Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Invasive and Other Select Plant Management on the Bighorn NF

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

Through application of an integrated treatment strategy continue to treat invasive and other plant species including mountain big sagebrush using aerial and ground-based herbicides, approved biological control methods, and education.

Location

Bighorn National Forest

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
06/03/2020
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/25/2021
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/24/2023
4
Objection Period Start
07/14/2022
5
Decision
02/2023 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
06/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments
Invasive and Other Select Plant Management on the Bighorn NFDecision Signed Date: 02/24/2023
ForestsBighorn National Forest
DistrictsBighorn National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plants