Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
01/01/2013 to 03/31/2013
Flathead National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Report Contents (click to jump to a section) :
-  Projects Occurring Nationwide
-  R1 - Northern Region, Flathead National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
-  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  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Gypsy Moth Management in the United States: A Cooperative Approach
EIS
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)  Completed  Actual: 11/28/2012  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/
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Nationwide.
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Flathead National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)  

R1 - Northern Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Betty Baptiste
EA
 - Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/05/2012
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 10/2013  		Expected:01/2014
  		07/2014 Michele Draggoo
406-387-3827
mdraggoo@fs.fed.us 
Description: A project to increase forest productivity/diversity/health; provide forest products; manage/improve wildlife habitat & security; improve fish passage; improve recreation/safety values in recreation sites; & improve scenic views along Road 38.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40128
Location: UNIT - Hungry Horse Ranger District, Spotted Bear Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. The project area is located on the east side of Hungry Horse Reservoir, bounded to the north by Paint Creek, to the south by South Dry Parks Creek and to the east by the Great Bear Wilderness boundary.
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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
Granite Lodgepole Pine Project
CE
 - Forest products  Completed  Actual: 10/04/2012  07/2013 Michele Draggoo
406-387-3827
mdraggoo@fs.fed.us 
Description: Harvest of lodgepole pine trees on about 100 acres
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37707
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).
Heinrude Fuels Reduction Project
CE
 - Fuels management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 02/2014  		Expected:06/2014  10/2014 Michele Draggoo
406-387-3827
mdraggoo@fs.fed.us 
Description: Fuel reduction acitivities (reducing tree density and ladder fuels) adjacent to Heinrude homesites.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40388
Location: UNIT - Hungry Horse Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead. Westside of the Hungry Horse Reservoir (adjacent to Road 895) in the Heinrude Creek area.
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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
Cold Jim Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Management Project
EA
 - Forest products
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/04/2012
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/2013  		Expected:05/2013
  		08/2013 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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38024
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.
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.
DNRC Simmons Meadow Road Easement
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/06/2012
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/2013  		Expected:03/2013
  		05/2013 Joleen Dunham
406-837-7510
jdunham@fs.fed.us 
Description: Project proposes to issue a long-term (30 year) road easement to the Montana DNRC authorizing construction and maintenance of road across National Forest System lands (Road 70223) to access State lands; easement would be 108 ft long by 60 ft wide.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40955
Location: UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Lake, Missoula. LEGAL - SE1/4, SE1/4, Section 19, T23N, and R17W. Swan Lake Ranger District, Swan Valley, approximately 15 miles north of Condon, MT.
Glacier Loon Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Project
EA
 - Forest products
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/24/2012  		Expected:02/2013
  		07/2013 Joleen Dunham
406-837-7510
jdunham@fs.fed.us 
Description: The proposal includes management activities on approximately 2102 acres of NFS lands within the Project Area. An estimated 1710 acres of activities are located within the Wildland Urban Interface.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36946
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 Highway 83 to the south end of Lindbergh Lake - Missoula County.
Wild Cramer Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project
EIS
 - Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 08/24/2012
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 04/2013  		Expected:04/2013
  		06/2014 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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34158
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
Beaver Lake North Fuels Management Project
EA
 - Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 12/26/2012  		Expected:02/2013
  		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.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38809
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.
Martin Creek Resource Management Project
EA
 - Recreation management
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/07/2012
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/2013  		Expected:04/2013
  		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.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38754
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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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.