Build resistance and resiliency to disturbance through vegetation management, reduce hazardous fuels, provide forest products, and build whitebark pine resistance to blister rust through restoration and planting
Location
Approximately 10 miles northwest of Trout Creek, Montana, in the McKay, Orr, and Rock Creek drainages in Sanders County
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/15/2021
2
Comment Period
07/2025 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
12/2025 (Estimated)
4
Decision
04/2026 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2026 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | Kootenai National Forest |
| Districts | Cabinet Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | portions of sections 4-6 of T25N, R31W; 1 and 2 of T25N, R32W; 7, 16-21, and 28-33 of T26N, R31W; 9-16, 21-28, 33-36 of T26N, R32W, PMM |