Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015
Nebraska National Forest
This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Project Name
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
- Special use management
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/27/2013
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 01/2015
EIS
Expected:03/2015
05/2015
Christopher Wehrli
435-896-1053
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.
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
Nebraska National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Cain Creek Land Exchange
- Land ownership management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
09/16/2013
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 11/2014
Expected:12/2014
02/2015
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:
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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.
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Project Name
Nebraska National Forest
McKelvie Rehabilitation and
Decommissioning
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
Bessey Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Facility management
On Hold
N/A
Project Contact
N/A
EA
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:
Nebraska National Forest
Dappen Apiary Special Use
Permit
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.
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
Fall River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Special use management
Cancelled
N/A
CE
N/A
Robert Novotny
605-745-4107
rnovotny@fs.fed.us
Description: The placement of up to a maximum of 112 bee hives over three locations
Location:
Nebraska National Forest
Pine Ridge Landscape
Restoration Project
EA
Pine Ridge Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
Paul Klug
- Vegetation management
In Progress:
Expected:02/2015
03/2015
406-752-6400
(other than forest products)
Objection Period Legal Notice
pklug@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
12/01/2014
Description: The project is largely aimed at improving undesired conditions created by the 2006 Spotted Tail Fire and the 2012
West Ash Fire and reducing the threat of stand-replacing wildfires in those few areas not impacted by those large
wildfires.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44517
Location:
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UNIT - Fall River Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Fall River. LEGAL - T 8 S, R 9 E BHM;
That portion of Sections 22 andb 23 east of Road 7045, federal lands within Sections 24-36; T 9 S, R 9 E, BHM;
Federal ground within Sections 1-4. East of Smithwick, SD.
UNIT - Pine Ridge Ranger District. STATE - Nebraska. COUNTY - Dawes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National
Forest System Lands in Dawes County between Crawford and Chadron Nebraska.
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Project Name
Nebraska National Forest
Sand Creek Russian Olive
Project
CE
West Ash Fire Reforestation
Project
CE
Nebraska National Forest
Kelly Land Exchange
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Pine Ridge Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Completed
Actual: 11/12/2014
12/2014
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
Description: Russian olive will be removed mechanically or by hand. All cut trees will be piled and burned.
Phillip Dobesh
308-432-0383
pdobesh@fs.fed.us
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43833
Location:
UNIT - Pine Ridge Ranger District. STATE - Nebraska. COUNTY - Dawes, Sioux. LEGAL - SIXTH
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN
DAWES & SIOUX COUNTIES
T. 33N, R. 53W
Sec. 17, 20, & 25
T. 33N, R. 52W
Sec. 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, & 34. Oglala National Grassland.
John Lee
- Land management planning
Completed
Actual: 10/31/2014
11/2014
308-432-0384
- Vegetation management
johnklee@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: The reforestation and site prep work on 1873 acres on the Pine Ridge RD within the West Ash Fire 2012
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45081
Location:
UNIT - Pine Ridge Ranger District. STATE - Nebraska. COUNTY - Dawes. LEGAL - T31N,R49W,Sec 8,9,13;
T32N, R49W, Sec 13,23,24,26,35; T31N, R50W, Sec 28,33,34; 6th Prin Meridian; Dawes County. Burned forested
areas with the West Ash Fire on Pine Ridge RD.
Wall Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Land ownership management
Completed
CE
Actual: 11/04/2014
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
01/2015
Cindy Hockelberg
605-673-9238
chockelberg@fs.fed.us
Description: The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to convey 632.95 acres to Don Kelly in exchange for 666.89 acres of private
land. The private lands are located in Badlands National Park and would be conveyed to the USA, National Park
Service.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42776
Location:
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UNIT - Wall Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - T1S,R16E, Sec.
6&31; T2S, R15E, Sec. 1,2, 12. Near Badlands National Park.
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Project Name
Nebraska National Forest
Project Purpose
Decision
Wall Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Wall Prescribe Burn Complex
CE
Planning Status
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
Randall Griebel
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:12/2014
01/2015
605-279-2125
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 02/14/2014
rgriebel@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: The purpose of this project is to use fire to create a vegetative disturbance in an area that has not been burned in
30 years to increase vegetative and habitat diversity, while decreasing flammability and the potential for unnatural
fire effects.
Location:
UNIT - Wall Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Jackson, Pennington. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Wall Ranger District, Pennington and Jackson Counties, South Dakota.
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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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