Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Livestock Grazing and Vegetation Management on Five Project Areas

Bighorn National Forest Big Horn; Johnson; Sheridan; Washakie, Wyoming Bighorn National Forest All Units

Analysis to determine reauthorization of domestic livestock grazing on 43 allotments on the Bighorn NF along with conducting fuel management activities within a portion of those allotments. ROD signed 7/26/11. Legal Notice published 9/19/11.

Location

The Shell Creek, Paintrock Creek, Goose Creek, Little Bighorn River, Piney Creek/Rock Creek, and Tensleep geographic areas as mapped by the 2005 Bighorn NF Revised Land and Resource Management Plan.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
04/07/2009
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/03/2010
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/19/2011
4
Decision
07/2011 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityGrazing, Rescissions Act Of 1995
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Allotment Management; Grazing Authorizations; Heritage Resource Management; Special Use Authorizations; Road Maintenance; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Livestock (Cattle) Grazing and Veg. Mgt. on the Med. Wheel/Paintrock RDDecision Signed Date: 07/26/2011 Legal Notice Date: 09/19/2011
Livestock (Dom. Sheep) Grazing and Veg. Mgt. on the Med. Wheel/Paintrock RDDecision Signed Date: 07/26/2011 Legal Notice Date: 09/19/2011
Livestock (Cattle) Grazing and Veg. Mgt. on the Tongue RDDecision Signed Date: 07/26/2011 Legal Notice Date: 09/19/2011
Livestock (Cattle) Grazing and Veg. Mgt. on the Powder River RDDecision Signed Date: 07/26/2011 Legal Notice Date: 09/19/2011
Livestock (Domestic Sheep) Grazing and Veg. Mgt. on the Powder River RDDecision Signed Date: 07/26/2011 Legal Notice Date: 09/19/2011
ForestsBighorn National Forest
DistrictsBighorn National Forest All Units
Fuels managementWatershed managementSpecial use managementGrazing management