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As part of carrying out the mission of the Forest Service, agency resource specialists develop environmental analysis and documentation, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and agency direction. A Citizens Guide to NEPA is available from the CEQ and covers what NEPA is and how the NEPA process works in depth.
The Forest Projects listed below are projects that we are currently analyzing or have analyzed under the NEPA process. Projects are the proposed actions on National Forest System lands that are analyzed through the NEPA process. The analysis results in a NEPA decision which is then implemented on the ground over a period of months or years.
Projects that are "Developing Proposal" or "In Progress" may have an opportunity for public collaboration and input.
If you are looking for a project that is not listed below, please contact the appropriate Forest Office.
In December 2025 and March 2026, Montana and Idaho were affected by severe wind events. Idaho Panhandle, Nez Perce-Clearwater, Lolo, Flathead, Bitterroot, and Kootenai Forests are proposing removal of wind damaged trees, fuel reduction, and replanting activities. Comment period June 23 to June 29, 2026. Find out more at the link above.
Note: Not all projects may appear on the map. See the list below for a more complete list.
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The Forest Service follows NEPA regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under this rule, Forest Service officials determine which proposed projects are shared for public input.
The agency no longer issues a schedule of proposed actions (SOPA) report. Below is the current list of proposed projects available for review—your opportunity to learn more, share feedback, and stay engaged in decisions that shape the future of our public lands.
Treatments to accomplish the project objectives include using tree thinning and slashing, prescribed fire, weed treatments, and road treatments. The FS has prepared a Supplemental EA to clarify the project's compliance with the Forest plan.
The project proposes activities including harvest, thinning trees, and managing fuel loads across a project area of approximately 5,800 acres with roughly 2,700 acres of treatment proposed on Forest Service lands.
The project proposes to increase the application of prescribed fire across fire adapted landscapes; reducing the risk of uncharacteristically severe and large wildfires, promoting forest resiliency, and lessen impacts to local communities.
The Forest Service is proposing to sell multiple tracts of land being a portion of the South Side Addition in the N1/2SE1/4 of section 29, T.13 N., R 19 W., Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County. Montana. See: https://usfs-public.box.com/s/8p717b4j1blwi1q0p4v9qqrpn285rmqn for more detail.
The project proposes commercial harvest, thinning, and fuels treatments on 17,864 acres of Forest Service lands in the Seeley Lake District, in addition to necessary roadwork and temporary road construction for implementation.
WAM is a risk-based strategic fuels management project. It proposes mechanized and non-mechanized fuel and vegetation treatments to reduce wildfire hazard and associated risk in strategic locations. For implementation updates see: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/lolo/projects/wildfire-adapted-missoula .
The Forest Service is developing a project to address multiple resource needs such as forest health, fuels reduction, recreation, wildlife, aquatic habitat, and watershed condition in an approximately 68,000-acre area south of Thompson Falls.
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.
Forest products
Fuels management
Land management planning
Land ownership management
Recreation management
Road management
Special use management
Vegetation management (other than forest products)
