Project Name
07/01/2015 to 09/30/2015
Nebraska National Forest
This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Project Purpose Planning Status Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)
Western Area Power
Administration Right-of-Way
Maintenance and
Reauthorization Project
EIS
- Special use management In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/27/2013
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 01/2015
Expected:03/2015 05/2015 Christopher Wehrli
303-275-5107 clwehrli@fs.fed.us
Description: Update vegetation management activities along 278 miles of transmission lines located on NFS lands in Colorado,
Nebraska, and Utah. These activities are intended to protect the transmission lines by managing for stable, low growth vegetation.
Location: UNIT - Ashley National Forest All Units, Grand Valley Ranger District, Norwood Ranger District, Yampa Ranger
District, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Pine Ridge Ranger District, Sulphur Ranger District, East
Zone/Dillon Ranger District, Paonia Ranger District, Boulder Ranger District, West Zone/Sopris Ranger District,
Canyon Lakes Ranger District, Salida Ranger District, Gunnison Ranger District, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District.
STATE - Colorado, Nebraska, Utah. COUNTY - Chaffee, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Grand, Gunnison, Jackson,
Lake, La Plata, Larimer, Mesa, Montrose, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, Dawes, Daggett, Uintah. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Linear transmission lines located in Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska.
Nebraska National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Cain Creek Land Exchange
EA
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
- Land ownership management In Progress: Expected:05/2015 05/2015 Cindy Hockelberg
605-673-9238 chockelberg@fs.fed.us
Description: A proposed land exchange between The Nature Conservancy, a Not for Profit Corporation and the Forest Service.
The primary purpose of the Cain Creek Land Exchange exchange is to consolidate land ownership where private and National Forest System (NFS
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39610
Location: UNIT - Nebraska National Forest All Units. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Fall River. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. The Federal parcels proposed for exchange are located across the Buffalo Gap National Grassland from the Towns of Hots Springs to Kadoka. All legal descriptions reference the Black Hills Meridian and.
Nebraska National Forest Bessey Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
Nebraska National Forest

Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
Nebraska National Forest Bessey Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
McKelvie Rehabilitation and
Decommissioning
EA
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
- Facility management On Hold N/A N/A Timothy Buskirk
308-533-2257 tbuskirk@fs.fed.us
Description: Decomissioning the residence, carpenter shop,oil storage, flammable storage, radio and horse barn buildings and rehabilitating the office, metal storage shed and shop storage shed at the the Samuel R. McKelvie N.F.
Administrative Site
Location: UNIT - Bessey Ranger District. STATE - Nebraska. COUNTY - Cherry. LEGAL - NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of
Section 1; T31N; R33W; P.M.BH. Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest of the Bessey Ranger District.
Nebraska National Forest Fall River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Blacktail Creek Land Exchange
CE
*NEW LISTING*
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
- Land ownership management Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 06/2015
Expected:03/2016 07/2016 Cindy Hockelberg
970-884-1418 chockelberg@fs.fed.us
Description: A proposed land exchange between the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands and White Ranch near Oelrichs, South
Dakota. The purpose of the land exchange is to consolidate landownerships.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46758
Cheyenne River 3D Seismic
Project
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Location:
- Minerals and Geology Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 05/2015
Expected:07/2015 08/2015 Kelly Stover
605-745-4107 kstover@fs.fed.us
Description:
Breckenridge Geophysical Inc. will conduct seismic survey utilizing vibroseis on the Buffalo Gap National
Grasslands.
Location:
UNIT - Fall River Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Fall River. LEGAL - Black Hills Meridian;
10S, R9E, portions of Secs 18, 17, and 19; T11S, R9E, Sec 18; T11S, R8E, portions of sec 1, 10, 11; T10S, R8E, portions of Secs 36, 27. East of Olerichs South Dakota.
UNIT - Fall River Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Fall River. LEGAL - T7S, R1E, Sec 31,
32 and T8S, R1E, Sec 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30. Approximately 12 miles west of Edgemont, SD along the
Wyoming State Line.
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Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
Nebraska National Forest Fall River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Litzel Ranch LLC Stock Water
Pipeline Special Use Permit
Modification
CE
*NEW LISTING*
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
- Special use management In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/28/2015
Expected:05/2015 07/2015 Robert Novotny
605-745-4107 rnovotny@fs.fed.us
Description: Modification of the current Litzel Ranch LLC stock water pipeline Special Use Permit to allow the installation of 1 mile of additional pipeline which would move water over federal land between two parcels of private land.
Location: UNIT - Fall River Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Fall River. LEGAL - Sec 35:
SW1/4SW1/4, SE1/4SE1/4, Sec 36: S1/2S1/2, T 8 S, R 1 E; Sec 31: S1/2SW1/4, SW1/4SE1/4; T 8 S, R 2 E; Sec
2:NE1/4NW1/4, NW1/4NE1/4, T 9 S, R 1 E; Sec 6: N1/2NE1/4, T 9 S, R 2 E; All BHM. Approximately 7 miles west of Edgemont, South Dakota.
Nebraska National Forest Wall Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Cheyenne River Area Range
Allotment Management Plan
EA
- Grazing management Developing Proposal
Est. Notice of Initiation 03/2015
Expected:08/2016
Description:
Range Allotment Management Plan
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46400
Location:
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
09/2016 Chancey Odell
605-279-2125 chanceyodell@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Wall Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Wall,
SD.
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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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