Proposal is to conduct fuel treatments for the purposes of maintaining consistent water quantity-quality within Helena's municipal watershed and improving conditions for public and firefighters safety across the landscape in the event of a wildfire
Location
The project area is located within the Upper Tenmile watershed, the primary source of municipal water for the City of Helena, and extends east through Colorado Gulch and the South Hills area of Helena
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
10/29/2014
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/19/2016
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/26/2017
4
Objection Period Start
08/27/2017
5
Decision
12/2018 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
01/2019 (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; Watershed Improvements |
| Tenmile - South Helena Project | Decision Signed Date: 12/19/2018 (Constrained Due to Litigation) |
| Forests | Lewis And Clark National Forest |
| Districts | Helena Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |