Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
07/01/2015 to 09/30/2015
Lewis And Clark 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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44827
Location:
FNF Plan Revision & NCDE
GBCS Amendment to the Lolo,
Helena, Lewis & Clark,and
Kootenai NFs
Expected:04/2015
04/2015
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.
- Land management planning
EIS
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/29/2014
In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register
03/06/2015
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal
Register 02/2016
Expected:06/2017
07/2017
Joseph Krueger
406-758-5243
jkrueger@fs.fed.us
Description: The Flathead NF is revising their forest plan and preparing an amendment providing relevant direction from the
NCDE Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy into the forest plans for the Lolo, Helena, Kootenai, and Lewis & Clark
National Forests.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/flathead/fpr
Location:
07/01/2015 04:30 am MT
UNIT - Kootenai National Forest All Units, Lewis And Clark National Forest All Units, Flathead National Forest All
Units, Helena National Forest All Units, Lolo National Forest All Units. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead,
Glacier, Granite, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Pondera, Powell, Sanders, Teton. LEGAL Not Applicable. Flathead National Forest; portions of the Lolo, Kootenai, Helena, and Lewis & Clark NF found in
the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (grizzly bears).
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Lewis And Clark National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R1 - Northern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
Helena and Lewis & Clark
National Forests Plan Revision
- Land management planning
EIS
Developing Proposal
Est. NOI in Federal Register
11/2015
Expected:02/2018
02/2018
Jennifer Swiader
406-495-3774
jennifereswiader@fs.fed
.us
Description: Forest Plan revision for the Helena and Lewis & Clark National Forests.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/hlc/forestplanrevision
Location:
UNIT - Lewis And Clark National Forest All Units, Helena National Forest All Units. STATE - Montana.
COUNTY - Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Deer Lodge, Fergus, Gallatin, Glacier, Golden Valley, Jefferson,
Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Meagher, Missoula, Park, Pondera, Powell, Sweet Grass, Teton, Wheatland,
Yellowstone. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Helena and Lewis & Clark National Forests.
R1 - Northern Region
Lewis And Clark National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
AML Closures 2015
- Minerals and Geology
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/16/2015
Expected:06/2015
07/2015
Hal Bobbitt
406-566-2292
hdbobbitt@fs.fed.us
Description: To close or render "safe", features inventoried and identified as hazardous located on the Lewis and Clark National
Forest (LCNF) include: open adits, shafts, stopes, subsidence features, trenches, and dilapidated structures.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46163
Location:
Ask, Holzheimer, and Kulish
Special Use Permits
UNIT - White Sulphur Springs Ranger District, Judith Ranger District, Musselshell Ranger District. STATE Montana. COUNTY - Judith Basin, Meagher. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Little Belt Mountains.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/11/2013
CE
Expected:01/2014
01/2014
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7700
comments-northernlewisclark@fs.fed.us
Description: The goal of this project is to provide access to private land parcels that are surrounded almost entirely by NFS
lands.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43360
Location:
07/01/2015 04:30 am MT
UNIT - Belt Creek Ranger District, Judith Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Cascade, Judith
Basin. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Ask SUP legal description is Sec 24, T15N, R7E; Holzheimer is Sec 11, T15N,
R7E; and Kulish is Sec 8, T14N, R11E.
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Lewis And Clark National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Lewis And Clark National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
Elk and Montgomery Site
Reclamation 2015
- Minerals and Geology
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/16/2015
Project Contact
Expected:04/2015
07/2015
CE
Hal Bobbitt
406-566-2292
hdbobbitt@fs.fed.us
Description: To make or render "safe", two abandoned mine sites.
Location:
January SUP's 15
UNIT - White Sulphur Springs Ranger District, Judith Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Judith
Basin. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Little Belt Mountains.
- Special use management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/16/2015
Expected:03/2015
04/2015
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: To re-issue existing special use permits for Halfmoon Ranch, K Bar L Ranch, Johannesburg Gulch Rd
Association, Neimark Property Owners Association, and McDonald Rd.
Location:
Permit Reissuance for 6
Pastures and 1 Fenceline Castle, Crazy, and Big Snowies
UNIT - Rocky Mountain Ranger District, White Sulphur Springs Ranger District, Belt Creek Ranger District, Judith
Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Cascade, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Meagher. LEGAL Halfmoon-SW1/4 Sec 12 and ends in SE1/4 of Sec 1, T12N, R19E, K Bar L-in NE1/4 Sec 4, T21N, R9W J.
Neimark-SW1/4 NE1/4 Sec 25, T15N, R7E, McDonald-Sec 32, T12N, R8E. See above.
- Grazing management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/01/2008
CE
Expected:07/2015
07/2015
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: CASTLES: Hereim Pasture S13 &23, T7N, R9E -Voldseth Pasture S13,T7N,R9E, S19 & 30,T7N,R10E - Rostad
Pasture S23,T7N,R9E - IV Ranch Pasture S32,33,T9N,R9E
CRAZIES: JCM Cattle Co S18,T6N,R11E
BIG SNOWIES: Swanz Pasture S13, T11N,R18E
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=24923
Location:
07/01/2015 04:30 am MT
UNIT - White Sulphur Springs Ranger District, Judith Ranger District, Musselshell Ranger District. STATE Montana. COUNTY - Cascade, Fergus, Judith Basin, Meagher. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Castle, Crazy, and Big
Snowies Mountains.
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Lewis And Clark National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Lewis And Clark National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
Sun River Electric
- Special use management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/26/2012
Project Contact
Expected:08/2015
08/2015
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Operation and Maintenance of powerlines on the Rocky Mountain and Belt Creek Ranger Districts
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39466
Location:
Lewis And Clark National Forest
UNIT - Rocky Mountain Ranger District, Belt Creek Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Cascade,
Lewis and Clark, Teton. LEGAL - Sec 4, T24N, R8W; Sec 25, 26 T25N R9W; Sec 2, 3, 4, T21N R9W; Sec 33,
34, 35 and 36, T22N R9W; Sec 25, 24, 23, 14, 10 & 11, T20N, R9W; Sec 1 & 12, T19N R9W; Sec 2, 11 & 10
T18N R8W; Sec 2 & 5, T17N R7. Multiple locations on the Rocky Mountain Ranger District and in Logging Creek
area of the Belt Creek Ranger District.
R1 - Northern Region
Belt Creek Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
John Metrione
406-236-5511
jmetrione@fs.fed.us
Camp Rotary Cabin
Replacement
- Facility management
CE
Description: Great Falls Rotary Club is proposing to replace all 9 of the existing cabins over the next 3 years. Beginning in 2015
proposed to replace 2-3 cabins followed by 2-3 each following year until completed. Replacement cabins will be
constructed on site.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46952
*NEW LISTING*
Location:
Elk Pit AML
*NEW LISTING*
09/2015
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/09/2015
Expected:08/2015
08/2015
Hal Bobbitt
406-566-2292
hdbobbitt@fs.fed.us
Description: The proposed action is the reclamation of the 0.02 acre Elk gravel pit obliteration. Any mineral materials stored on
site will be moved to the Tollgate gravel pit. Reclamation and obliteration methods will include scarifcation/ripping.
Location:
07/01/2015 04:30 am MT
Actual: 05/28/2015
UNIT - Belt Creek Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Cascade. LEGAL - T15N, R7E sec 25.
Camp Rotary ,Monarch, MT.
- Minerals and Geology
CE
Completed
UNIT - Belt Creek Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Judith Basin. LEGAL - T13N R10E Sec 5
Yogo Creek; T15N R9E Sec 31 Villars Creek
. Elk gravel pit and Tollgate gravel pit.
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Lewis And Clark National Forest
Project Name
Lewis And Clark National Forest
January 2015 Special Use
Reissue
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Belt Creek Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/07/2015
Expected:10/2015
10/2015
CE
*NEW LISTING*
UNIT - Belt Creek Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Cascade, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark,
Meagher. LEGAL - Not Applicable. SUP Re-Issue for several areas.
- Road management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/15/2013
Expected:06/2015
06/2015
CE
*NEW LISTING*
UNIT - Belt Creek Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Cascade, Judith Basin. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Little Belt, Castle, and North Half Crazy Mountains.
- Road management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/03/2014
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Expected:07/2015
07/2015
Gary Allison
406-791-7762
gallison@fs.fed.us
Description: The purpose of this proposal is to remove/obliterate several ATV/Jeep Trails identified in the Little Belt Travel Plan
as being un-needed and to be eliminated, but are still being utilized by the public.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47005
Location:
07/01/2015 04:30 am MT
Gary Allison
406-791-7762
gallison@fs.fed.us
Description: The purpose of this proposal is to decommission/obliterate the roads that were identified in the Little Belt, Castle,
and North Half Crazy Mountains Travel Plan FEIS. This project will also maintain or restore healthy soil and water
conditions.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46946
Location:
Jefferson Creek Unauthorized
Trail Obliteration
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: SUP Re-Issue for: Halfmoon Ranch Waterline; Johannesburg Gulch Road Association; K Bar L Camp; McDonald
Road; Neimark Property Owners Road Association
Location:
Jefferson Chamberlain Road
Obliteration
Project Contact
UNIT - Belt Creek Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Cascade. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Jefferson Creek,Little Belt Mountains.
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Lewis And Clark National Forest
Project Name
Lewis And Clark National Forest
Lucy Park ATV Trail 751 ReRoute
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Belt Creek Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/27/2013
Expected:06/2016
06/2016
CE
*NEW LISTING*
UNIT - Belt Creek Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Cascade. LEGAL - Sec. 9,16,17 of T14N,
R8E. Access via Carpenter Creek Road.
- Minerals and Geology
Completed
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Location:
CE
*NEW LISTING*
05/2015
Hal Bobbitt
406-566-2292
hdbobbitt@fs.fed.us
The proposed action is the reclamation of the 0.02 acre Elk gravel pit obliteration. Any mineral materials stored on
site will be moved to the Tollgate gravel pit. Reclamation and obliteration methods will include scarifcation/ripping.
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46986
UNIT - Belt Creek Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Judith Basin. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Elk
gravel pit.
John Metrione
- Vegetation management
In Progress:
Expected:08/2015
08/2015
406-236-5511
(other than forest products)
Scoping Start 05/11/2015
jmetrione@fs.fed.us
- Facility management
Description: Implement and draw vegetation management options from the 2015 Showdown Ski Area Vegetation Management
Plan that will improve long term forest health and resiliency, manage for species diversity, reduce future MPB
outbreaks and resulting tree mortali
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46897
Location:
07/01/2015 04:30 am MT
Actual: 05/15/2015
Description:
Web Link:
Showdown VMP
Bob Gliko
406-236-5511
bgliko@fs.fed.us
Description: Lucy Park Trail 751 needs new trail construction for safety and enviormental impacts. Existing trail starts from
Carpenter Creek Road on private land and runs fairly straight up the monutain side.
Old trail system will be decommissioned.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47006
Location:
Montgomery Lode AML
Project Contact
UNIT - Belt Creek Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Meagher. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Showdown Ski Area.
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Lewis And Clark National Forest
Project Name
Lewis And Clark National Forest
Trail 302-302A Logging Creek
to Monument ATV Connector
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Belt Creek Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/13/2014
Expected:07/2015
07/2015
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Croff Reciprocal Access
Exchange
Bob Gliko
406-236-5511
bgliko@fs.fed.us
Description: Currently portions of Trail 302 are open to ATV%u2019s on both ends via of old existing logging roads, the middle
portion is planned to be constructed for ATV use as identified in the 2007 Travel Plan Decision Map 5.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47008
Location:
Lewis And Clark National Forest
Project Contact
UNIT - Belt Creek Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Cascade. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Trail
302.
R1 - Northern Region
Judith Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Special use management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/01/2012
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal
Notice 11/2013
Expected:12/2013
02/2014
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: James T and Holly Croff are exchanging road right-of-way easements with the Forest Service. The Forest Service
will acquire access across Croff land on Frenchies Coulee Rd #6579. Croff will be granted across NFS lands on
Lone Tree Boundary Rd #6578.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38222
Location:
UNIT - Judith Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Judith Basin. LEGAL - NE 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 25,
T16N, R9E. Judith Ranger District, Lone Tree Boundary Road #6587.
Dry Pole ATV Trail Construction - Recreation management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/06/2015
Expected:04/2015
07/2015
Bob Gliko
406-236-5511
bgliko@fs.fed.us
Description: Per the 2007 Travel Management decision an ATV trail was identified to be potentially constructed in the Dry Pole
Canyon Area which would provide access trail 475.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46250
Location:
07/01/2015 04:30 am MT
UNIT - Judith Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Judith Basin. LEGAL - T12N, R11E sec(s) 26 &
35. Dry Pole Canyon Area.
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Lewis And Clark National Forest
Project Name
Lewis And Clark National Forest
Dry Pole Mule Deer Winter
Range Enhancement
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Judith Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2014
Expected:06/2015
09/2015
CE
*NEW LISTING*
UNIT - Judith Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Judith Basin. LEGAL - T12N, R11E, S 25, 36;
T11N, R11E, S 1, 12, 13. Dry Pole drainage.
- Recreation management
CE
*NEW LISTING*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/18/2015
Expected:07/2015
07/2015
Stan VanSickle
406-791-7743
svansickle@fs.fed.us
Description: Purpose of this project is to reduce the impacts of dispersed recreation on the riparian area at and near the Dry
Pole Road # 6392 ford crossing.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46982
Location:
Highwood Mountains Range
Thomas Stivers
406-566-2292
tsstivers@fs.fed.us
Description: This project seeks to reduce timber cover along the NE side of the of the Dry Pole drainage by hand slashing and
lopping small conifers (<8dbh) to reduce competition for moisture and to increase the availabity of browse and forb
species.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46953
Location:
Dry Pole Riparian Restoration
Project Contact
UNIT - Judith Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Judith Basin. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Dry Pole
Road # 6392 ford crossing.
- Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
01/23/2014
Expected:07/2015
09/2015
John Casselli
406-791-7723
jcasselli@fs.fed.us
Description: Use of adaptive management strategies to move toward desired condition objectives in authorizing livestock
grazing across the Highwood Mountains landscape area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=33676
Location:
07/01/2015 04:30 am MT
UNIT - Judith Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Cascade, Chouteau, Judith Basin. LEGAL Portions of T19.N. R.8,9&10E. and T.20N. R.8,9&10E. National Forest Lands in the Highwood Mountains of
Central Montana.
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Lewis And Clark National Forest
Project Name
Lewis And Clark National Forest
Highwoods Goat Habitat
Improvement
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Judith Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/10/2014
Expected:05/2015
05/2015
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Thomas Stivers
406-566-2292
tsstivers@fs.fed.us
Description: Open ridge tops in the Highwood Mountains provide valuable habitat and travel corridors for mountain goat, mule
deer, and elk. This projects seeks to enhance and preserve these habitats and travel corridors through the removal
of encroaching conifer.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46999
Location:
Hollatz Drift Fence
Project Contact
UNIT - Judith Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Chouteau, Judith Basin. LEGAL - : T20N, R9E,
S 36, 25; T20N, R10E, S 31; T19N, R9E, S 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23; T19N, R10E, S 6, 7, 8, 9
. Highwood Mountains.
- Special use management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/15/2014
Expected:06/2014
07/2014
Tessa Donahue
406-566-2292
comments-northernlewisclarkjudith@fs.fed.us
Description: Permit to construct barbed wire fence approximately 1500 feet long and five feet tall in two sections on NFS land to
provide a physical boundary for cattle in order to keep them in the proper grazing areas.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44464
Location:
John Fletcher Suber Special
Use Road Permit
UNIT - Judith Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Judith Basin. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Middle
Fork of the Judith River.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/26/2012
Expected:10/2013
CE
11/2013
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Issue a new permit to John Fletcher Suber to replace an expired permit for use and maintenance of a road to
access a private inholding.
Location:
Lewis And Clark National Forest
07/01/2015 04:30 am MT
UNIT - Judith Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Judith Basin. LEGAL - Sec 12, T14N, R10E.
Running Wolf area of the Judith Ranger District.
Musselshell Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R1 - Northern Region
Lewis And Clark National Forest
Project Name
Lewis And Clark National Forest
Anest Special Use Road Permit
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Musselshell Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Special use management
On Hold
N/A
Project Contact
N/A
CE
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Issue a private road special use permit to Jody Anest authorizing access to his private property in the Big Snowy
Mountains. Currently on hold.
