Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
Flathead National Forest
This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R1 - Northern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
Bob Marshall Wilderness
Outfitter and Guide Permit
Reissuance
- Recreation management
- Special use management
CE
Description: Reissuance of existing outfitter and guide permits in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex.
Location:
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/29/2014
Expected:12/2014
EA
10/01/2014 08:35 am MT
R1 - Northern Region
Michele Draggoo
05/2016
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:03/2016
406-387-3827
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Notice of Initiation 10/05/2012
mdraggoo@fs.fed.us
- Forest products
Est. Comment Period Public
- Vegetation management
Notice 10/2014
(other than forest products)
- Road management
Description: A project to increase forest productivity/diversity/health; provide forest products; manage/improve wildlife habitat &
security; improve fish passage; improve recreation/safety values in recreation sites; & improve scenic views along
Road 38.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40128
Location:
Flathead National Forest
Debbie Mucklow
406-758-6464
dmucklow@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District, Hungry Horse Ranger District, Lincoln Ranger District, Rocky Mountain
Ranger District, Seeley Lake Ranger District, Spotted Bear Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY Flathead, Glacier, Lewis and Clark, Missoula, Pondera, Powell, Teton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Bob Marshall
Wilderness Complex.
Flathead National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
Betty Baptiste
03/2015
UNIT - Hungry Horse Ranger District, Spotted Bear Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead.
The project area is located on the east side of Hungry Horse Reservoir, bounded to the north by Paint Creek, to
the south by South Dry Parks Creek and to the east by the Great Bear Wilderness boundary.
Glacier View Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R1 - Northern Region
Flathead National Forest
Project Name
Flathead National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Glacier View Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Demers Rock/Gravel Pit
Expansion
- Road management
Completed
Project Contact
09/2014
CE
Robert Davies
208-769-3067
rdavies@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to expand the existing gravel pit at Demers Ridge in the North Fork of the Flathead River. Removal of
rock will occur within the disturbed footprint of the pit with the addition of up to 4 acre of new disturbance to the
east
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44780
Location:
Red Meadow Reciprocal Road
Easement
UNIT - Glacier View Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T33N, R20W, NW 1/4
Section 4. The activities are located a few hundred feet from the west side of the North Fork Road and
approximately 3 miles north the Camas Creek Road.
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2014
Expected:11/2014
07/2015
CE
Len Newton
406-758-5335
lnewton01@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to grant a nonexclusive perpetual easement for use of an existing road (known locally as East Red
Meadow Drive) for legal easement access into private lands.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44783
Location:
Flathead National Forest
Anna Creek Cabin Rental
Project
UNIT - Glacier View Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - Over and across the
following described lands in the County of Flathead, State of Montana, S1/2 SE1/4, S. 6, NE1/4 NE1/4 S. 7 and
NW1/4 NW1/4, S. 8, T. 35 N., R. 21 W. This road is East of the North Fork Road, directly across from FS Rd 155,
(the Red Meadows Road) and crosses the southern edge of public lands in Section 6 (T. 35 N., R. 21 W. P.M.,M).
R1 - Northern Region
Hungry Horse Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Recreation management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 08/2014
Expected:11/2014
CE
07/2015
Sadie Campbell
406-387-3814
sacampbell@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to add Anna Creek Workcenter to the cabin rental program
Location:
10/01/2014 08:35 am MT
UNIT - Hungry Horse Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Anna
Creek Cabin is located approximately 22 miles south of the Hungry Horse Dam on National Forest System Road
(NFSR) 895, also known as the West Side Hungry Horse Reservoir Road, and 26 miles from the town of Hungry
Horse.
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Project Name
Flathead National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Hungry Horse Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Northwestern Energy Natural
Gas Pipeline Repair
- Special use management
Completed
Actual: 08/25/2014
Project Contact
09/2014
CE
Chris Prew
406-387-3818
chrisprew@fs.fed.us
Description: Covering an exposed natural gas pipeline in Essex Creek
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44002
Location:
Patrol Ridge Radio Repeater
Relocation
UNIT - Hungry Horse Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - Not Applicable. 26
miles northeast of West Glacier, Montana in the Middle Fork Flathead River drainage (near Essex, Montana).
- Facility management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2014
Expected:09/2014
10/2014
CE
Eric Proctor
406-758-5270
eproctor@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to relocate the existing Patrol Ridge radio repeater from its existing site to approximately 1 mile
southwest along Patrol Ridge to a better location for radio communication coverage.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44782
Location:
Wild and Scenic River Outfitter
and Guide Permit Reissuance
UNIT - Hungry Horse Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T28N, R14W, SE 1/4
Section 14. Located west of Granite Creek in the Skyland-Challenge area, approximately 4 miles in on FS Rd
1651 from the junction of FS Rd 569 and FS Rd 1651 on NFS land 300 ft outside the Great Bear Wilderness.
- Recreation management
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2014
Expected:12/2014
CE
04/2015
Chris Prew
406-387-3818
chrisprew@fs.fed.us
Description: Reissuance of existing Wild and Scenic River Outfitter and Guide permits.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44770
Location:
Flathead National Forest
10/01/2014 08:35 am MT
UNIT - Hungry Horse Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - Not Applicable. North
Fork and Middle Fork of the Flathead River, outside of the Great Bear Wilderness.
Swan Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R1 - Northern Region
Flathead National Forest
Project Name
Flathead National Forest
Beaver Creek Landscape
Restoration Project
EA
Project Purpose
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R1 - Northern Region
Swan Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Sue Tebay
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:03/2015
07/2015
(406)837-7521
- Forest products
Notice of Initiation 03/17/2014
stebay@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 10/2014
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Road management
Description: Project will reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire and reduce fuels; improve habitat for wildlife; improve forest
health; improve watershed conditions; remediate invasions of exotic species; and provide wood products.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43968
Location:
Chilly James Restoration
Project
Planning Status
UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project
area is bordered by Lindbergh Lake and the Mission Mountains Wilderness to the west, the Swan River to the
north, Hwy 83 to the east, and the Lolo National Forest to the south.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
EA
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 02/14/2014
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 09/2014
Expected:02/2015
06/2015
Beth Gardner
406-837-7508
bgardner@fs.fed.us
Description: Watershed restortion project to improve fish habitat in the Jim and Cold Creek Watersheds. These two
watersheds contain important bull trout spawning habitat. Jim Creek is considered "impaired" by the MT DEQ.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42508
Location:
10/01/2014 08:35 am MT
UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Lake, Missoula. LEGAL - Secs 4-9, 16-18
T20N R17W; Secs 1-5, 8-12, 14-16 T20N R18W; Secs 3-10, 15-22, 27-34 T21N R17W; Secs 1-4, 8-17, 2029, 32-36 T21N R18W; Secs 20-21, 28-34 T22N R17W; Sections 34-36 T22N R18W. This project is located
within the Jim and Cold Creek watersheds of the Swan River valley, including smaller, unnamed watersheds
between them.
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Project Name
Flathead National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Swan Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Cold Jim Fuels Reduction and
Forest Health Management
Project
- Forest products
- Fuels management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
02/19/2014
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 08/2014
Expected:12/2014
Project Contact
01/2015
Sue Tebay
(406)837-7521
stebay@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to harvest timber and interplant on approximately 1245 acres of NFS lands. An estimated 1185 acres of
this harvest activity is located within the Wildland Urban Interface.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38024
Location:
Condon Mountain Fire Salvage
Project
UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Lake, Missoula. LEGAL - T22N, R17W
Sections 21, 28, 290, 31-34; T21N, R17W Sections 3-10, 15-22, 27-33, T21N, R18W Sections 1-4, 8-17, 2029, 32-36; T20N, R18W Sections 1-5, 8-12, 14-15; T20N, R17W Sections 5-6. The project area lies in the Swan
Valley, three miles northwest of the community of Condon MT.
