Upper Nez Perce Landscape Burn
Prescribed burning on portions of a 15,755 acre area to reduce the amount and arrangement of fuels, improve winter range habitat that will affect behavior of future wildland fires at a landscape scale and increase the quantity and quality of forage.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
Areas of the Sheepshead, Watchtower and Flat Creek drainages within the Nez Perce Fork of the Bitterroot River drainage.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 02/27/2013 |
| Comment Period | 02/27/2013 |
| Decision | 09/2013 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 10/2013 (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:
West Fork Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
215
Project Purpose:
Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products); Fuels Management; Wildlife, Fish, Rare Plants
Project Activity:
Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Upper Nez Perce Landscape Burn Decision Memo
Decision Signed Date: 09/26/2013
Legal Notice Date: 11/02/2013
Forests:
Bitterroot National Forest
Districts:
West Fork Ranger District
States:
Montana
Counties:
Ravalli
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David Fox
6735 West Fork Road
Darby, MT 59829
406-821-2331
dbfox@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 11/5/2013