The Elk Rice project would include 93 harvest units, with activities and timber harvest on about 2,500 acres, including: about 1,700 acres of regeneration harvest and 490 acres of intermediate harvest. Eleven regeneration openings exceed 40 acres.
Location
Sanders County, MT: sections(S) 24,25,36 T28N,R35W; S 19,20,28-36 T27N,R34W; S 1-35 T26N,R34W; S 1,12,13,24,25,36 T26N,R35W; S 31 T26N,R33W; S 1-6,8-16,21-24,26-27 T25N,R34W; S 6,7,18,19 T25N,R33W PMM
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/25/2016
2
Comment Period
08/25/2016
3
Objection Period Start
06/06/2017
4
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Elk Rice | Decision Signed Date: 08/11/2017 |
| Forests | Kootenai National Forest |
| Districts | Cabinet Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |