Decision Memo Completed

Potluck Mountain Pine Beetle Project

Black Hills National Forest Crook, Wyoming Bearlodge Ranger District

Sanitation of beetle-infested trees and thinning of uninfested trees in and adjacent to northern goshawk nest area stands.

Location

10 miles southeast of Sundance, Wyoming

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/15/2012
2
Comment Period
04/14/2012
3
Decision
05/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Potluck Mountain Pine Beetle ProjectDecision Signed Date: 05/21/2012 Legal Notice Date: 05/26/2012
ForestsBlack Hills National Forest
DistrictsBearlodge Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSections 17 and 20, Township 50 North, Range 61 West, 6th Principal Meridian
Fuels managementForest productsWildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)