Environmental Assessment Completed

Cain Creek Land Exchange

Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands Fall River, South Dakota Nebraska National Forest All Units

A proposed land exchange between The Nature Conservancy, a Not for Profit Corporation and the Forest Service. The primary purpose of the Cain Creek Land Exchange exchange is to consolidate land ownership where private and National Forest System (NFS

Location

The Federal parcels proposed for exchange are located across the Buffalo Gap National Grassland from the Towns of Hots Springs to Kadoka. All legal descriptions reference the Black Hills Meridian and

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/16/2013
2
Comment Period
09/16/2013
3
Objection Period Start
04/03/2015
4
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityLand Exchanges
Cain Creek Land ExchangeDecision Signed Date: 07/02/2015
ForestsNebraska National Forest
DistrictsNebraska National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Land ownership management