The Ashland Ranger District has a proposal to do a hazard fuels project.The Ashland Ranger District is proposing to reduce hazardous fuel conditions and lower the potential for high severity stand replacing wildland fire on National Forest System (NFS) lands in an area located northeast of Highway 212. This Environmental Assessment (EA) discusses the findings of analysis conducted for the Whitetail Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project. Additional documentation may be found in the Project File located at the Ashland Ranger District Office in Ashland, Montana and on the Custer National Forest Internet Website. As such, the purpose of this environmental assessment is to briefly provide sufficient evidence and analysis for determining whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact (40 CFR 1508.9).
The Whitetail Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project is an authorized project under the Healthy Forest Restoration Act (HFRA) criteria. The northern portion of the Ashland Ranger District, which includes the project area, was identified in the Powder River County Wildfire Protection Plan (PRCWPP) as the highest priority for fuel reduction within the two million acre county.

Here is the information on the project:

Final EA

Decision Notice/Fonsi

Special reports:

Wildlife, Fuels, Air, Weeds, Soils, Hydrology, Transportation, Range , Silviculture

Appendix A

 

Please contact Nate Gassmann at the Ashland Ranger District for more information.

 

Scoping Letter

Environmental Analysis / Finding of No Significant Effects

Map - Proposed Treatment Map, Road Activities Map

 

 

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