- Forest products
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
05/01/2014
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 09/2014
Expected:12/2014
06/2015
Michele Draggoo
406-387-3827
mdraggoo@fs.fed.us
Description: Salvage of fire-affected trees within a small portion of a 5000 acre fire in the Condon Mountain area on the Swan
Lake Ranger District
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41913
Location:
Missoula Electric Coop Line
Burial Project
UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead, Missoula. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. 3 miles east of Condon, Montana.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/17/2014
CE
Expected:08/2014
08/2014
Joleen Dunham
406-837-75138
jdunham@fs.fed.us
Description: This project proposes to authorize Missoula Electric Cooperative to modify their electric transmission in several
sections in the Swan Valley, Montana.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45000
Location:
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UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Lake, Missoula. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
The project is located in Lake and Missoula Counties, with the majority of burial activities located near Highway 83,
north and south of Condon, MT.
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Project Name
Flathead National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Swan Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Piper 2 Pit Development Project - Road management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/17/2014
Expected:08/2014
Project Contact
07/2015
Mitchell Guenthner
406-758-5264
mguenthner@fs.fed.us
Description: The project would designate a less than 5 acre area as an administrative site for crushing aggregate and rock riprap development. The site is located off Piper Creek Road (NFS road #966) on Roads #91457 and #91456.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45001
Location:
Flathead National Forest
UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - Section 13, T22N R18W.
The site is located off Piper Creek Road (NFS road #966) on roads #91457 and #91456 in T22N R18W Section
13, Lake County, Montana.
R1 - Northern Region
Tally Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Big Mountain Communications
Site Plan Amendment Project
- Facility management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/30/2014
CE
Expected:08/2014
09/2014
Bryan Donner
406-758-3508
bdonner@fs.fed.us
Description: A project to amend the Big Mountain Communications Site Plan to allow a one-time change for KUKL (90.1 FM,
Montana Public Radio, a customer of permittee Weese Enterprises) to broadcast at its current FCC authorized
power of 1000 watts.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44753
Location:
10/01/2014 08:35 am MT
UNIT - Tally Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - Sec. 25, T32N, R22W,
P.M.M. FAA Peak near the summitt of the Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort.
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Project Name
Flathead National Forest
Project Purpose
EA
Radnor Resource Management
Project
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R1 - Northern Region
Bryan Donner
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:11/2014
10/2016
406-758-3508
- Forest products
Comment Period Public Notice
bdonner@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
06/18/2014
(other than forest products)
Est. Objection Period Legal
- Fuels management
Notice 08/2014
- Watershed management
- Road management
Description: A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve
wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities, maintain water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide
commercial wood products.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38754
Location:
UNIT - Tally Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T32N R25W Sections 12,10-16, and 21-24: T32N R25W Sections 3-6, 7-15, and 17-18; T33N R25W Sections 33 and 34. This project
is located in the Martin Creek Drainage of the Tally Lake Ranger District approximately 15 miles northwest of
Whitefish, MT.
Tamara MacKenzie
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:02/2015
01/2017
406-758-3528
- Forest products
Notice of Initiation 01/22/2014
tlmackenzie@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 09/2014
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Road management
Description: A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, improve wildlife habitat
and recreation opportunities, provide commercial wood products, and improve water quality.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43573
Location:
10/01/2014 08:35 am MT
Decision
Tally Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Martin Creek Resource
Management Project
EA
Planning Status
UNIT - Tally Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - Not Applicable. This
project is located immediately Northwest of Olney, MT. This is the northern border of the Tally Lake Ranger
District.
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Project Name
Flathead National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Tally Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Swaney Range Allotment
Project
- Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 12/23/2013
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 08/2014
Expected:01/2015
Project Contact
06/2015
Tamara MacKenzie
406-758-3528
tlmackenzie@fs.fed.us
Description: An analysis to update the Allotment Management Plan for the Swaney Range Allotment consistent with Forest
Plan goals and objetives while protecting natural resources.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43398
Location:
Taylor Creek Easment to DNRC
CE
UNIT - Tally Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T31N R25W Multiple
Sections, T31N R24 W Multiple Sections. The project is located in the central portion of the Tally Lake Ranger
District.
- Special use management
- Road management
Completed
Actual: 09/17/2014
10/2014
Tamara MacKenzie
406-758-3528
tlmackenzie@fs.fed.us
Description: This project would grant the Montana Department of Natural Resources and easment to construct two segments of
permanent road, over existing templates, on National Forest System lands.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43657
Location:
UNIT - Tally Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project is
located approximately seven miles north of Whitefish, MT.
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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
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