This project is designed to be responsive MPB outbreak by ensuring diverse & sustainable forest stands & wildlife habitat, improving conditions for fire suppression, recovering economic value of dead & dying trees, maintaining & improving watershed
Location
15 miles southwest of Helena and 5 miles south of Elliston, MT in the Little Blackfoot andTelegraph drainages.
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
07/20/2012
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/24/2015
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
07/14/2016
4
Objection Period Start
04/24/2016
5
Decision
01/2017 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
04/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Watershed Improvements |
| Telegraph Vegetation Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/09/2017 |
| Forests | Lewis And Clark National Forest |
| Districts | Helena Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |