Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
04/01/2016 to 06/30/2016
Custer Gallatin 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
Custer Gallatin National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
2016 Hazardous Mine Closures
- Minerals and Geology
CE
*UPDATED*
Expected:04/2016
05/2016
UNIT - Custer Gallatin National Forest All Units. STATE - Montana, South Dakota. COUNTY - Gallatin, Park,
Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Yellowstone. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Multiple locations in identified mining districts
across the Forest.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Completed
Actual: 09/02/2014
06/2015
CE
*UPDATED*
CE
*UPDATED*
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UNIT - Custer Gallatin National Forest All Units. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Gallatin, Park, Sweet Grass.
forest wide.
- Land management planning
- Recreation management
Completed
Actual: 08/21/2015
11/2015
Lisa Stoeffler
406-587-6705
lstoeffler@fs.fed.us
Description: Revise Standard A-10 of the Gallatin Travel Plan to allow for bicycles on winter motorized trails.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46183
Location:
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Jodie Canfield
406-587-6739
jecanfield@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to restore aspen throught a variety of tools across the entire forest as funding and opportunity permits
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41967
Location:
Fat Bike Winter Trails
Robert Grosvenor
406-848-7375 ext.28
rgrosvenor@fs.fed.us
Description: Physical closure of identified mine hazards across multiple districts oof the Custer-Gallatin National Forest.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45499
Location:
Aspen restoration
In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/15/2015
UNIT - Custer Gallatin National Forest All Units. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Gallatin, Madison, Meagher,
Park, Sweet Grass. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Gallatin National Forest - Forest-wide.
Beartooth Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R1 - Northern Region
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Project Name
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Red Lodge Mountain Land
Exchange
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Beartooth Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Land ownership management
- Special use management
EA
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/12/2016
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 04/2016
Expected:08/2016
Project Contact
03/2017
Jeff Gildehaus
406-446-4584
jgildehaus@fs.fed.us
Description: An exchange of Federal and non-Federal lands of approximately equal value, located within and near the ski area
permit boundary. The exchange also includes the proposed acquisition of trail easements to improve public access
to nearby NFS lands.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46287
Location:
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Bridger Forest Health Project
CE
*UPDATED*
R1 - Northern Region
Bozeman Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Teri Seth
- Forest products
Developing Proposal
Expected:05/2017
05/2017
406-522-2539
- Vegetation management
Est. Scoping Start 07/2016
tseth@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Intermediate and/or regeneration harvest to reduce the risk or extent of, and increase the resiliency to insect and
disease infestation while providing wood products to local mills.
Location:
Forest Road 642 - Middle Fork
Flathead Road Relocation
UNIT - Beartooth Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Carbon. LEGAL - Non-Federal
Lands:T7S,R19E,sec.22,S1/2SE1/4;sec.26,S1/2NE1/4 SE1/4;sec. 27,E1/2NE1/4 SE1/4;sec.35,NE1/4. Federal
Lands:T7S,R19E,portions of sec.25 and sec. 26. A land exchange proposal at Red Lodge Mountain Ski Area,
located on the Beartooth Ranger District of the Custer Gallatin National Forest, in Carbon County, Montana.
UNIT - Bozeman Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Gallatin. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Bridger
Mountains north of Bozeman Montana. The project area under consideration is north of Bridger Bowl Ski Area
north to the Flathead Pass vicinity.
- Road management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2016
EA
Expected:06/2016
09/2016
Brian McNeil
406-522-2536
bmcneil@fs.fed.us
Description: The proposal is to move a short section of Road 642 from private land onto national forest in the NE corner of Sec
16 and rejoin the original road location. This will improve the location and maintenance, move it away from the
stream, avoid pvt land
Location:
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UNIT - Bozeman Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Gallatin. LEGAL - T3N, R6E, Section 16, NE
1/4. North of Flathead Pass in the north Bridger Mountains, before the Troy Creek trailhead.
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Project Name
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R1 - Northern Region
Bozeman Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Wendi Urie
406-522-2535
wurie@fs.fed.us
Moose Creek Recreation Site
Improvement and Stream Bank
Restoration Project
- Recreation management
- Watershed management
CE
Description: (1)The project aims to improve stream bank stability and reduce erosion along the Moose Creek Campground and
Day Use Area. (2)Goal 2 is to improve river access at the campground and day use area by creating steps, ramps
or other structures and fences
Location:
Spire Rock Campground
Hazard Tree Removal
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2016
Expected:05/2016
10/2016
UNIT - Bozeman Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Gallatin. LEGAL - T5S R4E; SE 1/4 Sec. 36.
Moose Creek Day Use Area and Campground along the Gallatin River north of Big Sky, Montana.
- Recreation management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2016
Expected:05/2016
10/2016
CE
Susan Lamont
406-823-6976
slamont@fs.fed.us
Description: Commercial and non-commercial removal of hazard trees in the Spire Rock Campground. Work would occur in
the winter of 2016.
Location:
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Proposed Shooting Star Ranch
Land Exchange
EA
UNIT - Bozeman Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Gallatin. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Spire Rock
Campground approximately 25 miles south of Bozeman Montana on Hwy 191.
R1 - Northern Region
Gardiner Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Recreation management
- Land ownership management
- Land acquisition
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/30/2015
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 06/2016
Expected:10/2016
11/2016
Robert Dennee
(406) 587-6701
robertldennee@fs.fed.u
s
Description: The US would convey 590 acres to Shooting Star Ranch (SSR) in 2 parcels adjacent to SSR lands. The US would
acquire 583 acres of private land in the Slip & Slide (Rigler Ranch) area. These lands adjoin NFS land and
Montana FWP land.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48017
Location:
Custer Gallatin National Forest
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UNIT - Gardiner Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - Non-fed land: Sec 1,2,11,12:
Parcels A-1, B-1, C-1 and E-1 of Cert of Survey No. 2168RB. Fed land: Sec 32: W1/2 & SE1/4. Sec 30: E1/2
SE1/4, S1/2 SW1/4 SE1/4, & S1/2 N1/2 SW1/4 SE1/4. Cinnabar Basin and Slip & Slide areas north of Gardiner,
Montana.
Hebgen Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R1 - Northern Region
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Project Name
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Fall River electric cooperative
Inc. storage yard expansion
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Hebgen Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Special use management
Cancelled
N/A
N/A
CE
*UPDATED*
EA
*UPDATED*
UNIT - Hebgen Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Gallatin. LEGAL - S1/2 NE 1/4 Sec. 29,
T. 13 S., R. 5 E. A minor expansion of an authorized facility located on Hebgen Lake RD.
Teri Seth
05/2017
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:02/2017
406-522-2539
- Forest products
Scoping Start 01/09/2015
tseth@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 04/2016
- Fuels management
- Road management
Description: Fuels reduction in the wildland-urban interface, wildlife hab improvement in aspen, whitebark pine,forest health
treatments etc. Treatment methods include harvest or removal of commercial size and noncommercial trees with
machinery,by hand,pres burn
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45491
Location:
South Cinnamon Stock Tank
Installation Project
UNIT - Hebgen Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Gallatin. From Tepee drainage on the
Hebgen Lake Ranger District south to the north shore of Hebgen Lake, west to Cabin Creek and east to the
Yellowstone Park boundary.
- Grazing management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2016
Expected:05/2017
CE
*NEW LISTING*
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06/2017
Reggie Clark
406-522-2542
rmclark@fs.fed.us
Description: Installation of 2 stock tanks on the South Cinnamon Grazing Allotment to replace the water sources that were
wiped out in a landslide in 2010. One tank would have a pond within the landslide as the source. The other tank
would use a seep/spring area.
Location:
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Frank Cifala
406-932-5155
fcifala@fs.fed.us
Description: amendment to existing special use permit
Location:
North Hebgen Multiple
Resource Project
Project Contact
UNIT - Hebgen Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Gallatin. LEGAL - SW Sec 4 and NE
Sec. 5, T9S, R4E. North side of Taylor Fork road, 1 to 2 miles west of Highway 191, between Cameron Draw and
Meadow Creek.
Livingston Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R1 - Northern Region
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Project Name
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Park Electric Co-op Special
Use Permit
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Livingston Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Special use management
Cancelled
N/A
N/A
CE
*UPDATED*
Burnt Leather Ranch Burn
Special Use Permit
UNIT - Livingston Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - E 1/2 Section 13, T6S., R9E.,
NW 1/4 Section 17 and Section 18, T6S., R10E., PM., MT. East Fork Mill Creek, Yellowstone Ranger District.
R1 - Northern Region
Yellowstone Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Special use management
Completed
Actual: 12/11/2014
10/2015
CE
*UPDATED*
Frank Cifala
406-932-5155
fcifala@fs.fed.us
Description: Install buried power distribution line in E. Fork Mill Creek roadway. Remove overhead line.
Location:
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Project Contact
Kathryn Nash
208-634-0416
knash@fs.fed.us
Description: Reissuance of a special use permit for a burn
Location:
UNIT - Yellowstone Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sweet Grass. LEGAL - NW1/4 Sec. 36,
T3S, R11E. West Boulder River Drainage.
East Paradise Range Recession - Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 05/10/2013
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 04/2015
Expected:09/2015
07/2016
Chauntelle Rock
406-222-1892
crock@fs.fed.us
Description: This is to study six open grazing allotments and determine if reauthorization of grazing is warranted
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41485
Location:
04/01/2016 04:07 am MT
UNIT - Yellowstone Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Yellowstone Ranger District, south of I-90 each of Hwy. 89 S. Grazing allotments: Suce Cr C&H, 6-Mile Cr S.
C&H, Mill Creek C&H, Pine Cr C&H, Elbow C&H.
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Project Name
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R1 - Northern Region
Yellowstone Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Peter Werner
406-587-6962
pgwerner@fs.fed.us
Lucky Minerals Inc. Emigrant
Project Plan of Operations for
drilling activities
- Minerals and Geology
CE
Description: Exploratory drilling to assess mineral presence at 9 sites on existing roads and 3 helicopter sites in Emigrant Creek
area. Total ground disturbance of approximately 0.3 acres.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47041
*UPDATED*
Location:
Miminagish Organization Camp
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/11/2012
Expected:08/2016
- Special use management
Jane Ruchman
406-587-6966
jruchman@fs.fed.us
Cancelled
N/A
N/A
Frank Cifala
406-587-6713
fcifala@fs.fed.us
Description: Authorization of an existing historic water transmission line
Location:
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09/2016
UNIT - Yellowstone Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sweet Grass. LEGAL - T5S, R12E,
Section 26. Main Boulder Road.
CE
*UPDATED*
N/A
Description: Master Plan development and conversion of obsolete Special Use Permit to current format for the Miminagish
Organization Church Camp in the Main Boulder canyon, Yellowstone Ranger District
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38106
Location:
Renfrow Water Transmission
Line
N/A
UNIT - Yellowstone Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Park. LEGAL - T6S, R8E, Section 36,
T7S, R8E, Section 1; T6S, R9E, Sections 5 and 6. Four unpatented mining claims on the west flank of Emigrant
Peak and five unpatented claims on the east side of Emigrant Creek.
CE
*UPDATED*
Cancelled
UNIT - Yellowstone Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sweet Grass. LEGAL - Unsurveyed,
Section 13, T5S, R12E. Main Boulder Drainage, vicinity of Miller Creek.
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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.
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