Decision Memo Completed

Ninemile Thinning

Lolo National Forest Missoula, Montana Ninemile Ranger District

Hand thinning, hand piling, and pile burning of understory ponderosa pine and Douglas fire to reduce ladder fuels directly adjacent to private property.

Location

Township 15N; Range 22 W; NW quarter of Section 6. Bordered by private property on three sides, west of Kreis Pond between Spring and Butler Creeks

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/30/2015
2
Decision
06/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels)
Ninemile ThinningDecision Signed Date: 06/13/2016
ForestsLolo National Forest
DistrictsNinemile Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels management