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The project uses results of the Ecosystem Management Decision Support (EMDS) tools to identify vegetation, wildlife, and aquatic restoration; and wildfire hazard reduction needs at the stand and landscape level in the 50,200 acre project area.

Location Summary

The 50,000 acre project is located in Buttermilk and Libby Creek drainages, between Carlton and Twisp, Washington

District: Methow Valley Ranger District

Project Documents

Date Published
Assessment
- 01-27-2017
  Opportunity to Comment Legal (PDF 100kb)

Date Published
Pre-Scoping
- 04-18-2016
  Mission Aquatics Assessment Support Project_FINAL REPORT (PDF 3489kb)
- 04-18-2016
  Libby_Buttermilk Prescriptions Memo (PDF 280kb)
- 04-18-2016
  Mission Treatment NW Final Report Jan-2016 (PDF 2035kb)

Date Published
Scoping
- 04-30-2016
  Propopsed Mission Units for Scoping (PDF 728kb)
- 04-30-2016
  Mission Restoration Project Soping Letter (PDF 1933kb)
- 04-30-2016
  Mission Vicinity Map (PDF 1922kb)
- 04-30-2016
  Proposed Mission Transportation and Soils Map (PDF 1956kb)
- 05-24-2016
  Scoping Extension Mission Project (PDF 105kb)
- 03-28-2018
  Responses To Scoping Comments (PDF 3940kb)

Date Published
Analysis
- DraftEA
  - 04-08-2016
    Specialists_Road_Ratings (PDF 97kb)
  - 05-24-2016
    Subsoiling_promotes_native_plants_NPJ_ (PDF 254kb)
  - 05-24-2016
    SubsoilingPhotosWriteup (PDF 1641kb)
  - 05-24-2016
    Soil Treatment Bucket (PDF 90kb)
  - 05-24-2016
    SubsoilingMachine_Photo (PDF 129kb)
  - 05-24-2016
    SubsoilingPhotoWriteup (PDF 1641kb)
  - 05-24-2016
    Central Washington Fire Danger Operating Plan 2015 (PDF 4041kb)
  - 05-24-2016
    Fire Decision Criteria Checklist (PDF 50kb)
  - 05-25-2016
    SubsoilingWriteupPhotos (PDF 1028kb)
  - 05-25-2016
    Draft Proposed Transportation Plan (PDF 317kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Mission Restoration Project Preliminary EA, Appendix F_G (PDF 7623kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Mission Restoration Project Preliminary EA, Appendix A_E (PDF 1125kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Mission Restoration Project Preliminary EA Chapters 1 - 4 (PDF 8288kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Mission Restoration Project Preliminary EA and Appendices (PDF 5800kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Transportation_Report (PDF 1188kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Soil_Report (PDF 777kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Recreation_and_Scenic_Report (PDF 977kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Mission Vegetation Report (PDF 5325kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Mission Wildlife Report (PDF 925kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Mission Preliminary EA Comment Period Delayed (PDF 80kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Botany_Survey_Manage_Species_Appendix (PDF 246kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Botany_Appendix_ISSSSP_List_2015 (PDF 309kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Botanical_Resources_Report (PDF 589kb)
  - 01-24-2017
    Economics_Report (PDF 542kb)
  - 01-25-2017
    Air Quality Report (PDF 877kb)
  - 01-25-2017
    Fuels_Fire Report (PDF 2655kb)
  - 01-27-2017
    RangeSpecialistReport (PDF 670kb)
  - 01-27-2017
    InvasivePlantsReport (PDF 648kb)
  - 01-31-2017
    Mission Legal Ad Comment Period (PDF 150kb)
  - 02-03-2017
    Restoration_Aquatics_Hydrology_Resource_Report (PDF 2480kb)
  - 02-21-2017
    Mission Legal Ad Affadavit 20160131 (PDF 593kb)
  - 03-02-2017
    Notice of Opportunity to Comment20170302 (PDF 17kb)
  - 03-03-2017
    Notice of Opportunity to Comment (PDF 143kb)
  - 03-03-2017
    Mission Correction Notice20170307 (PDF 12kb)
  - 03-03-2017
    Mission Legal (PDF 1086kb)
  - 03-03-2017
    Receipt Printed from Order 2017-02-27 (PDF 46kb)
  - 03-08-2017
    Mission Correction Legal Ad (PDF 25kb)
  - 03-10-2017
    Affidavit Publication Correction Notice (PDF 36kb)
  - 06-28-2017
    Revised Preliminary EA Ch 1-2 (PDF 2056kb)
  - 06-28-2017
    Revised Preliminary EA Ch 3-4 (PDF 7223kb)
  - 06-28-2017
    Revised Preliminary EA App A-G (PDF 9078kb)
  - 06-28-2017
    Revised Preliminary EA (PDF 17747kb)
  - 06-28-2017
    Draft Notice of Opportunity to Comment Revised Preliminary EA (PDF 24kb)
  - 06-30-2017
    Mission Restoration Revised Prelim EA Amendment Analysis Page Headers (PDF 9kb)
  - 06-30-2017
    Mission Notice of Opportunity to Comment 06302017 (PDF 1463kb)
  - 06-30-2017
    Notice of Opportunity to Commet06302017 Wenatchee World (PDF 82kb)
  - 07-10-2017
    Affidavit of Publication (PDF 978kb)
  - 07-12-2017
    SHPO Concurrence (PDF 130kb)
  - 07-12-2017
    Cultural Resource Summary (PDF 78kb)
  - 07-12-2017
    Heritage Specialist Report (PDF 430kb)
  - 03-28-2018
    Responses to Comments on Draft EA (PDF 715kb)
- FinalEA
  - Specialist Reports
    03-14-2018
    Final Mission Air Quality Resource Report (PDF 426kb)
    03-14-2018
    Final Mission Botany Resource Report (PDF 329kb)
    03-14-2018
    Final Mission Soils Resource Report (PDF 678kb)
    03-14-2018
    Final Mission Fuels and Fire Resource Report (PDF 2302kb)
    03-14-2018
    Final Mission Transportation Resource Report (PDF 3823kb)
    03-14-2018
    Final Mission Range Resource Report (PDF 513kb)
    03-14-2018
    Final Mission Economics Resource Report (PDF 923kb)
    03-14-2018
    Final Mission Vegetation Resource Report (PDF 3063kb)
    03-14-2018
    Final Mission Aquatics Hydrology Resource Report (PDF 5800kb)
    03-14-2018
    Final Mission Recreation Scenic Resource Report (PDF 716kb)
    03-15-2018
    Final Mission Invasive Plant Resource Report (PDF 524kb)
    03-15-2018
    Final Mission Wildlife Resource Report (PDF 902kb)
  - 03-15-2018
    Chapters 1 and 2 Purpose Need and Alternative Descriptions (PDF 1121kb)
  - 03-15-2018
    Chapter 3 Existing Condition Environmental Consequences 1 of 2 (PDF 4166kb)
  - 03-15-2018
    Chapter 3 Existing Condition Environmental Consequences 2 of 2 (PDF 1001kb)
  - 03-15-2018
    Chapter 4 List of Agencies Persons Consulted (PDF 25kb)
  - 03-15-2018
    Appendix A Proposed Thinning and Prescribed Fire Treatments (PDF 260kb)
  - 03-15-2018
    Appendix B Transportation Definitions and Proposed Changes (PDF 171kb)
  - 03-15-2018
    Appendix C Proposed Soil Road Stream Beaver Habitat Treatments (PDF 53kb)
  - 03-15-2018
    Appendix D Design Feature BMP Mitigation Monitoring (PDF 265kb)
  - 03-15-2018
    Appendix E Liturature Cited (PDF 195kb)
  - 03-15-2018
    Appendix F Maps (PDF 4744kb)
  - 03-15-2018
    Appendix G Regulatory Framework (PDF 207kb)
  - 03-15-2018
    Appendix H Acronyms Glossary (PDF 127kb)
- Consultation Documents
  - 07-03-2018
    R2016060804005SHPOConcur (PDF 130kb)
  - 07-03-2018
    2018-I-0936USFWS (PDF 6307kb)
  - 07-03-2018
    Mission BA Fish and Wildlife April_4_2018 (PDF 8101kb)
  - 07-03-2018
    WCR20189324_MissionLOC_Final (PDF 2610kb)

Date Published
Decision
- 03-15-2018
  Mision Draft Decision Notice And FONSI (PDF 327kb)
- 03-15-2018
  Mission Draft DN Cover Letter (PDF 768kb)
- 03-19-2018
  Legal Notice-Notice of Opportunity to Object-Mission Restoration 03152018 (PDF 23kb)
- 07-23-2018
  Final Decision Notice - Mission Rest Pro and Forest Plan Amend No.59 signed (PDF 25487kb)

Date Published
Supporting
- 03-31-2016
  Appendix G_Fire Decision Criteria Checklist (PDF 50kb)
- 03-31-2016
  Central Washington Fire Danger Operating Plan 2015 (PDF 4041kb)
- 05-26-2016
  Proposed Actions Scoping ArcMap GIS data files (PDF 341kb)
- 06-03-2016
  Mission Restoration Project GIS Data Key (PDF 219kb)

Mission Restoration Project

Location Summary

Project Documents

Assessment

Pre-Scoping

Scoping

Analysis

Decision

Supporting