Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Black-tailed Prairie Dog Conservation and Management

Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands Blaine; Cherry; Dawes; Sioux; Thomas; Custer; Fall River; Jackson; Jones; Lyman; Pennington; Stanley, Nebraska; South Dakota Nebraska National Forest All Units

Conserving black-tailed prairie dogs while reducing unwanted prairie dog colonization on adjoining lands using a variety of tools and methods.

Location

Buffalo Gap and Fort Pierre National Grasslands in South Dakota and the Oglala National Grassland, and Nebraska and Samuel R. McKelvie National Forests in Nebraska

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
11/01/2004
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/04/2005
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/19/2005
4
Decision
08/2005 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2005 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecial Area Management
Black-tailed Prairie Dog Conservation and Management on the NNF and Assoc. Units Including LRMP Amendment 1 Record of DecisionDecision Signed Date: 08/03/2005 Legal Notice Date: 08/12/2005
ForestsNebraska National Forest
DistrictsNebraska National Forest All Units
Wildlife, fish, rare plants