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 Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Ninemile Thinning | Decision Signed Date: 06/13/2016 |
| Forests | Lolo National Forest |
| Districts | Ninemile Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |