Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) |
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Report Contents (click to jump to a section) : - Projects Occurring Nationwide - R1 - Northern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide) - R1 - Northern Region, Flathead National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) - R1 - Northern Region, Flathead National Forest, Glacier View Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R1 - Northern Region, Flathead National Forest, Hungry Horse Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R1 - Northern Region, Flathead National Forest, Swan Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R1 - Northern Region, Flathead National Forest, Tally Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) | |||||
Projects Occurring Nationwide |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Gypsy Moth Management in the United States: A Cooperative Approach EIS |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) |
In Progress: DEIS NOA in Federal Register 09/19/2008 Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 12/2011 |
Expected:03/2012 |
01/2013 |
Noel Schneeberger 610-557-4121 nschneeberger@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The USDA Forest Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are analyzing a range of strategies for controlling gypsy moth damage to forests and trees in the United States.
Web Link: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/wv/eis/ |
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| Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Nationwide. | |||||
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Land Management Planning Rule EIS |
- Regulations, Directives, Orders | Completed | Actual: 03/23/2012 | 12/2011 |
Brenda Halter-Glenn 202-260-9400 bhalterglenn@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The Department of Agriculture proposes to promulgate a new planning rule, which will set out the process for development, revision, and amendment of National Forest System land management plans.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/planningrule |
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| Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Agency-wide Rule. | |||||
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Nationwide Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Lands. EIS |
- Regulations, Directives, Orders | Completed | Actual: 12/13/2011 | 01/2012 |
Glen Stein 801-200-2703 gstein@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The Forest Service will prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement for the continued nationwide aerial application of fire retardant on National Forest System lands.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/retardant/index.html |
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| Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Nationwide. | |||||
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R1 - Northern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide) |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Forest Plan Revision, Lolo, Bitterroot and Flathead National Forests EIS |
- Land management planning | On Hold | N/A | N/A |
Barbara Beckes 406-329-3809 bbeckes@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Forest Plan Revision
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/wmpz/ |
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| Location: UNIT - Bitterroot National Forest All Units, Flathead National Forest All Units, Lolo National Forest All Units. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders. Western Montana. | |||||
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Flathead National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Forest-wide Western Larch Seed Collection CE *NEW LISTING* |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) |
In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/26/2012 |
Expected:05/2012 |
09/2012 |
Marsha Moore 406-758-5325 memoore@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Felling up to 270 western larch trees over a 10-year period to collect cones.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38688 |
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| Location: UNIT - Flathead National Forest All Units. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead, Lake. Various locations on the Flathead National Forest. | |||||
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Flathead National Forest, Glacier View Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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North Fork DNRC Road Easement CE |
- Road management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 02/09/2011 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2012 |
Expected:05/2012 |
07/2012 |
Michele Draggoo 406-387-3827 mdraggoo@fs.fed.us |
| Description: New easement to Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation in the Trail Creek area would include 135 feet of rew road construction..
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37567 |
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| Location: UNIT - Glacier View Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T36N, R22W, Section 2. Glacier View Ranger District - Trail Creek. | |||||
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Flathead National Forest, Hungry Horse Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R1 - Northern Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Flathead Electric Coop Halfmoon Buried Powerline CE *NEW LISTING* |
- Special use management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 01/30/2012 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2012 |
Expected:05/2012 |
07/2012 |
Michele Draggoo 406-387-3827 mdraggoo@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Flathead Electric has requested authorization to install approximately 250 feet of underground power line along the edge of an existing utility access road near the Halfmoon Lake area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38768 |
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| Location: UNIT - Hungry Horse Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T31N, R19W, Sec. 02. This project is located near the Highway 2 corridor near Halfmoon Lake. | |||||
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Granite Lodgepole Pine Project CE |
- Forest products |
In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 12/22/2011 |
Expected:07/2012 |
07/2013 |
Michele Draggoo 406-387-3827 mdraggoo@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Harvest of lodgepole pine trees on about 100 acres
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37707 |
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| Location: UNIT - Hungry Horse Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. Granite Creek drainage near Marias Pass (in the Middle Fork Flathead River area of Hungry Horse Ranger District). | |||||
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Flathead National Forest, Swan Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R1 - Northern Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Cold Jim Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Management Project EA *NEW LISTING* |
- Forest products - Fuels management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 01/04/2012 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/2012 |
Expected:08/2012 |
02/2013 |
Joleen Dunham 406-837-7510 jdunham@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Proposal to harvest timber and interplant on approximately 1245 acres of NFS lands. An estimated 1185 acres of this harvest activity is located within the Wildland Urban Interface.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38024 |
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| Location: UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Lake, Missoula. LEGAL - T22N, R17W Sections 21, 28, 290, 31-34; T21N, R17W Sections 3-10, 15-22, 27-33, T21N, R18W Sections 1-4, 8-17, 20-29, 32-36; T20N, R18W Sections 1-5, 8-12, 14-15; T20N, R17W Sections 5-6. The project area lies in the Swan Valley, three miles northwest of the community of Condon MT. | |||||
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Crane Mountain Trail System Expansion CE |
- Recreation management | On Hold | N/A | N/A |
Andrew Johnson 1-406-837-7507 andrewjohnson@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Improving non-motorized trail opportunities in the urban interface | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - T25N R18W, T26N R19W. Swan Lake Ranger District, Crane Mountain area west of Swan Lake. | |||||
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Glacier Loon Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Project EA |
- Forest products - Fuels management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 09/21/2011 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2012 |
Expected:06/2012 |
02/2013 |
Joleen Dunham 406-837-7510 jdunham@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The proposal includes management activities on approximately 2154 acres of NFS lands within the Project Area. An estimated 1709 acres of activities are located within the WUI.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36946 |
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| Location: UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T21N, R17W Section 36; T20N, R17W Sections 1-2, 11-15, 22-27, 33-36; T19W, R17W Sections 1-4, 7-23, 26-35; T18N, R17W Sections 2-6 ; T20N, R16W Sections 7, 18-19, 29-32; T19N, R16W Sections 5-9,16-17. The project area lies in the Swan Valley, southwest of Condon, MT, west of Lindbergh Lake to the western edge of the Swan Lake Ranger District on the Mission Mountains Divide. | |||||
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Island Unit Trail System Additions Project EA |
- Recreation management |
In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/21/2012 |
Expected:05/2012 |
07/2012 |
Andrew Johnson 406-837-7507 andrewjohnson@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Proposed additions to Swan Lake Ranger District trail systems in the Island Unit portion of the Swan Lake Ranger District.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=22659 |
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| Location: UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T26N R22W. Island Unit of the Swan Lake Ranger District, southwest of Kalispell, Montana. | |||||
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Missoula Electric Coop Pierce Lake Line Burial CE |
- Special use management | Completed | Actual: 03/12/2012 | 06/2012 |
Andrew Johnson 406-837-7507 andrewjohnson@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The project would directly bury power line from private lands into the NW ¼ of Section 22 in Township 19 North, Range 16 West of National Forest lands to Forest Service Road #1030, travel along the road and then to residence's meter box. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Sections 21 and 22 of Township 19 North, Range 16 West. The project area lies in the upper Swan Valley, eleven miles southeast of Condon, MT at Pierce Lake on the Swan Lake Ranger District. | |||||
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Swan Mid Slope Remote Area Weather Station (RAWS) CE |
- Special use management |
In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 12/21/2011 |
Expected:04/2012 |
07/2012 |
Joleen Dunham 406-837-7510 jdunham@fs.fed.us |
| Description: This project would install a National Fire Danger Rating approved remote weather station (RAWS) mid slope, on the east side of the Swan Valley. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Section 21 of Township 21 North, Range 16 West. The project area lies in the upper Swan Valley, three miles northeast of Condon, MT on the Swan Lake Ranger District. | |||||
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Wild Cramer Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project EIS |
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Road management |
In Progress: NOI in Federal Register 10/26/2010 Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 04/2012 |
Expected:09/2012 |
06/2013 |
Michele Draggoo 406-387-3827 mdraggoo@fs.fed.us |