Location:
Big Snowies Aspen & Meadow
Restoration Project
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Thomas Stivers
06/2015
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:06/2015
406-566-2292
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 08/24/2014
tsstivers@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: The goals of this project are: restore/enhance aspen stand health along the south side of the Big Snowy
Mountains, restore aspen stands to their previous larger size, maintain meadows, and improve the diversity of
wildlife habitat.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46951
Location:
Crazy M Ranch Irrigation Ditch
UNIT - Musselshell Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Golden Valley. LEGAL - T11N, R19E,
Sections 15, 16, 22, 23, 26. Big Snowy Mountains.
UNIT - Musselshell Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Fergus. LEGAL - T12N, R17E, S 34,35;
T11N, R17E, S 1, 2, 12; T11N, R18E, S 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16; T11N, R19E, S 16, 17, 18
. Quad reference: Yaple Bench, Snow Saucer Coulee, Green Ashley Gulch.
- Special use management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/26/2012
Expected:10/2013
11/2013
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Diversion located in Cottonwood Creek in the Crazy Mountains, diverting water into a ditch where it goes to private
land for irrigation use.
Location:
07/01/2015 04:30 am MT
UNIT - Musselshell Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Meagher. LEGAL - Sec 13, T6N, R10E
PMM. Cottonwood Creek - Crazy Mountains.
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Lewis And Clark National Forest
Project Name
Lewis And Clark National Forest
Permit Reissuance for 8
pastures & new issues for 1
pasture, Little Belt Mtns
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Musselshell Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/01/2008
Expected:07/2015
Project Contact
07/2015
CE
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Inclusion of adjoining NFS lands for convenience pastures for ease of fencing, use of natural barriers, spring
developments & water gaps and not logical to include in grazing allotment.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=25423
Location:
Winter Crown Fire Study
UNIT - Musselshell Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Judith Basin, Meagher, Wheatland. LEGAL
- Prince S10-11,14-15,T9NR10E,Indreland S28,33-35,T10NR10E,Gough S29,T10NR10E&S5,T9NR10E,Nelson
S32,T10NR10E,Brewer S21,T10NR10E,Goodrich S4T9NR10E,Capser S3T10NR13E,Gaugler
S21T11NR5E,Saylor S7T11NR15E. Little Belt Mtns, Musselshell Ranger District.
- Fuels management
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Completed
This project has changed to a
CE that does not require a
written decision document and
will be removed from the SOPA.
11/2015
Matthew Plagenz
406-566-2292
mplagenz@fs.fed.us
Description: Prescribed burning is a potential tool for the reduction of hazardous fuels but crown fires are generally not
desirable during prescribed burns because they are intense, difficult to control and prone to lofting embers outside
the project area.
Location:
Lewis And Clark National Forest
Bechtold BLM allotment
Boundary Fence
UNIT - Musselshell Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Musselshell. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Musselshell RD.
- Grazing management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/10/2015
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Expected:06/2015
06/2015
Jason Oltrogge
307-543-2386
joltrogge@fs.fed.us
Description: Construct approximately 700 feet of fence that will act as boundary fence for BLM allotment and Forest Service
"On-Off" Allotment management.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46948
Location:
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R1 - Northern Region
Rocky Mountain Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
UNIT - Rocky Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Teton. LEGAL - T23N R09W section
24. Deep Creek BLM Allottment.
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Project Name
Lewis And Clark National Forest
Elk Smith Project
EA
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
Rocky Mountain Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Developing Proposal
Est. Notice of Initiation 03/2014
Expected:08/2014
Project Contact
10/2014
Michael Munoz
406-466-5341
comments-northernlewisclark-rockymtn@fs.fed.us
Description: The purpose of the Elk Smith Project is to address fuel accumulation and continuity in the project area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42680
Location:
Gibson Dam Hydroelectric
Transmission Line
UNIT - Rocky Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Lewis and Clark. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Located in the Elk and Smith Creek drainages on the southern end of the Rocky Mountain Ranger
District.
- Special use management
EA
In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal
Notice 05/26/2010
Expected:12/2012
11/2013
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Authorization to construct a transmission line within an existing utitlity corridor on the Rocky Mountain Ranger
District. This is part of the Gibson Dam Hydroelectric project licensed by FERC in January 2012.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42349
Location:
Glacier Electric
UNIT - Rocky Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Lewis and Clark, Teton. LEGAL Sections 2, 3, and 4 T21N, R9W and Sections 34, 35, and 36 T22N, R9W. South of Gibson Reservoir in the utility
corridor located along the Sun Canyon Road.
