Environmental Assessment Completed

Little Snowy Mountains Restoration

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Fergus; Golden Valley, Montana Musselshell Ranger District

Restoration of a dry site site ponerosa pine ecosystem with an emphasis on providing habitat diversity and to minimize the risk of stand replacing fire through thinning, mastication and prescribed fire to meet outlined desired future conditions.

Location

National Forest Lands in the Little Snowy Mountains of Central Montana

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/01/2010
2
Comment Period
06/17/2013
3
Objection Period Start
06/20/2014
4
Decision
12/2014 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Little Snowy Mountains Restoration Project DNDecision Signed Date: 12/09/2014
ForestsLewis And Clark National Forest
DistrictsMusselshell Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionPortions of T.11.N. R.20&21E. and T.12N. R.20&21E.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)