Projects

This locatable mineral exploration project involves lands managed by the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Exploration would involve drilling on up to 127 drill pads, limited trenching, sample collection for geotechnical and geochemical analyses, and geophysical surveys.

Approximately 1,980 acres are proposed for treatment that would include commercial harvest of trees. Mechanical treatment methods would be used to accomplish the treatment objective of Improve Stand Health and Vigor.

Dan Bossell has proposed motorized ingress and egress his property in the Elkhorns Geographic Area utilizing National Forest System Roads 424 (Crow Creek Road) & 277 (South Fork Crow Creek Road). Signed FANEC available at: https://usfs-public.box.com/s/nnekcp1eaewrhuz26nl1e3otuu7twe7k

Charter Communications to install buried fiber optic cable along & within Wakina Sky Gulch Road, Arrastra Gulch Drive, Black Alder Gulch Road, FSR 647 (Prospector Gulch Road), FSR 647-A1, and the private road under special use permit HEL201.

Proposal to upgrade the Red Mountain Flume by replacing its final 2.5 miles with a buried pipe, eliminating major water loss and improving the reliability of Helena's drinking water supply from Banner Creek to the Ten Mile Water Treatment Plant.

2.8 miles of new aggregate and an additional 1.95 miles of existing aggregate surface to be treated with dust abatement to reduce dust and sediment delivery. Both bridge approaches and an additional section of road before the bridge to be repaved.

A Vegetation management project to reduce hazardous fuels and fire threat within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and to enhance associated forest and rangeland ecosystems across the project area.

3 separate private land owners have proposed motorized ingress and egress their properties in the Elkhorns Geographic Area utilizing National Forest System Roads. Signed FANEC available at: https://usfs-public.box.com/s/3uph42nwtr02667nb5finf8jj2rj908f

This project grants special use authorization to the United States Air Force for the operation and maintenance of a missile cable line on a strip of land newly acquired by the Forest Service on the Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District.

Reroute of the Finn K1 road (#329-K1) to move the beginning mile post from private to Forest Service land. The project is located at T13N, R9W, Section 34. Approximately 200 ft of road would be rerouted and the old road would be obliterated.

This project would reduce the risk of uncharacteristically severe wildfire, improve forest resistance to disease and drought, increase tree growth and vigor as well as improve wildlife habitat and watershed function across the Forest.

A vegetation and forest fuels management project within the Little Belts Geographic Area to reduce hazardous fuels and maintain regional timber harvesting and milling infrastructure that supports local business.

A vegetation management project to improve forest and watershed conditions and address hazardous wildfire fuel loads in and around the wildland urban interface.

The Divide Travel Plan closed numerous travel routes within the project area. In order to fully implement the travel plan decision closed routes will be obliterated and rehabilitated in addition hazardous mines within the area will be closed

Northwestern Energy proposal to replace their aerial powerline along Stemple Pass Road with approximately 1.5 miles (11 acres) of buried powerline on National Forest System (NFS) lands. Equipment will not need to be staged on NFS lands.

Park Lake Dam Reconstruction will include removing all unacceptable material, stabilizing the foundation, and reconstructing the dam in-kind using a homogeneous embankment. Signed FANEC available at: https://usfs-public.box.com/s/trj8raeqy2vljp7vacggql