Environmental Assessment Completed

Fontenelle Fire Timber Salvage

Bridger-Teton National Forest Sublette, Wyoming Big Piney Ranger District

Harvesting fire killed trees on approximately 1,200 acres from the Fontenelle fire of 2012 and opening one gravel pit for road surfacing material.

Location

The project area is located south of Middle Piney Creek, east of Fish Creek Mtn and Mount Darby, extending through Snider Basin and ends on Packsaddle Ridge.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/23/2012
2
Comment Period
02/02/2013
3
Decision
09/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Fontenelle Fire Salvage Project DN/FONSIDecision Signed Date: 09/26/2013 Legal Notice Date: 09/30/2013
ForestsBridger-Teton National Forest
DistrictsBig Piney Ranger District
Legal Land Descriptionportions of T28N R116W sec 1, T28N R115W secs 5 & 6, T29N R115W secs 3,4,9,10,15,16,19-22, 27-30, 32 -35 & T30N in R115W secs 9,10, 15,16,21,22,27,28, 32-34
Forest products