The proposed project is to help restore and maintain the structure, function, composition and ecological connectivity of the forest system in order to increase resiliency to future natural disturbance events like wildfire, insects, and disease.
Location
The project addresses lands in the Greenhorn Range in the northwest corner of the Gravelly Mountains, Madison Ranger District, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/16/2017
2
Comment Period
12/04/2025
3
02/09/2026
4
Decision
02/2026 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
03/2026 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | 2021 Infrastructure: Emergency Actions |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 2021 Infrastructure: Emergency Actions |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Greenhorn Vegetation Project | Decision Signed Date: 09/28/2023 (FS Withdrawn) |
| Greenhorn Vegetation Project Supplemental FONSI | Decision Signed Date: 02/09/2026 |
| Forests | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
| Districts | Madison Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |