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Forest Projects
Projects
Beaver Lake North Fuels Management Project
(EA)
This project proposes to manage vegetation and hazardous fuels and create post treatment conditions that would be more resiliant to wildland fire.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Forest products
Big Mountain Downhill Bike Trail Expansion Project
(CE)
Construct approximately five miles of downhill bike trails at the Whitefish Mountain Resort located on Big Mountain.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Special use management
Cold Jim Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Forest products, Fuels management
East Side Hungry Horse Recreation Site Renovation Project
(EA)
Heavy maintenance at campgrounds, boat launches, and group use sites as well as incorporating dispersed areas into developed site operations (Murray Bay Campground, Riverside Boat Launch, Emery Bay Campground, FKL Dispersed Area, & Abott Boat Launch)
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Hungry Horse Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management
Flathead Electric Coop Halfmoon Buried Powerline
(CE)
Flathead Electric has requested authorization to install approximately 250? feet of underground power line along the edge of an existing utility access road near the Halfmoon Lake area.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Hungry Horse Ranger District
Purpose: Special use management
Flathead National Forest Pre-commercial Thinning Project
(CE)
The proposal includes no more than 3,652 acres of treatment. Implementation of this project would occur annually during the summers between 2011 and 2016. The proposed treatment acres have been refined based upon comments received on the project.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Forest-wide Western Larch Seed Collection
(CE)
Felling up to 270 western larch trees over a 10-year period to collect cones.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Glacier Loon Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Project
(EA)
The proposal includes management activities on approximately 2154 acres of NFS lands within the Project Area. An estimated 1709 acres of activities are located within the WUI.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Fuels management, Forest products
Granite Lodgepole Pine Project
(CE)
Harvest of lodgepole pine trees on about 100 acres
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Hungry Horse Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products
Griffin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities,improve water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide commercial wood products.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Road management, Watershed management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Island Unit Trail System Additions Project
(EA)
In 2001, the Forest Service completed a "Roads Analysis" for the Island Unit. This analysis identified the minimum road system needs for the area consistent with the Flathead National Forest Plan. A "Roads Analysis," a predecessor to the "Travel Analysis" process, was codified into Federal regulations in January 2009. We are now seeking to update the existing roads analysis for the Island Unit to be consistent with the intent of the new travel analysis regulations and to develop an Island Unit Travel Analysis for this area. This analysis will build on the existing roads analysis. The primary feature of the travel analysis process that differs from the existing roads analysis is that trail opportunities are incorporated.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Swan Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management
Martin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Recreation management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Watershed management, Road management
Mission Upland Burning Project
(EA)
The Mission Upland Burning Project proposes to conduct ecosystem burning on 1,036 acres in the Piper Creek Drainage, Swan Lake Ranger District, Flathead National Forest.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Fuels management
North Fork DNRC Road Easement
(CE)
New easement to Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation in the Trail Creek area would include 135 feet of rew road construction..
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Glacier View Ranger District
Purpose: Road management
Soldier Addition II
(EA)
Harvest, thinning, and prescribed burning treatments to maintain or increase timber productivity and forest resilence and health; also favor the growth and establishment of whitebark pine.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Spotted Bear River Project
(EA)
Project is designed to restore forest structures and vegetation composition to a more natural, historical condition that would be more resilient and resistant to potential future disturbances (including wildfire, disease, or insect infestations). It also would maintain or improve timber productivity on suitable lands and provide a variety of wood products to the local economy. This would include salvaging trees that are dead or at imminent risk of mortality due to insects or diseases. In addition, it would maintain and improve recreational values and the safety of our visitors at developed recreation sites and other areas within the Wild and Scenic River corridor and extend season of motorized access to Middle Big Bill and Silvertip Trailheads. Finally, it would also reduce vehicle/trailer conflicts and safety impacts at the Silvertip Trailhead.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management, Road management
Whitebark Pine Planting Project
(CE)
To plant about 4,100 whitebark pine seedlings on 20 acres of land in the South Fork of Lost Creek.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Wild Cramer Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project
(EIS)
This project is intended to address forest health and hazardous fuel concerns within a portion of the Island Unit (near Lakeside and Kila) on the Swan Lake Ranger District.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Swan Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Road management
Under Analysis
Glacier Loon Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Project
(EA)
The proposal includes management activities on approximately 2154 acres of NFS lands within the Project Area. An estimated 1709 acres of activities are located within the WUI.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Fuels management, Forest products
Whitebark Pine Planting Project
(CE)
To plant about 4,100 whitebark pine seedlings on 20 acres of land in the South Fork of Lost Creek.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Cold Jim Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Forest products, Fuels management
Big Mountain Downhill Bike Trail Expansion Project
(CE)
Construct approximately five miles of downhill bike trails at the Whitefish Mountain Resort located on Big Mountain.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Special use management
Martin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Recreation management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Watershed management, Road management
Beaver Lake North Fuels Management Project
(EA)
This project proposes to manage vegetation and hazardous fuels and create post treatment conditions that would be more resiliant to wildland fire.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Forest products
Forest-wide Western Larch Seed Collection
(CE)
Felling up to 270 western larch trees over a 10-year period to collect cones.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Griffin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities,improve water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide commercial wood products.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Road management, Watershed management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Flathead Electric Coop Halfmoon Buried Powerline
(CE)
Flathead Electric has requested authorization to install approximately 250? feet of underground power line along the edge of an existing utility access road near the Halfmoon Lake area.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Hungry Horse Ranger District
Purpose: Special use management
North Fork DNRC Road Easement
(CE)
New easement to Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation in the Trail Creek area would include 135 feet of rew road construction..
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Glacier View Ranger District
Purpose: Road management
Granite Lodgepole Pine Project
(CE)
Harvest of lodgepole pine trees on about 100 acres
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Hungry Horse Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products
Wild Cramer Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project
(EIS)
This project is intended to address forest health and hazardous fuel concerns within a portion of the Island Unit (near Lakeside and Kila) on the Swan Lake Ranger District.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Swan Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Road management
Island Unit Trail System Additions Project
(EA)
In 2001, the Forest Service completed a "Roads Analysis" for the Island Unit. This analysis identified the minimum road system needs for the area consistent with the Flathead National Forest Plan. A "Roads Analysis," a predecessor to the "Travel Analysis" process, was codified into Federal regulations in January 2009. We are now seeking to update the existing roads analysis for the Island Unit to be consistent with the intent of the new travel analysis regulations and to develop an Island Unit Travel Analysis for this area. This analysis will build on the existing roads analysis. The primary feature of the travel analysis process that differs from the existing roads analysis is that trail opportunities are incorporated.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Swan Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management
Analysis Completed
Mission Upland Burning Project
(EA)
The Mission Upland Burning Project proposes to conduct ecosystem burning on 1,036 acres in the Piper Creek Drainage, Swan Lake Ranger District, Flathead National Forest.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Fuels management
Soldier Addition II
(EA)
Harvest, thinning, and prescribed burning treatments to maintain or increase timber productivity and forest resilence and health; also favor the growth and establishment of whitebark pine.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Flathead National Forest Pre-commercial Thinning Project
(CE)
The proposal includes no more than 3,652 acres of treatment. Implementation of this project would occur annually during the summers between 2011 and 2016. The proposed treatment acres have been refined based upon comments received on the project.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
East Side Hungry Horse Recreation Site Renovation Project
(EA)
Heavy maintenance at campgrounds, boat launches, and group use sites as well as incorporating dispersed areas into developed site operations (Murray Bay Campground, Riverside Boat Launch, Emery Bay Campground, FKL Dispersed Area, & Abott Boat Launch)
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Hungry Horse Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management
Spotted Bear River Project
(EA)
Project is designed to restore forest structures and vegetation composition to a more natural, historical condition that would be more resilient and resistant to potential future disturbances (including wildfire, disease, or insect infestations). It also would maintain or improve timber productivity on suitable lands and provide a variety of wood products to the local economy. This would include salvaging trees that are dead or at imminent risk of mortality due to insects or diseases. In addition, it would maintain and improve recreational values and the safety of our visitors at developed recreation sites and other areas within the Wild and Scenic River corridor and extend season of motorized access to Middle Big Bill and Silvertip Trailheads. Finally, it would also reduce vehicle/trailer conflicts and safety impacts at the Silvertip Trailhead.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management, Road management
Note: Projects with multiple Project Purposes will appear multiple times.
Forest products
Glacier Loon Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Project
(EA)
The proposal includes management activities on approximately 2154 acres of NFS lands within the Project Area. An estimated 1709 acres of activities are located within the WUI.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Fuels management, Forest products
Cold Jim Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Forest products, Fuels management
Martin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Recreation management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Watershed management, Road management
Beaver Lake North Fuels Management Project
(EA)
This project proposes to manage vegetation and hazardous fuels and create post treatment conditions that would be more resiliant to wildland fire.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Forest products
Griffin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities,improve water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide commercial wood products.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Road management, Watershed management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Granite Lodgepole Pine Project
(CE)
Harvest of lodgepole pine trees on about 100 acres
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Hungry Horse Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products
Wild Cramer Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project
(EIS)
This project is intended to address forest health and hazardous fuel concerns within a portion of the Island Unit (near Lakeside and Kila) on the Swan Lake Ranger District.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Swan Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Road management
Soldier Addition II
(EA)
Harvest, thinning, and prescribed burning treatments to maintain or increase timber productivity and forest resilence and health; also favor the growth and establishment of whitebark pine.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Spotted Bear River Project
(EA)
Project is designed to restore forest structures and vegetation composition to a more natural, historical condition that would be more resilient and resistant to potential future disturbances (including wildfire, disease, or insect infestations). It also would maintain or improve timber productivity on suitable lands and provide a variety of wood products to the local economy. This would include salvaging trees that are dead or at imminent risk of mortality due to insects or diseases. In addition, it would maintain and improve recreational values and the safety of our visitors at developed recreation sites and other areas within the Wild and Scenic River corridor and extend season of motorized access to Middle Big Bill and Silvertip Trailheads. Finally, it would also reduce vehicle/trailer conflicts and safety impacts at the Silvertip Trailhead.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management, Road management
Fuels management
Glacier Loon Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Project
(EA)
The proposal includes management activities on approximately 2154 acres of NFS lands within the Project Area. An estimated 1709 acres of activities are located within the WUI.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Fuels management, Forest products
Mission Upland Burning Project
(EA)
The Mission Upland Burning Project proposes to conduct ecosystem burning on 1,036 acres in the Piper Creek Drainage, Swan Lake Ranger District, Flathead National Forest.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Fuels management
Cold Jim Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Forest products, Fuels management
Martin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Recreation management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Watershed management, Road management
Beaver Lake North Fuels Management Project
(EA)
This project proposes to manage vegetation and hazardous fuels and create post treatment conditions that would be more resiliant to wildland fire.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Forest products
Griffin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities,improve water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide commercial wood products.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Road management, Watershed management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Wild Cramer Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project
(EIS)
This project is intended to address forest health and hazardous fuel concerns within a portion of the Island Unit (near Lakeside and Kila) on the Swan Lake Ranger District.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Swan Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Road management
Soldier Addition II
(EA)
Harvest, thinning, and prescribed burning treatments to maintain or increase timber productivity and forest resilence and health; also favor the growth and establishment of whitebark pine.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Flathead National Forest Pre-commercial Thinning Project
(CE)
The proposal includes no more than 3,652 acres of treatment. Implementation of this project would occur annually during the summers between 2011 and 2016. The proposed treatment acres have been refined based upon comments received on the project.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Spotted Bear River Project
(EA)
Project is designed to restore forest structures and vegetation composition to a more natural, historical condition that would be more resilient and resistant to potential future disturbances (including wildfire, disease, or insect infestations). It also would maintain or improve timber productivity on suitable lands and provide a variety of wood products to the local economy. This would include salvaging trees that are dead or at imminent risk of mortality due to insects or diseases. In addition, it would maintain and improve recreational values and the safety of our visitors at developed recreation sites and other areas within the Wild and Scenic River corridor and extend season of motorized access to Middle Big Bill and Silvertip Trailheads. Finally, it would also reduce vehicle/trailer conflicts and safety impacts at the Silvertip Trailhead.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management, Road management
Recreation management
Big Mountain Downhill Bike Trail Expansion Project
(CE)
Construct approximately five miles of downhill bike trails at the Whitefish Mountain Resort located on Big Mountain.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Special use management
Martin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Recreation management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Watershed management, Road management
Griffin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities,improve water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide commercial wood products.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Road management, Watershed management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Island Unit Trail System Additions Project
(EA)
In 2001, the Forest Service completed a "Roads Analysis" for the Island Unit. This analysis identified the minimum road system needs for the area consistent with the Flathead National Forest Plan. A "Roads Analysis," a predecessor to the "Travel Analysis" process, was codified into Federal regulations in January 2009. We are now seeking to update the existing roads analysis for the Island Unit to be consistent with the intent of the new travel analysis regulations and to develop an Island Unit Travel Analysis for this area. This analysis will build on the existing roads analysis. The primary feature of the travel analysis process that differs from the existing roads analysis is that trail opportunities are incorporated.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Swan Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management
East Side Hungry Horse Recreation Site Renovation Project
(EA)
Heavy maintenance at campgrounds, boat launches, and group use sites as well as incorporating dispersed areas into developed site operations (Murray Bay Campground, Riverside Boat Launch, Emery Bay Campground, FKL Dispersed Area, & Abott Boat Launch)
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Hungry Horse Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management
Road management
Martin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Recreation management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Watershed management, Road management
Griffin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities,improve water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide commercial wood products.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Road management, Watershed management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
North Fork DNRC Road Easement
(CE)
New easement to Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation in the Trail Creek area would include 135 feet of rew road construction..
