Environmental Assessment Completed

Rock Creek Fuels

Lolo National Forest Granite; Missoula, Montana Missoula Ranger District

Reduce hazardous fuels, burn understory, control noxious weeds, maintain roads, develop a gravel pit & replace culverts

Location

Southwest Montana, 15 airmiles SE of Missoula, nestled between Sapphire Mountain range to the west & Flint Creek range to the east

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/31/2001
2
Comment Period
01/31/2003
3
Decision
06/2003 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2004 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Rock Creek FuelsDecision Signed Date: 06/13/2003 Legal Notice Date: 06/21/2003
ForestsLolo National Forest
DistrictsMissoula Ranger District
Legal Land Descriptionfrom the mouth of Rock Creek in T11N, R17W south to the boundary line of Lolo NF and Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF in T7N, R16W
Recreation managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsRoad managementFuels management