Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
04/01/2014 to 06/30/2014
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
R1 - Northern Region
Flathead National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
Betty Baptiste
EA
Michele Draggoo
07/2015
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:04/2015
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
Anna Creek Cabin Rental
Project
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.
- Recreation management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2014
Expected:10/2014
07/2015
Sadie Campbell
406-387-3814
sacampbell@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to add Anna Creek Workcenter to the cabin rental program
Location:
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R1 - Northern Region
Hungry Horse Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Project Contact
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)
Heinrude Fuels Reduction
Project
- Fuels management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/17/2013
Expected:04/2014
Project Contact
07/2014
CE
Michele Draggoo
406-387-3827
mdraggoo@fs.fed.us
Description: Fuel reduction acitivities (reducing tree density and ladder fuels) adjacent to Heinrude homesites.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40388
Location:
Northwestern Energy Natural
Gas Pipeline Repair
UNIT - Hungry Horse Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. Westside of the Hungry Horse
Reservoir (adjacent to Road 895) in the Heinrude Creek area.
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2014
Expected:06/2014
09/2014
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Description: Covering an exposed natural gas pipeline in Essex Creek
Location:
Flathead National Forest
2014-2018 Whitebark Pine
Planting Project
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).
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/21/2014
Expected:05/2014
07/2014
Sue Tebay
406-837-7521
stebay@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposed to plant whitebark pine seedlings on approximately 300 acres of suitable ground within the Condon
Mountain Fire burn area. The planting would occur annually on approximately 60 acres of suitable ground for the
next 5 years (2014-18).
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43572
Location:
04/01/2014 04:42 am MT
R1 - Northern Region
Swan Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Chris Prew
406-387-3818
chrisprew@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T21N R16W Sections
8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22. Project is located in the Swan Valley, east of Condon, in Missoula County, Montana .
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Project Name
Flathead National Forest
Beaver Creek Landscape
Restoration Project
EA
*NEW LISTING*
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
*NEW LISTING*
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
02/18/2014
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 05/2014
Expected:08/2014
10/2014
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:
04/01/2014 04:42 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 06/2014
Expected:09/2014
Project Contact
10/2014
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:
Notice of Initiation 04/11/2013
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 04/2014
Expected:09/2014
12/2014
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:
Crane Mountain Trail System
Expansion
UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead, Missoula. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. 3 miles east of Condon, Montana.
- Recreation management
On Hold
N/A
CE
N/A
Joleen Dunham
406-837-7510
jdunham@fs.fed.us
Description: Improving non-motorized trail opportunities in the urban interface
Location:
04/01/2014 04:42 am MT
UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - T25N R18W, T26N R19W.
Swan Lake Ranger District, Crane Mountain area west of Swan Lake.
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Project Name
Flathead National Forest
Project Purpose
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
CE
Martin Creek Resource
Management Project
EA
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/22/2014
Expected:04/2014
Project Contact
R1 - Northern Region
08/2014
Beth Gardner
406-837-7508
bgardner@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T19N R17W Section 4.
Located on Red Butte Creek near its confluence with Kraft Creek.
Tally Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
R1 - Northern Region
Bryan Donner
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:05/2014
10/2016
406-758-3508
- Forest products
Notice of Initiation 04/07/2012
bdonner@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 02/2014
- Fuels management
- 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:
04/01/2014 04:42 am MT
Expected
Implementation
Description: Fish migration barrier installation upstream of the mouth of Red Butte Creek. Barrier would consist of a concrete
dam about 6-feet high x 64-feet wide; the barrier would back water upstream for about 30 feet; rock placed
upstream to avoid ponding.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43587
Location:
Flathead National Forest
Decision
Swan Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Red Butte Fish Barrier Project
*NEW LISTING*
Planning Status
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.
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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)
Radnor Resource Management
Project
EA
*NEW LISTING*
Tamara MacKenzie
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:08/2014
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 03/2014
- 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:
Swaney Range Allotment
Project
Project Contact
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.
- Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 12/22/2013
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 03/2014
Expected:07/2014
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
*NEW LISTING*
- Special use management
- Road management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/11/2014
Expected:06/2014
07/2014
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:
04/01/2014 04:42 am MT
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.
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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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
04/01/2014 04:42 am MT
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