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Glacier View Ranger District
Purpose: Road management
Wild Cramer Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project
(EIS)
This project is intended to address forest health and hazardous fuel concerns within a portion of the Island Unit (near Lakeside and Kila) on the Swan Lake Ranger District.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Swan Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Road management
Spotted Bear River Project
(EA)
Project is designed to restore forest structures and vegetation composition to a more natural, historical condition that would be more resilient and resistant to potential future disturbances (including wildfire, disease, or insect infestations). It also would maintain or improve timber productivity on suitable lands and provide a variety of wood products to the local economy. This would include salvaging trees that are dead or at imminent risk of mortality due to insects or diseases. In addition, it would maintain and improve recreational values and the safety of our visitors at developed recreation sites and other areas within the Wild and Scenic River corridor and extend season of motorized access to Middle Big Bill and Silvertip Trailheads. Finally, it would also reduce vehicle/trailer conflicts and safety impacts at the Silvertip Trailhead.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management, Road management
Special use management
Big Mountain Downhill Bike Trail Expansion Project
(CE)
Construct approximately five miles of downhill bike trails at the Whitefish Mountain Resort located on Big Mountain.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Special use management
Flathead Electric Coop Halfmoon Buried Powerline
(CE)
Flathead Electric has requested authorization to install approximately 250? feet of underground power line along the edge of an existing utility access road near the Halfmoon Lake area.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Hungry Horse Ranger District
Purpose: Special use management
Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Whitebark Pine Planting Project
(CE)
To plant about 4,100 whitebark pine seedlings on 20 acres of land in the South Fork of Lost Creek.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Martin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Recreation management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Watershed management, Road management
Beaver Lake North Fuels Management Project
(EA)
This project proposes to manage vegetation and hazardous fuels and create post treatment conditions that would be more resiliant to wildland fire.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Forest products
Forest-wide Western Larch Seed Collection
(CE)
Felling up to 270 western larch trees over a 10-year period to collect cones.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Griffin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities,improve water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide commercial wood products.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Road management, Watershed management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Wild Cramer Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project
(EIS)
This project is intended to address forest health and hazardous fuel concerns within a portion of the Island Unit (near Lakeside and Kila) on the Swan Lake Ranger District.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Swan Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Road management
Soldier Addition II
(EA)
Harvest, thinning, and prescribed burning treatments to maintain or increase timber productivity and forest resilence and health; also favor the growth and establishment of whitebark pine.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Flathead National Forest Pre-commercial Thinning Project
(CE)
The proposal includes no more than 3,652 acres of treatment. Implementation of this project would occur annually during the summers between 2011 and 2016. The proposed treatment acres have been refined based upon comments received on the project.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Spotted Bear River Project
(EA)
Project is designed to restore forest structures and vegetation composition to a more natural, historical condition that would be more resilient and resistant to potential future disturbances (including wildfire, disease, or insect infestations). It also would maintain or improve timber productivity on suitable lands and provide a variety of wood products to the local economy. This would include salvaging trees that are dead or at imminent risk of mortality due to insects or diseases. In addition, it would maintain and improve recreational values and the safety of our visitors at developed recreation sites and other areas within the Wild and Scenic River corridor and extend season of motorized access to Middle Big Bill and Silvertip Trailheads. Finally, it would also reduce vehicle/trailer conflicts and safety impacts at the Silvertip Trailhead.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management, Road management
Watershed management
Martin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Recreation management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Watershed management, Road management
Griffin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities,improve water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide commercial wood products.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Road management, Watershed management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Griffin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities,improve water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide commercial wood products.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Road management, Watershed management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Spotted Bear River Project
(EA)
Project is designed to restore forest structures and vegetation composition to a more natural, historical condition that would be more resilient and resistant to potential future disturbances (including wildfire, disease, or insect infestations). It also would maintain or improve timber productivity on suitable lands and provide a variety of wood products to the local economy. This would include salvaging trees that are dead or at imminent risk of mortality due to insects or diseases. In addition, it would maintain and improve recreational values and the safety of our visitors at developed recreation sites and other areas within the Wild and Scenic River corridor and extend season of motorized access to Middle Big Bill and Silvertip Trailheads. Finally, it would also reduce vehicle/trailer conflicts and safety impacts at the Silvertip Trailhead.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management, Road management
Flathead National Forest All Units
Glacier Loon Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Project
(EA)
The proposal includes management activities on approximately 2154 acres of NFS lands within the Project Area. An estimated 1709 acres of activities are located within the WUI.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Fuels management, Forest products
Whitebark Pine Planting Project
(CE)
To plant about 4,100 whitebark pine seedlings on 20 acres of land in the South Fork of Lost Creek.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Mission Upland Burning Project
(EA)
The Mission Upland Burning Project proposes to conduct ecosystem burning on 1,036 acres in the Piper Creek Drainage, Swan Lake Ranger District, Flathead National Forest.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Fuels management
Cold Jim Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Forest products, Fuels management
Forest-wide Western Larch Seed Collection
(CE)
Felling up to 270 western larch trees over a 10-year period to collect cones.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Flathead National Forest Pre-commercial Thinning Project
(CE)
The proposal includes no more than 3,652 acres of treatment. Implementation of this project would occur annually during the summers between 2011 and 2016. The proposed treatment acres have been refined based upon comments received on the project.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Flathead National Forest All Units
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Glacier View Ranger District
North Fork DNRC Road Easement
(CE)
New easement to Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation in the Trail Creek area would include 135 feet of rew road construction..
