile Road and northwest by district boundary.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/13/2021
2
Comment Period
10/26/2022
3
Objection Period Start
01/18/2023
4
Decision
06/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2023 (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; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| South Otter Landscape Restoration and Resilience Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/28/2023 |
| Forests | Custer Gallatin National Forest |
| Districts | Ashland Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |