Decision Memo Completed

Forest-wide Timber Stand Improvement

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

Thin conifer trees two feet tall to five inches diameter at breast height in areas previously harvested and where stand-replacing fires and/or severe wind/weather events have occurred. Average of 500 acres annually in MAs 3, 4, and 5.

Location

Management Areas 3, 4, and 5 in the Bighorn National Forest and excluding the Cloud Peak Wilderness and inventoried roadless areas.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/07/2016
2
Decision
12/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2017 (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 ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Forest-wide Timber Stand ImprovementDecision Signed Date: 12/14/2016
ForestsBighorn National Forest
DistrictsBighorn National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)