Decision Memo Completed

Knowles Creek Prescribed Burn

Lolo National Forest Sanders, Montana Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District

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 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); Species Habitat Improvements
Knowles Creek Prescribed BurnDecision Signed Date: 02/20/2019
ForestsLolo National Forest
DistrictsPlains/Thompson Falls Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management