- Special use management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/26/2012
Expected:08/2015
08/2015
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Issue a new permit to replace an expired permit for operation and maintenance of electric transmission lines.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39447
Location:
Lewis And Clark National Forest
District)
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UNIT - Rocky Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Glacier, Pondera. LEGAL - Sec 2, 10,
15, 16, 20, 21, 29, 30 & 31 T30N, R13W and Sec 24, 25, 26, 35 & 34 T30N R12W. Adjacent to US Hwy 2 where it
crosses the Rocky Mountain Ranger District and providing service to Mt Baldy electronic site.
White Sulphur Springs Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one
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Lewis And Clark National Forest
Project Name
Lewis And Clark National Forest
District)
Castle Mountains Restoration
Project
EIS
Project Purpose
CE
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R1 - Northern Region
White Sulphur Springs Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one
Carol Hatfield
09/2016
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:07/2016
406-495-3860
- Forest products
NOI in Federal Register
chatfield@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
04/12/2013
(other than forest products)
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal
- Fuels management
Register 10/2015
- Watershed management
Description: This project has various silvicultural treatments and prescribed burning on approximately 22,124 acres, requiring
road reconstruction and temporary road construction. There are no new permanent system roads proposed with
this project.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41955
Location:
Miller Bingham Project
Planning Status
UNIT - White Sulphur Springs Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Meagher. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Castle Mountains.
- Forest products
- Fuels management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/24/2014
Expected:04/2015
09/2015
Clint Kolarich
406-547-3361
ckolarich@fs.fed.us
Description: The White Sulphur Springs Ranger District is proposing to use a commercial timber sale to thin and salvage dead
and dying trees on approximately 160 acres.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38978
Location:
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UNIT - White Sulphur Springs Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Meagher. LEGAL - T11N, R7E
Sections 4, 5 & 9. Little Belt Mountains, Meagher County.
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Project Name
Lewis And Clark National Forest
District)
October14 SUP reissuance
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R1 - Northern Region
White Sulphur Springs Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one
- Special use management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/16/2015
Expected:02/2015
Project Contact
03/2015
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Issue new special use permits to replace expiring permits.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46159
Location:
Showdown Communication
Lease
UNIT - White Sulphur Springs Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Meagher. LEGAL - Legal
location: Jackson: Sec 11& 14 T8N, R7E
Chapman water transmission: Sec 10, T11N, R7E; Chapman cultivation: Sec 10, T11N, R7E
Holmstrom: Sec 2, T12N, R5E
. Legal location: Jackson: Sec 11& 14 T8N, R7E
Chapman water transmission: Sec 10, T11N, R7E; Chapman cultivation: Sec 10, T11N, R7E
Holmstrom: Sec 2, T12N, R5E
.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/09/2015
CE
*NEW LISTING*
06/2015
Tessa Donahue
406-791-7710
tessadonahue@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Showdown Ski Area%u2019s Top Rock Café is adjacent to the existing Porphyry Peak Communication Site.
Showdown has been operating two way radio systems out of the Top Rock Café radio communication services in
an exiting building.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47007
Location:
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Expected:06/2015
UNIT - White Sulphur Springs Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Meagher. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Porphyry Peak Communication Site, Showdown Montana Ski Area, Kings Hill, MT.
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Project Name
Lewis And Clark National Forest
District)
Upper Sheep Creek Vegetation
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
White Sulphur Springs Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one
Project Contact
R1 - Northern Region
Carol Hatfield
11/2015
- Forest products
Developing Proposal
Expected:09/2015
406-547-3361
- Vegetation management
Est. Scoping Start 06/2015
chatfield@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: A project being developed through a collaborative process for forest restoration within a designated landscape to
reduce the risk and extent of insect or disease infestations and to increase resilience of forest stands.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46901
Location:
UNIT - White Sulphur Springs Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Meagher. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Upper Sheep Creek watershed area along US Hwy 89 including the Forest Green area, Meagher
County, MT.
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status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited
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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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