Environmental Assessment Completed

Cold Jim Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Management Project

Flathead National Forest Lake; Missoula, Montana Swan Lake Ranger District

Proposal to harvest timber and interplant on approximately 1245 acres of NFS lands. An estimated 1185 acres of this harvest activity is located within the Wildland Urban Interface.

Location

The project area lies in the Swan Valley, three miles northwest of the community of Condon MT.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/04/2012
2
Comment Period
11/09/2017
3
Objection Period Start
04/13/2018
4
Decision
08/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Cold Jim Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/14/2016 (FS Withdrawn)
Cold Jim Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Management Project DNDecision Signed Date: 08/10/2018
ForestsFlathead National Forest
DistrictsSwan Lake Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT22N, R17W Sections 21, 28, 290, 31-34; T21N, R17W Sections 3-10, 15-22, 27-33, T21N, R18W Sections 1-4, 8-17, 20-29, 32-36; T20N, R18W Sections 1-5, 8-12, 14-15; T20N, R17W Sections 5-6.
Forest productsFuels management