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As part of carrying out the mission of the Forest Service, agency resource specialists develop environmental analysis and documentation, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and agency direction. A Citizens Guide to NEPA is available from the CEQ and covers what NEPA is and how the NEPA process works in depth.
The Forest Projects listed below are projects that we are currently analyzing or have analyzed under the NEPA process. Projects are the proposed actions on National Forest System lands that are analyzed through the NEPA process. The analysis results in a NEPA decision which is then implemented on the ground over a period of months or years.
Projects that are "Developing Proposal" or "In Progress" may have an opportunity for public collaboration and input.
If you are looking for a project that is not listed below, please contact the appropriate Forest Office.
Note: Not all proposed projects may appear on the map. See the list below for a more complete list.
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Lolo National Forest
The Forest Service follows NEPA regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under this rule, Forest Service officials determine which proposed projects are shared for public input.
The agency no longer issues a schedule of proposed actions (SOPA) report. Below is the current list of proposed projects available for review—your opportunity to learn more, share feedback, and stay engaged in decisions that shape the future of our public lands.
Includes excavating up to twenty trenches, and two sediment retention ponds with an excavator. Material from the trenches would be processed through a recirculating wash plant recovering any gold.
The project proposes activities including harvest, thinning trees, and managing fuel loads across a project area of approximately 5,800 acres with 2,700 acres of treatment 3 miles northwest of Thompson Falls, MT.
This project would utilize large hazard trees cut after the 2013 Lolo Complex Fire to construct large woody debris structures on Lolo Creek to enhance aquatic habitat and improve stream and floodplain health.
The project proposes to increase the application of prescribed fire across fire adapted landscapes; reducing the risk of uncharacteristically severe and large wildfires, promoting forest resiliency, and lessen impacts to local communities.
The project proposes commercial harvest, thinning, and fuels treatments on 17,864 acres of Forest Service lands in the Seeley Lake District, in addition to necessary roadwork and temporary road construction for implementation.
Proposed prescribed burning north of Highway 200 between Weeksville Creek and Thompson River in Sanders County Montana on the Lolo National Forest. The project would reduce fuel accumulations and improve wildlife habitat.
The project proposes vegetation and road management activities to reduce hazardous fuels, restore fire resistant vegetative conditions, maintain or restore fish and wildlife habitat, and provide for public health and safety.
Relocation and restoration of historic Priscilla Peak lookout. Proposal includes moving the structure from Priscilla Peak to Driveway Peak, restoring it, and opening it as a cabin rental.
Trail construction and reconstruction to connect existing trail segments, creating a 100-mile long non-motorized trail across the Lolo, Bitterroot, and Beaverhead National Forests on the Sapphire Divide.
Treatments to accomplish the project objectives include using tree thinning and slashing, prescribed fire, weed treatments, and road treatments. The FS has prepared a Supplemental EA to clarify the project's compliance with the Forest plan.
The project proposes to reduce wildfire risk to communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems in the path of potential future wildfires and improve forest conditions that have departed from historic norms.
Proposed Fuels and Forest Health project on approximately 33,440 acres located south east of the confluence of Rock Creek and the Clark Fork River in Granite County and Missoula County on the Missoula Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest.
Construction of a cellular communications tower near Exit 82 of I-90 in the Ninemile area to provide wireless communications coverage, consisting of a 199-foot steel monopole and lightning rod, approximately 220 foot long gated access road, and 60x60 foot gravel pad with chainlink fence enclosure.
The Forest Service is developing a project to address multiple resource needs such as forest health, fuels reduction, recreation, wildlife, aquatic habitat, and watershed condition in an approximately 68,000-acre area south of Thompson Falls.
Proposed prescribed burning within Siegel, Wallace, Dragonfly, Sheep, Wilson, and Robertson Creeks in Sanders County Montana on the Lolo National Forest. The project would reduce fuel accumulations and improve wildlife habitat.
