Lolo NF - Montana State DNRC land exchange State wants to trade isolated, scattered school trust lands surrounded by NFS lands; FS would consolidate ownership, acquire access, riparian, roadless & recreation lands & big game winter range.
Location
Western Montana -- all districts on Lolo NF, but mostly Superior RD, and one small parcel on Libby RD of Kootenai NF
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/28/2004
2
Comment Period
10/25/2006
3
Decision
05/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2010 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Land Exchanges |
| DNRC-Lolo Land Exchange | Decision Signed Date: 05/27/2010 Legal Notice Date: 06/01/2010 |
| Forests | Kootenai National Forest; Lolo National Forest |
| Districts | Libby Ranger District; Lolo National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Too large an area for legal to be meaningful; 13,336 acres of FS lands in 39 parcels, mostly in Mineral county to exhange for 12,126 acres in 37 parcels MT lands, mostly in Mineral & Missoula counties |