Environmental Assessment Completed

Thorne Creek Fire Salvage

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

Salvage of dead and dying timber on approximately 610 acres of the Thorne Creek Fire. Project also includes roadside hazard tree removal and tree planting.

Location

Roadside salvage along Graves Creek road #367, north of Thompson Falls. Salvage in Thompson River drainage located east of Thompson Falls.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/27/2021
2
Comment Period
03/15/2022
3
Objection Period Start
04/21/2022
4
Decision
08/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Graves Creek Roadside Fire Salvage Decision MemoDecision Signed Date: 08/11/2022
Thorne Creek Fire SalvageDecision Signed Date: 08/31/2022
ForestsLolo National Forest
DistrictsPlains/Thompson Falls Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)