Appeal Resolution Meeting Schedule

Appeal Responses issued after October 1, 2006.(Opens at new national site.)

Appeal Responses issued before October 1, 2006. (Stays at the Region One site.)

If an administrative appeal is received on a project there may be informal resolution meetings and/or conference calls between the Responsible Official and the appellant. These discussions normally take place within 15 days after the closing date for filing an appeal. All such meetings are open to the public. The information concerning upcoming informal meetings can be found on this site. If you are interested in attending any informal resolution discussions, please call the Forest Service contact person listed on meeting notice.

Current Meeting Schedule

Project name: Tin Cup Dam Access for Rehabilitation Project 2010
Forest: Bitterroot National Forest
Appellant: Friends of the Clearwater and Wilderness Watch
Date Appeal Deciding Officer Letter is Due: September 16, 2010
Date and time of resolution meeting: August 19, 2010, 1:00pm - 3:00pm, R1 Regional Office, Regional Forester's Conference Room
For further information: Amy Veirs or Julie King @ 406-363-7100

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Project name: Coolwater Ridge Vegetation Management CE

Forest/Grassland: Clearwater NF

Appellant: Friends of the Clearwater

Date Appeal Reviewing Officer letter is due: 9/9/2010

Date, time, and place of meeting with Objector: Phone Meeting on August 9, 2010, at 9 am PST. Phone Number 1-866-616-9860, Pass Code 6191656#

For further information contact: Craig Trulock, 208-926-6400

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Project name: Forest-wide Hazardous Tree and Fuels Reduction Project
Forest/Grassland: Helena National Forest
Objector: Helena Hunters and Anglers Association; Alliance for the Wild Rockies; Native Ecosystems Council
Date Objection Reviewing Officer letter is due: May 27, 2010
Date, time, and place of meeting with Objector: May 19, 2010; 10 am; Helena Supervisor's Office
For further information contact: Dave Carroll, 495-3716

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Project name: Small-Scale Suction Dredging in Lolo Creek and Moose Creek
Forest: Clearwater
Appellant: Idaho Conservation League (submitted by Bradley Smith)
Date Appeal Deciding Officer Letter is Due: 6/17/10
Date and time of resolution meeting: 5/13/10 @ 10:45am PST The conference call number is: 877-952-4379
The participant pass code is: 122670
For further information: Marty Gardner @ 208-983-4019 or George Harbaugh @ 208-935-4260

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Project Name: Roadside Haz Tree and Fuel Reduction HFRA
Forest: Helena NF
Objectors: Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Native Ecosystems Council & Helena Hunters and Anglers
Date Objection Reviewing Officer Letter is Due: May 27, 2010
Date and Time of Resolution Meeting: May 19, 2010; from 1000 to 1200 in Forest Supervisor's office
For further information: Dave Carrol (406) 449-5201 {ext.3716}

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Project Name: CHR Motorized Route and Area Designation Project
Forest: Flathead NF
Appellants: Various people and organizations
Date Appeal Deciding Officer Letter is Due: June 11, 2010
Date and Time of Resolution Meeting: May 6 at 2:00 pm in the Flathead National Forest's Supervisors Office
For further information: Michele Draggoo (406) 387-3827

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Project Name: ROD Enacting Forest Plan Travel Management Direction for Certain Areas of the National Forest
Forest: Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF
Appellants: Various people and organizations
Date Appeal Deciding Officer Letter is Due: May 13, 2010
Date and Time of Resolution Meeting: April 8, 2:00 PM. Forest Supervisor's conference room at the BDNF Supervisor's Office (420 Barrett Street, Dillon, MT
Meeting can also be attended by conference call. Call in number is 1-877-216-4418. Please enter 244140# when prompted to enter a pass code.
For further information: Jan Bowey (406) 842-5432

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Project Name: Benchmark Fuels Reduction DN
Forest: Lewis & Clark NF
Appellants: Native Ecosystems Council and Alliance for Wild Rockies
Date Appeal Deciding Officer Letter is Due: May 6, 2010
Date and Time of Resolution Meeting: Monday, April 5, 11:00 AM. Meeting will be a conference call.
The number is as follows: 1-800-369-1122; and passcode 69984#
For further information: Robin Strathy (406) 791-7726 or Mike Munoz (406) 466-5341

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Project Name: Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Invasive Plant Management Project
Forest: Clearwater, Nez Perce, Bitterroot, and Lolo NFs
Appellants: Friends of the Clearwater, Wilderness Watch, Alliance for Wild Rockies
Date Appeal Deciding Officer Letter is Due: March 18, 2010
Date and Time of Resolution Meeting:   10:00 am PST, March 5, 2010, Phone conference call. Call Number:1-866-821-8949
Passcode: 1539007#

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NOTE: Please notify the Forest Service contact in advance if you plan to attend the resolution meeting, in order to facilitate preparations for the meeting.

For questions regarding the meeting schedule, please contact, Ray Smith, Acting Regional Appeals Coordinator at (406) 329-3381.

USDA Forest Service - Northern Region
Last Modified: Wednesday, 11 August 2010 at 15:22:44 EDT