Environmental Assessment Completed

Weed Lake Landscape Restoration Project

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

The project will reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect and disease infestation, reduce risk of uncharacteristic wildfire, and move existing disturbance regimes towards natural disturbance regimes.

Location

East of Swan Lake and adjacent to and north of the community of Swan Lake

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/07/2017
2
Comment Period
07/25/2017
3
12/10/2018
4
Objection Period Start
07/03/2018
5
Decision
12/2018 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
06/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green)
Weed Lake Landscape Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/10/2018
ForestsFlathead National Forest
DistrictsSwan Lake Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSections 1-4, 10, 11, 14, 15 in T25N, R18W; Section 32, protraction blocks 48-50 in T26N, R18W (Principal Meridian, Montana).
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Forest productsFuels management