This project will thin 7"dbh and under Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir with a preference of thinning Doug-Fir. This is a first step in returning the area to some similarities of its historical form. There would also be a reduction in ladder fuels.
Location
Little Belt Mountains
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/15/2021
2
Decision
05/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Forests | Lewis And Clark National Forest |
| Districts | Musselshell Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |