Environmental Assessment Completed

Crater Ridge Vegetation Management Project

Bighorn National Forest Sheridan, Wyoming Medicine Wheel Ranger District

Forested vegetation management with multiple objectives, including wood product production, fuels reduction, wildlife habitat enhancement, and travel management.

Location

Medicine Wheel/Paintrock Ranger District in the Little Bighorn River watershed

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/25/2014
2
Comment Period
04/25/2014
3
Objection Period Start
07/27/2015
4
Decision
03/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Decision Notice for the Crater Ridge Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/29/2016
ForestsBighorn National Forest
DistrictsMedicine Wheel Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Road managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementForest products