Elk Lake Access Project
The project improves motorized and non-motorized recreational opportunity within the Allen Peak Inventoried Roadless Area in the Vermilion River drainage and improves grizzly bear habitat in Bear Management Unit 8.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
Project is located in the southeast portion of the Cabinet Ranger District of the Kootenai National Forest, in the Vermillion River drainage, approximately ten miles east of Trout Creek, Montana.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 04/13/2020 |
| Comment Period | 04/13/2020 |
| Objection Period Start | 03/20/2021 |
| Decision | 06/2021 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 07/2021 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Cabinet Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Wildlife, Fish, Rare Plants; Recreation Management
Project Activity:
Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Elk Lake Access Project
Decision Signed Date: 06/11/2021
Forests:
Kootenai National Forest
Districts:
Cabinet Ranger District
States:
Montana
Counties:
Sanders
Legal Land Description:
sections 25 and 35 in T25N, R30W; sections 26, 34-35 in T25, R29W; and section 4 in T24N, R30W; PMM
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Kira Powell
2693 MT Hwy 200
Trout Creek, MT 59874-9503
4068270731
kirapowell@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 8/18/2022