Environmental Assessment Completed

Minton Trout

Kootenai National Forest Sanders, Montana Cabinet Ranger District

Harvest of merchantable timber (commercial) on 545 acres. Approx. 8100 acres of natural fuels burning for forage enhancement. All log yarding in these proposed units would be accomplished with skyline and tractor based systems.

Location

Trout Creek and Minton Creek drainages

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/06/2012
2
Comment Period
02/09/2012
3
Decision
07/2014 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Plan Amendment; Timber Sales (Green)
Minton Trout Project Decision NoticeDecision Signed Date: 07/17/2014
ForestsKootenai National Forest
DistrictsCabinet Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionS1- 4, 9- 16; T23N; R33W; S3- 10, 15- 18; T23N; R32W; S22-28, 33- 36; T24N; R33W; S13-15, 19-24, 26-35; T24N; R31W; S18; PMM, Sanders County, Montana
Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)