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Projects
Flathead National Forest Current and Recent Projects
Note: Not all projects may appear on map. See list below for complete list of projects with more information or documentation.
Developing Proposal
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East Valley Fuels Reduction
The primary objective is to reduce wildfire risk to communities along the east side of Flathead Valley.
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West Reservoir
The primary purpose of this project is to improve the diversity and resilience of forest vegetative communities and associated wildlife habitat.
Under Analysis
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Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex Outfitter and Guide Permit Reauthorization
Reissuance of outfitter and guide permits within the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex.
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Cyclone Bill
Proposal includes commercial timber harvesting, noncommercial treatments, and prescribed burning to improve diversity and resilience to disturbances such as drought, insects and disease, and wildfires. Project includes road construction/maintenance.
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Dry Riverside
A project to improve the diversity and resilience of vegetative communities, remove and reduce fuels to promote a fire resilient forest and limit impacts to natural resources, and provide forest products to local economy.
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Flathead Comprehensive River Management Plan
Preparation of a river management plan for the Flathead River Wild and Scenic River system
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Flathead Forest Plan Suitability Changes: Winter Travel Management and Recommended Wilderness
Site-specific proposal on the Flathead National Forest to address the changes the revised forest plan (2018) made pertaining to suitability of motorized over-snow vehicle use and recommended wilderness areas
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Mid-Swan Landscape Restoration and Wildland Urban Interface Project
The purpose of the Mid-Swan Project is to restore and maintain terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity in light of climate change, and reduce the risk from wildfire in the WUI.
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North and Middle Fork Flathead River Outfitter and Guide Permit Renewal
This project would facilitate the renewal of five existing priority outfitter and guide special use permits on the non-wilderness portions of the North and Middle Forks of the Three Forks of the Flathead Wild and Scenic River.
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Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Comprehensive Plan
The Comprehensive Plan will develop administrative and management goals, objectives and practices for public lands in Forest Service Regions 1 and Regions 6.
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Rumbling Owl Fuels Reduction Project
The Swan Lake Ranger District, Flathead National Forest is proposing a combination of vegetation treatments and prescribed fire to reduce fuel loading within the wildland-urban interface (WUI) and restore resilient forested stands beyond the WUI.
Analysis Completed
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2022-2023 Flathead National Forest Winter Special Uses
The Mountain Guides Montana: 200 user days for avalanche education. Rooted Heart LLC:50 user days to provided guided snowshoe trips. Northwest Montana Adventures: 200 user days to provide guided day-use snowmobile tours.
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.