Decision Memo Completed

Sheep South Road Obliteration Project

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Meagher, Montana White Sulphur Springs Ranger District

We are proposing to decommission, using obliteration, approximately 100 miles of road as described by the Little Belt, Castle, and North Half Crazy Mountains Travel Plan ROD in the upper Sheep Creek watershed.

Location

The Sheep South Road Obliteration Project area is approximately 20 miles southeast of Neihart, Montana in the headwaters of Sheep Creek.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/27/2013
2
Comment Period
02/27/2013
3
Decision
06/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Watershed Improvements
Sheep South Road Obliteration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/17/2013 Legal Notice Date: 07/01/2013
ForestsLewis And Clark National Forest
DistrictsWhite Sulphur Springs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 11 North, Range 7 East, Sec 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, and 12; Township 11 North, Range 8 East, Sec 1-20; Township 12 North, Range 7 East, Sec 34-36; Township 12 North, Range 8 East, Sec 33
Road managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management