The project includes prescribed burning on approximately 2500 acres to improve bighorn sheep habitat and reduce hazardous fuels.
Location
Five miles east of Paradise in the Knowles Creek area near the Flathead Indian Reservation boundary.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/23/2018
2
Decision
02/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2019 (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); Species Habitat Improvements |
| Knowles Creek Prescribed Burn | Decision Signed Date: 02/20/2019 |
| Forests | Lolo National Forest |
| Districts | Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |