Echo Gulch Fuel Reduction
Fuels reduction through the use of understory thinning to remove ladder fuels, hand-piling, burning of hand-piles, and prescribed understory burning. The treatments will reduce the density, quantity and arrangement of surface and ladder fuels.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
The project lies within the East Fork of the Bitterroot River drainage, on the north side of the Swift Echo Road (Forest Road 5764) between Meadow Creek and the East Fork Trailhead.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 04/12/2010 |
| Comment Period | 04/12/2010 |
| Decision | 06/2010 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 08/2010 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Decision Memo
Categorical Exclusion:
32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Sula Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
215
Project Purpose:
Fuels Management
Project Activity:
Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels)
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Echo Gulch Project
Decision Signed Date: 06/07/2010
Legal Notice Date: 06/10/2010
Forests:
Bitterroot National Forest
Districts:
Sula Ranger District
States:
Montana
Counties:
Ravalli
Legal Land Description:
T2N, R17W, Sections 16, 19-21, 28-30 and T2N, R18W, Sections 24-25, Ravalli County Montana.
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David Fox
7338 Hwy 93 S.
Sula, MT 59871
406-821-2331
dbfox@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 6/28/2010