Steamboat Project

Vegetation management to improve big game winter range habitat and reduce the risk of mountain pine beetle infestation and wildfire. Management actions include commercial and non-commercial thinning as well as road construction and maintenance.

Location Summary

Northwest of Rapid City, South Dakota

District: Northern Hills Ranger District

Project Documents

• Decision

  • Steamboat Project Record of Decision (PDF 9007kb)

• Analysis

  • Steamboat Draft EIS (PDF 2650kb)
  • Steamboat Final EIS (PDF 2751kb)
  • Steamboat FEIS Appendix A (Maps) (PDF 49327kb)
  • Steamboat FEIS Appendix B (Silv. Findings and Compliance with Law) (PDF 253kb)
  • Steamboat FEIS Appendix C (Design Criteria) (PDF 212kb)
  • Steamboat FEIS Appendix D (Past, Present and Foreseeable Future Actions) (PDF 174kb)
  • Steamboat FEIS Appendix E (Response to Comments) (PDF 551kb)
  • Steamboat FEIS Appendix F (Response to Science Attachments) (PDF 673kb)

• Scoping

  • Steamboat Scoping Letter (PDF 1863kb)

• Supporting

  • Complete Proposed Action Map (PDF 3084kb)
  • Proposed Vegetation Treatment Map (PDF 2800kb)
  • Proposed Transportation System Map (PDF 2692kb)
  • Proposed Prescribed Fire Map (PDF 2880kb)
  • Existing Fire Hazard Map (PDF 2774kb)
  • Existing Mountain Pine Beetle Risk Map (PDF 2758kb)
  • Wildand Urban Interface (PDF 2963kb)
  • Alternative B Structural Stage (PDF 2984kb)
  • Alternative C Structural Stage (PDF 2980kb)
  • Alternative D Structural Stage (PDF 2993kb)
  • Existing Structural Stage (PDF 2997kb)
  • Steamboat Recreation Sites (PDF 2889kb)