Castle Mountains Restoration Project
This project is designed to restore various forest and grassland ecosystems to promote landscape resiliency over time to minimize the threat of high intensity wildfire within the Willow Creek municipal watershed and areas of other valued infrastructure and resources in the Castle Mountains. Various silvicultural and prescribed fire treatments are being proposed to meet project goals. There are no proposed new system roads. Road maintenance, road reconstruction and temporary road construction would occur. A notice of intent to prepare an EIS for this project was published in the Federal Register on February 19, 2015. Notice of availability of the Draft EIS and comment period was published in the Federal Register on March 16, 2018.
Project Summary
Current Status:
Completed
Location Summary:
Castle Mountains
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| NOI in Federal Register | 04/12/2013 |
| DEIS NOA in Federal Register | 03/16/2018 |
| FEIS NOA in Federal Register | 07/24/2019 |
| Objection Period Start | 07/24/2019 |
| Decision | 12/2019 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 01/2020 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Impact Statement
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
White Sulphur Springs Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Watershed Management; Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products); Forest Products; Fuels Management; Wildlife, Fish, Rare Plants
Project Activity:
Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Project Decision Information
Castle Mountains Restoration Project
Decision Signed Date: 12/19/2019
Forests:
Lewis And Clark National Forest
Districts:
White Sulphur Springs Ranger District
States:
Montana
Counties:
Meagher
Legal Land Description:
Not Applicable
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John Casselli
2880 Skyway Drive
Helena, MT 59601
406-791-7723
jcasselli@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 12/19/2019