Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP), Custer Gallatin National Forest (CGNF) are jointly proposing to restore native Yellowstone cutthroat trout to the Buffalo Creek drainage in the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness
Location
Buffalo Creek is a tributary to Slough Creek approximately 20 miles East of Gardiner, Montana.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/22/2021
2
Comment Period
03/23/2021
3
Objection Period Start
06/12/2022
4
Decision
08/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Species Population Enhancements |
| Buffalo Creek Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout (YCT) Conservation Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/03/2023 |
| Forests | Custer Gallatin National Forest |
| Districts | Gardiner Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 8S, R 12E (sections 4, 5, 7-10, 16-20, 28-30, 31-33); T 9S, R 12E (sections 4-9, 16-18, PB38, PB-40, PB-42); T 8S, R 11E (sections 13, 24, 25, 36); T 9S, R 11E (sections 1, 12, 13, 14, PB45, PB47). |