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Glacier View Ranger District
Purpose: Road management
Hungry Horse Ranger District
Flathead Electric Coop Halfmoon Buried Powerline
(CE)
Flathead Electric has requested authorization to install approximately 250? feet of underground power line along the edge of an existing utility access road near the Halfmoon Lake area.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Hungry Horse Ranger District
Purpose: Special use management
Granite Lodgepole Pine Project
(CE)
Harvest of lodgepole pine trees on about 100 acres
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Hungry Horse Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products
East Side Hungry Horse Recreation Site Renovation Project
(EA)
Heavy maintenance at campgrounds, boat launches, and group use sites as well as incorporating dispersed areas into developed site operations (Murray Bay Campground, Riverside Boat Launch, Emery Bay Campground, FKL Dispersed Area, & Abott Boat Launch)
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Hungry Horse Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management
Spotted Bear Ranger District
Soldier Addition II
(EA)
Harvest, thinning, and prescribed burning treatments to maintain or increase timber productivity and forest resilence and health; also favor the growth and establishment of whitebark pine.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
Spotted Bear River Project
(EA)
Project is designed to restore forest structures and vegetation composition to a more natural, historical condition that would be more resilient and resistant to potential future disturbances (including wildfire, disease, or insect infestations). It also would maintain or improve timber productivity on suitable lands and provide a variety of wood products to the local economy. This would include salvaging trees that are dead or at imminent risk of mortality due to insects or diseases. In addition, it would maintain and improve recreational values and the safety of our visitors at developed recreation sites and other areas within the Wild and Scenic River corridor and extend season of motorized access to Middle Big Bill and Silvertip Trailheads. Finally, it would also reduce vehicle/trailer conflicts and safety impacts at the Silvertip Trailhead.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Spotted Bear Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management, Road management
Swan Lake Ranger District
Wild Cramer Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project
(EIS)
This project is intended to address forest health and hazardous fuel concerns within a portion of the Island Unit (near Lakeside and Kila) on the Swan Lake Ranger District.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Swan Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Forest products, Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Road management
Island Unit Trail System Additions Project
(EA)
In 2001, the Forest Service completed a "Roads Analysis" for the Island Unit. This analysis identified the minimum road system needs for the area consistent with the Flathead National Forest Plan. A "Roads Analysis," a predecessor to the "Travel Analysis" process, was codified into Federal regulations in January 2009. We are now seeking to update the existing roads analysis for the Island Unit to be consistent with the intent of the new travel analysis regulations and to develop an Island Unit Travel Analysis for this area. This analysis will build on the existing roads analysis. The primary feature of the travel analysis process that differs from the existing roads analysis is that trail opportunities are incorporated.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Swan Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management
Tally Lake Ranger District
Big Mountain Downhill Bike Trail Expansion Project
(CE)
Construct approximately five miles of downhill bike trails at the Whitefish Mountain Resort located on Big Mountain.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Special use management
Martin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
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.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Recreation management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Watershed management, Road management
Beaver Lake North Fuels Management Project
(EA)
This project proposes to manage vegetation and hazardous fuels and create post treatment conditions that would be more resiliant to wildland fire.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Forest products
Griffin Creek Resource Management Project
(EA)
A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities,improve water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide commercial wood products.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Tally Lake Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management, Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Road management, Watershed management, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Fuels management
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