Environmental Assessment Completed

Hyalite Cottonwood Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project

Custer Gallatin National Forest Gallatin, Montana Bozeman Ranger District

Fuel management and water source restoration in a portion of the high-risk Bozeman Fireshed. The project area is 7,905 acres south of Bozeman, MT and about 5,500 treatment acres.

Location

7,905 acres south of Bozeman in Gallatin County, MT. The project area spans between Hyalite Canyon Rd and the South Cottonwood Cr Trail, north of Hyalite Reservoir and Fox Creek.

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
4/9/2025
2
Finding/Decision Date
4/9/2026

NEPA / regulatory detail

Decision Signed Date4/9/2026
Fuels management