Reduce the risk for further mountain pine beetle mortality in the project area. This will be accomplished by reducing the brood population by removing bug infested trees, reducing stand density to protect healthy trees and removing created fuels.
Location
Project area is approx 16,000 acres (13,447 NFS) located directly south of the Bear Mt lookout. West boundary is the Jasper fire, east boundary is the Goat project area, south boundary is variable
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
03/01/2005
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/09/2005
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
11/25/2005
4
Objection Period Start
11/29/2005
5
Decision
02/2006 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
02/2006 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Bugtown Gulch Mountain Pine Beetle and Fuels Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/08/2006 |
| Forests | Black Hills National Forest |
| Districts | Hell Canyon Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T.2S, R3E, S 14-16, 21-29, 32-36; T3S,R3E,S 1-4, 9-16, 21-26; T2S, R4E, S 31; T3S, R4E, S 18, 19, 30 |