| Description: This project is intended to address forest health and hazardous fuel concerns within a portion of the Island Unit (near Lakeside and Kila) on the Swan Lake Ranger District.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34158 |
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| Location: UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. Island Unit, which includes Wild Bill, Truman, Emmons, Patrick, Cramer, Bierney, and Stoner drainages. | |||||
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Flathead National Forest, Tally Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R1 - Northern Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Beaver Lake North Fuels Management Project EA *NEW LISTING* |
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 04/2012 |
Expected:12/2012 | 04/2013 |
Bryan Donner 406-863-5408 bdonner@fs.fed.us |
| Description: This project proposes to manage vegetation and hazardous fuels and create post treatment conditions that would be more resiliant to wildland fire. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Tally Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T31N, R22W, Sections 29, 30, and 31. This project is located approximately four miles west of Whitefish, MT. | |||||
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Big Mountain Downhill Bike Trail Expansion Project CE |
- Recreation management - Special use management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 04/2012 |
Expected:07/2012 | 07/2012 |
Bryan Donner 406-758-3508 bdonner@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Construct approximately five miles of downhill bike trails at the Whitefish Mountain Resort located on Big Mountain. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Tally Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T32N; R22W; Sections 35 and 36. Project is located approximately 5 miles north of Whitefish, MT on the Big Mountain. | |||||
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Flathead Electric Coop Ashley Lake Project CE |
- Land ownership management - Special use management |
Completed | Actual: 01/24/2012 | 03/2012 |
Bryan Donner 406-758-3508 bdonner@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Flathead Electric Coop is requesting to install approximately 500 feet of new underground power line on NFS lands near Ashley Lake.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37196 |
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| Location: UNIT - Tally Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T28N; R23W; Section 6. This project is located approximately 11 miles west of Kalispell, MT on the south shore of Ashley Lake. | |||||
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Griffin Creek Resource Management Project EA |
- Recreation management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management - Road management |
In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 12/16/2011 |
Expected:04/2012 |
01/2013 |
Bryan Donner 406-758-3508 bdonner@fs.fed.us |
| Description: A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities,improve water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide commercial wood products.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=31840 |
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| Location: UNIT - Tally Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T28N, R26W; T28N, R25W; T28N, R24W; T29N, R26W; T29N, R25W; T29N, R24W; T30N, R26W; T30N, R25W; T30N, R24W. This project is located in the Griffin Creek drainage on the Tally Lake Ranger District approximately 17 miles west of Kalispell, MT. | |||||
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Knights of Columbus Special Use Permit Reauthorization Project CE |
- Special use management | Completed | Actual: 01/31/2012 | 01/2012 |
Derek Milner 406-758-5340 dmilner@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Our proposal is to reauthorize, for a period of ten years, the Knights of Columbus special use permit for a statue of Jesus Christ located on NFS land near the top of Chair 2 within the Whitefish Mountain Resort permit boundary.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37457 |
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| Location: UNIT - Tally Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T32N, R22W, Section 35. The project is located approximately six miles north of Whitefish, Montana on Big Mountain. | |||||
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Martin Creek Resource Management Project EA *NEW LISTING* |
- Recreation management - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management - Road management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 04/2012 |
Expected:09/2012 | 06/2013 |
Bryan Donner 406-758-3508 bdonner@fs.fed.us |
| Description: A project to improve forest tree structure and species composition, reduce hazardous fuels, maintain and improve wildlife habitat, improve recreation opportunities, maintain water quality and aquatic habitat, and provide commercial wood products. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Tally Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T32N R25W Sections 1-2,10-16, and 21-24: T32N R25W Sections 3-6, 7-15, and 17-18; T33N R25W Sections 33 and 34. This project is located in the Martin Creek Drainage of the Tally Lake Ranger District approximately 15 miles northwest of Whitefish, MT. | |||||
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Round Meadow Ranch Temporary Access Project CE |
- Land ownership management - Special use management |
Completed | Actual: 02/14/2012 | 02/2012 |
Derek Milner 406-758-5340 dmilner@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Private land owner is requesting temporary access across NFS lands to treat his vegetation that is susceptible to Mountain Pine Beetle infestation.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37198 |
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| Location: UNIT - Tally Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. LEGAL - T31N; R23W; Sections 8 and 17. This project is located approximately 10 miles northwest of Whitefish, MT near the Round Meadow recreation area. | |||||
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