TheTraute Parrie, Beartooth District Ranger, has signed the Decision
Notice (DN) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the
Crooked Creek Road Improvement Project. Based on review of the
EA, project record, and findings in the FONSI, Ms. Parrie has
decided to select the Proposed Action. The DN/FONSI can be viewed
on the following weblink:
Cover Letter
DN/FONSI
This project is located in the Crooked Creek drainage of the Pryor
Mountains. The purpose of this project is to provide continued
and safe access on Crooked Creek Road to the Pryor Mountains for
public and Forest Service administrative use. This project is
also intended to improve water quality and fisheries habitat by
reducing potential for mass road failure and sediment transport
into Crooked Creek.
This decision authorizes reconstruction and improvement of approximately
7 miles of Crooked Creek Road #2085. Reconstruction activities
include: Constructing turnouts; installing new culverts and cleaning
and extending existing culverts; reconditioning 1.74 miles of
road within the existing road prism; reconstructing 5.22 miles
of road to a 12’ surface width, with ditch, including proper
cut/fill slopes; blocking motorized access at the entrances to
several non-designated roads; surfacing approximately 7 miles
of Crooked Creek Road; numerous design features and mitigations,
including a project revegetation plan and application of Best
Management Practices. Specific actions, design features, and mitigations
are described in full in the DN/FONSI. The Environmental Assessment
and Appendices can be accessed by clicking the following links:
Environmental Assessment
Letter mailed with Environmental
Assessment
Appendix A – Project Revegetation
Assessment and Plan
Appendix B - Recreation Technical
Specialist Report
Appendix C – Water Resources
Specialist Report
Appendix D – Threatened, Endangered,
& Sensitive Plants Biological Evaluation and Noxious Weeds
Specialist Report
Appendix E – Fisheries Resources
Report and Biological Evaluation
Appendix F – Wildlife Biological
Evaluation and Assessment
Administrative Review or Appeal Opportunities
This decision is subject to administrative review (appeal) pursuant
to 36 CFR Part 215.
Contact
For additional information concerning this decision or the Forest
Service appeal process, contact Dan Seifert, Interdisciplinary
Team Leader, Beartooth Ranger District, Custer National Forest,
6811 Highway 212, Red Lodge, MT 59068, (406) 446-2103.
