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 Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Forest-wide Timber Stand Improvement | Decision Signed Date: 12/14/2016 |
| Forests | Bighorn National Forest |
| Districts | Bighorn National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |