Categorical Exclusion Completed

Red Lodge Mountain Fuels Project

Custer Gallatin National Forest Carbon, Montana Beartooth Ranger District

Reduce wildfire behavior and provide a safer environment to conduct wildfire suppression. Treat 2,100 acres through commercial harvest, small tree treatments such as cutting/piling, prescribed fire, with 5 mi temp road construction/decommissioning.

Location

Approx 2 mi west of Red Lodge, MT. Along Forest Service boundary extending north from West Fork Rock Creek, within/adjacent to Red Lodge Mountain Ski Area, and surrounding Timbercrest recreation area.

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
4/2/2026
2
Finding/Decision Date
4/3/2026

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionSection 605 of HFRA (16 U.S.C.6591d)
Decision Signed Date4/3/2026
Fuels management