Buffalo Municipal Watershed Project
Fire risk reduction and water quality maintenance or improvement activities in the Buffalo Municipal Watershed area, plus aspen restoration and other forest treatments to achieve Forest Plan objectives.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
Buffalo Municipal Watershed, including the national forest portion outside the Cloud Peak Wilderness in the Middle and South Forks of Clear Creek
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 06/01/2017 |
| Objection Period Start | 07/28/2018 |
| Decision | 10/2018 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 03/2019 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title I: Municipal Watersheds; Ira - Inventoried Roadless Area Activities Requiring Chief's Approval; National Fire Plan - Other; Stewardship Contract, Consolidated Appropriations Resolution Of 2003
Lead Management Unit:
Powder River Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Fuels Management; Watershed Management; Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products)
Project Activity:
Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Roadless Area Management; Scenery Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Buffalo Municipal Watershed Project
Decision Signed Date: 10/10/2018
Forests:
Bighorn National Forest
Districts:
Powder River Ranger District
States:
Wyoming
Counties:
Johnson
Legal Land Description:
centered on T50N, R84W, S26
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Jon Warder
1415 Fort Street
Buffalo, WY 82834
307-674-2631
jwarder@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 2/6/2020