Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Butte Lookout Project EIS

Lolo National Forest Missoula, Montana Missoula Ranger District

Improve ecosystem function, integrity, and resilience; reduce stream sediment sources; improve fish passage, wildlife habitat and security; provide timber for harvesting, and increase wildlife habitat in mixed severity fire types.

Location

West Fork Butte Creek HUC

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
01/18/2007
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/07/2008
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
10/09/2009
4
Decision
09/2009 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Butte Lookout ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/25/2009 Legal Notice Date: 10/09/2009
ForestsLolo National Forest
DistrictsMissoula Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT11N R22W
Watershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products