Environmental Assessment Completed

Cyclone Bill

Flathead National Forest Flathead, Montana Tally Lake Ranger District

Proposal includes commercial timber harvesting, noncommercial treatments, and prescribed burning to improve diversity and resilience to disturbances such as drought, insects and disease, and wildfires. Project includes road construction/maintenance.

Location

northwest of the Flathead Valley, 13 miles west of Whitefish Montana, to the south of the Star Meadow area and includes Tally Lake and Logan Creek

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/07/2023
2
Comment Period
08/15/2024
3
Objection Period Start
11/13/2024
4
Decision
03/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
03/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green)
Cyclone Bill Final Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant ImpactDecision Signed Date: 03/03/2025
ForestsFlathead National Forest
DistrictsTally Lake Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementRoad management