Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) 01/01/2012 to 03/31/2012 Lolo 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, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide) - R1 - Northern Region, Lolo National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) - R1 - Northern Region, Lolo National Forest, Missoula Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R1 - Northern Region, Lolo National Forest, Ninemile Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R1 - Northern Region, Lolo National Forest, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R1 - Northern Region, Lolo National Forest, Seeley Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R1 - Northern Region, Lolo National Forest, Superior 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)	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/
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Nationwide.
Land Management Planning Rule EIS	- Regulations, Directives, Orders	In Progress: DEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/25/2011 Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 11/2011	Expected:12/2011	12/2011	Larry Hayden 202-205-1559 lhayden@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
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Agency-wide Rule.
Nationwide Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Lands. EIS	- Regulations, Directives, Orders	In Progress: DEIS NOA in Federal Register 05/13/2011 Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 11/2011	Expected:12/2011	01/2012	Glen Stein 208-869-5405 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
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)
Project Name	Project Purpose	Planning Status	Decision	Expected Implementation	Project Contact
Accurate Outfitters 10-Year Permit Issuance CE	- Special use management	Completed	Actual: 12/12/2011	12/2011	Debra Gale 406-821-3269 ddgale@fs.fed.us
Description: Re-issue existing permit as 10-year term permit
Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District, Stevensville Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula, Ravalli. LEGAL - South Fork Lolo Transfer Camp - T11N, R22W, Sec 6, South Fork Lolo Camp - T10N, R22W, Sec 24; Kootenai Camp - T9N, R21W, Sec 7; Bass Lake Summer Camp - T10N, R22W, Sec 36. Bitterroot NF, Stevensville RD & Lolo NF, Missoula RD.
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/
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.
Motorized Access Management within the Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones EIS	- Land management planning - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants	Completed	Actual: 11/09/2011	12/2011	Karl Dekome 208-765-7479 kdekome@fs.fed.us
Description: Preparation of a Supplemental EIS to amend land and resource management plans for the Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai, and Lolo National Forests to address motorized access management within the Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=24882
Location: UNIT - Idaho Panhandle National Forest All Units, Kootenai National Forest All Units, Lolo National Forest All Units. STATE - Idaho, Montana, Washington. COUNTY - Bonner, Boundary, Lincoln, Sanders, Pend Oreille. LEGAL - Northwestern Montana, northern Idaho, and northeastern Washington. Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones.
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Lolo National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)	R1 - Northern Region
Project Name	Project Purpose	Planning Status	Decision	Expected Implementation	Project Contact
PBR2000 EA	- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management - Road management	On Hold	N/A	N/A	Barbara Beckes 406-329-3809 bbeckes@fs.fed.us
Description: The Lolo Post Burn EIS decision was not upheld in court. This project would issue a new decision to complete restoration activities originally analyzed in the EIS.Timber harvest is not proposed, only road stabilization, storage, and decommissioning Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=22553
Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District, Superior Ranger District, Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral, Missoula, Sanders. LEGAL - Primary the Ninemile and Trout Creek Drainages. Ninemile, Superior, and Plains Ranger Districts on the Lolo National Forest.
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Lolo National Forest, Missoula Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)	R1 - Northern Region
Project Name	Project Purpose	Planning Status	Decision	Expected Implementation	Project Contact
Crazy-Pattee Timberstand Improvement Project CE	- Recreation management - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products)	In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/14/2011	Expected:01/2012	12/2012	Joshua Angert 406-329-3714 jangert@fs.fed.us
Description: Approx. 130 acres in the Crazy Canyon drainage and 42 acres in the Pattee Picnic Area would be treated to improve stand health. Treatment would include the removal of dead and dying trees affected by the mountain pine beetle and dwarf mistletoe. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36964
Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T13N, R19W, Sec 36; T12N, R19W, Sec 1 & 2. Pattee Canyon Recreation Area, Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest.
Dry Gulch Access Road 9961 CE	- Road management	In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/24/2011	Expected:01/2012	02/2012	Patrick Corts 406-329-3860 pcorts@fs.fed.us
Description: The Estate of Earl M. Pruyn has requested seasonal road access along approx. 9 miles of Forest Road #9961. This proposal would provide seasonal access (April - November) to 1,040 acres of private land in the Black Mtn Area west of Missoula. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36807
Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T13N, R21W, Section 22, 28, 32, and 34 (USGS Quad Names and Numbers: Blue Mountain 121 and Camp Creek 122). Upper O'Brien Creek / Black Mountain area west of Missoula, Montana.
Marshall Woods Restoration Project EA	- Recreation management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management - Road management	In Progress: Scoping Start 08/24/2010 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/2012	Expected:06/2012	09/2012	Tami Paulsen 406-329-3731 tpaulsen@fs.fed.us
Description: Integrated resource management including vegetation and watershed restoration, fuels reduction, public education, and recreation enhancements. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=31552
Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T13N, R18W, Sec. 4-8, 18,19; T13N, R19W, Sec.1, 2, 11-14, 22-24; T14N, R18W, Sec. 18-20, 2-34; T14N, R19W, Sec. 13, 23-26, 35, 36 PM MT. The 13,000 acre analysis area is approx. 5 mi. NW of Missoula in Missoula Co. and includes Rattlesnake Crk., Woods Gulch, Marshall Crk., and the S portion of the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area.
Montana Snowbowl Ski Area Expansion EIS	- Special use management	In Progress: DEIS NOA in Federal Register 03/11/2011 Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 04/2012	Expected:06/2012	09/2012	Tami Paulsen 406-329-3731 tpaulsen@fs.fed.us
Description: Expansion of permitted ski area to provide additional winter recreational opportunities and improvement of ski area facilities. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=14392
Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - sections 27, 28,32, 33,T15N, R19W; and sections 4 and 5 T14N, R19W, PMM. Nine miles north of Missioula, MT. The area directly west of the existing Montana Snowbowl ski area.
Sapphire Crest Trail CE	- Recreation management	On Hold	N/A	N/A	Andy Kulla 406-329-3962 akulla@fs.fed.us
Description: Trail construction and reconstruction to connect existing trail segments, creating a 100-mile long non-motorized trail across the Lolo, Bitterroot, and Beaverhead National Forests on the Sapphire Divide. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32247
Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T12N, R19W, Sections 12,13; T12N, R18W, Sections 18, 19, 20,21,27,28 and 24; T11N, R18W, Sections 3,10,15,22,27,26 and 36 and T10N, R18 W, Section 2. Sapphire Divide.
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Lolo National Forest, Ninemile Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)	R1 - Northern Region
Project Name	Project Purpose	Planning Status	Decision	Expected Implementation	Project Contact
Rennic Stark Project EA	- Recreation management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management - Road management	In Progress: Scoping Start 03/08/2010 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/2012	Expected:03/2012	09/2013	Tami Paulsen 406-329-3731 tpaulsen@fs.fed.us
Description: Integrated landscape management treatments designed to: improve forest health, reduce hazardous fuels near communities, improve fish and wildlife connectivity, maintain water quality, and provide and maintain forest industry infrastructure. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=31616
Location: UNIT - Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral, Missoula. LEGAL - T14N,R22W,sec5-7;T14N,R23W,sec 1-3,6:T14N,R24W,sec1,2; T15N,R22W,sec7,16,17,19-21,28-32;T15N,R23W,sec1-36;T15N,R24W,sec 1,2,10-13,24;T16N,R23W,sec 20,21,27-35;T16N,R24W sec25,26,34-36PM MT. The 36,000 acre analysis area is west of the Ninemile Ranger Station. It straddles the Ninemile Divide from the Clark Fork River on the southern boundary to Fire Creek on the north.
T & L #2 Placer Reserve Definition CE	- Minerals and Geology	On Hold	N/A	N/A	Victoria Burkhardt 406-626-5402 vburkhardt@fs.fed.us
Description: Up to three test holes would be dug with a rubber-tired backhoe at an unvegetated area in a disperesed campsite. Samples would be processed using gold pans. Process water would be discharged to a test hole.
Location: UNIT - Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. Ninemile Ranger District.
Upper Madison Fuels Project CE *NEW LISTING*	- Fuels management	Completed	Actual: 11/28/2011	06/2013	Jeffrey Hayes 406-329-3851 jeffreyhayes@fs.fed.us
Description: Restore stand to a historically ponderosa pine component by thinning under-story Douglas fir. Implement thinning and prescribed under-burning to reduce fuels concentrations. Project will combine fuels efforts with the Petty Rock Timber Sale Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37794
Location: UNIT - Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T14N, R22W, portions of Sections 16, 17, 20, and 21, USGS Quad Name Petty Mountain. Upper reaches of Madison Gulch, Petty Creek Drainage, Clark Fork Watershed.
Upper Ninemile Placer Mine Reclamation EA	- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management - Minerals and Geology	In Progress: Scoping Start 06/28/2010 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 01/2012	Expected:02/2012	07/2012	Aubree Benson 406-329-3950 aubreebenson@fs.fed.us
Description: Reclamation of abandoned placer mines including restoration of stream channels and fish habitat along Upper Ninemile, Sawpit, Martina, and Twin Creeks. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32296
Location: UNIT - Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Sections 21, 22, 25-27, and 36, T17N, R24W. Various stream segments within the Ninemile Creek Drainage, Ninemile Ranger District, Lolo National Forest.
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Lolo National Forest, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)	R1 - Northern Region
Project Name	Project Purpose	Planning Status	Decision	Expected Implementation	Project Contact
Antimony EA	- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management	In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/08/2011	Expected:05/2012	06/2012	Patricia Partyka 406-826-4314 ppartyka@fs.fed.us
Description: Integrated ecosystem management including vegetation and watershed restoration, fuels reduction, and wildlife habitat restoration. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32479
Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - T21N, R32W, Sections 16-21, 28-30,. 13 miles west of Thompson Falls, MT within the Cox Gulch, Antimony Creek and Demont Creek drainages of the Prospect Creek watershed.
Clark Fork Corridor Fuels Reduction Project CE	- Fuels management	In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/14/2011	Expected:05/2012	06/2012	Jon Airhart 406-826-4336 jairhart@fs.fed.us
Description: Fuels reduction on a total of approximately 173 acres within seven areas located along the Clark Fork River and/or Highway 200. Activities would include non-commercial thinning, hand-piling, chipping, and pile burning.
Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - Section 34, T23N, R30W; Sections 26 & 35, T22N, R30W; Sections 15 &17, T21N, R28W; Section 25, T21N, R28W; Section 2, T20N, R27W; Section 8, T20N, R26W; Section 7, T19N, R25W. Seven areas along the Clark Fork River and/or Highway 200 between Paradise and just west of Thompson Falls, Montana.
Clear Creek EA	- Recreation management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Watershed management	In Progress: Scoping Start 04/06/2010 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2012	Expected:06/2012	09/2013	Patricia Partyka 406-826-4314 ppartyka@fs.fed.us
Description: Integrated landscape management including forest vegetation restoration, wildlife habitat and watershed improvements, and recreation enhancements within the Clear Creek drainage. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32480
Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - T21N, R30-32W; T22N, R30-32W. Clear Creek drainage within the Prospect watershed about 3 miles west of Thompson Falls, Montana.
Fourteenmile Trail Reroute CE *NEW LISTING*	- Recreation management	In Progress: Scoping Start 12/13/2011	Expected:02/2012	04/2012	Mark Smith 406-826-3821 markrsmith@fs.fed.us
Description: Reroute of approximately 1 mile of the Fourteenmile Trail (#1714) to reduce the grade to meet Forest Service trail standards.
Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - Sections 7 & 8, T18N, R25W; Section 12, T18N, R26W, P.M.M. Approximately milepoint 2.0 on the Fourteenmile Trail.
Henry Creek and Swamp Creek Range Allotment Management Plans Revision EA	- Grazing management	Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 01/2012	Expected:03/2012	04/2012	Bruce Higgins 406-777-7427 bdhiggins@fs.fed.us
Description: Update Allotment Management Plans for Forest Plan compliance, incorporating changes that have been implemented through previous operating plans. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36247
Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - Henry Creek Drainage, T20N, R25W, Sec. 14,21-23, 25-29, 32-36, and T19N, R25W, Sec. 2-5. Swamp Creek drainage, T20N, R28W, Sec. 23-27, 34-36; T20N, R27W, Sec. 14-36. Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, Henry and Swamp Creek drainages.
Mule Pasture Prescribed Burn Project CE	- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management	In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/18/2011	Expected:01/2012	05/2012	Richard Griffin 406-826-4325 rgriffin@fs.fed.us
Description: Prescribed burning on 320-acre Forest Service administrative site adjacent to Thompson Falls.
Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - S 1/2, Section 5, T21N, R29W, P.M.M. Forest Service administrative site located immediately north of Thompson Falls.
River Outfitter Special Use Permits EA *NEW LISTING*	- Special use management	In Progress: Scoping Start 10/03/2011 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/2012	Expected:06/2012	08/2012	David Wrobleski 406-826-4321 dwrobleski@fs.fed.us
Description: Issuance of additional outfitter permits for recreational river use for the lower 11 miles of the Thompson River and the Clark Fork River along Highway 135. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37358
Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. Clark Fork River located along Highway 135 and the lower 11 miles of the Thompson River.
Turning D Ranch Outfitter/Guide Permit EA	- Special use management	Completed	Actual: 07/25/2011	10/2011	David Wrobleski 406-826-4321 dwrobleski@fs.fed.us
Description: Outfitter/Guide permit application to use the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District for a hiking, backpacking, and service activities.
Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District.
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Lolo National Forest, Seeley 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
Center Horse EA *NEW LISTING*	- Recreation management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management - Road management	Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 02/2012	Expected:06/2013	07/2014	Tami Paulsen 406-329-3731 tpaulsen@fs.fed.us
Description: Project is still under development; public scoping is anticipated to begin in early 2012. The purpose of this restoration project is to improve forest health, reduce hazardous fuels, and maintain and enhance terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
Location: UNIT - Seeley Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Powell. LEGAL - T16N, R11W, S 19,20,29-32; T16N, R12W, S 7,16-21,23-30,32-36; T16N, R13W, S 1-27; T16N, R14W S 1-3,10-15,22-24,26-27; T17 R12W S18,19,30,31; T17N, R13W S 13-15,21-36; T17N, R14W S 25-27, 34-36. The 49,000 acre Center Horse Project area is about 14 miles north of Ovando and includes the N. FK. Cottonwood and Spring Ck drainages on the west and the McCabe ck drainage on the east.
Horseshoe West Fuels Reduction and Restoration EA	- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management	In Progress: Scoping Start 07/16/2010 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 01/2012	Expected:02/2012	09/2012	Julie Knutson 559-920-6646 jcknutson@fs.fed.us
Description: Integrated landscape management including hazardous fuels reduction, vegetation restoration, and wildlife habitat improvement. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=33308
Location: UNIT - Seeley Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Sections 8, 9, 17-21, and 30, T16N, R14W and Sections 13, 24, and 25, T16N, R15W. Approximately 3 miles southeast of Seeley Lake, Montana near the Double Arrow and Big Sky Lake subdivisions.
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Lolo National Forest, Superior Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)	R1 - Northern Region
Project Name	Project Purpose	Planning Status	Decision	Expected Implementation	Project Contact
Cedar-Thom EIS	- Recreation management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management	In Progress: DEIS NOA in Federal Register 01/28/2011 Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/2012	Expected:02/2012	09/2012	Patricia Partyka 406-826-4314 ppartyka@fs.fed.us
Description: Integrated forest management including: vegetation and watershed restoration, fuels reduction, and recreation enhancements within the Cedar and Thompson Creek drainages, located southwest of Superior, Montana. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=29614
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - T15N, R28W; T15N, R27W; T16N, R28W; T16N, R27W; T16N, R26W; T17N, R27W. Cedar and Thompson Creek drainages, located southwest of Superior, MT.
Dry Joe Ecosystem Maintenance Burning CE	- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management	In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/24/2010	Expected:05/2012	05/2013	Lorie Cotter 406-822-3916 lcotter@fs.fed.us
Description: Prescribed burning of approximately 5900 acres within several drainages located between the towns of St. Regis and Superior, Montana
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - T17N, R28W, Sections 9, 10, 15-17, 20, 21, 24-27 & 34-36; T17N, R27W, Sections 5-8, 17-21, 25-31 & 34-36; T18N, R27W, Sections 26 & 27; T18N, R26W, Sections 27-29, 32, 33; T16N, R28W, Sections 2-4. Several drainages located between the towns of St. Regis and Superior, Montana.
Haynes Private Property Access Road via Road 16960 CE	- Special use management	On Hold	N/A	N/A	Ronald Schlader 406-822-3915 rschlader@fs.fed.us
Description: Travis and Donna Haynes have requested yearlong access to property they own in Sect. 8 & 9, T17N, R26W. Access would be through existing road 16960 which is an "A" closure.
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. T17N, R26W, NW1/4 Sect. 9.
Mattox Water Transmission Line CE	- Special use management	On Hold	N/A	N/A	Ronald Schlader 406-822-3915 rschlader@fs.fed.us
Description: Special use permit request for a waterline using the following existing facilities: 1) 2' dia. by 900' of above ground black plastic pipe; 2) A water collection device consisting of a perforated plastic barrel in the stream channel
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - Beginning in the NW 1/4, NW 1/4, NW 1/4 of Sec. 16; through the very NE corner of Sec. 17 and ending where it enters private property in the SE 1/4, SE1/4, SE 1/4 of Sec. 8 T16N, R26W; P.M.MT. An unnamed tributary NE of Upham Creek, in the Cedar Creek drainage SE of Superior.
Mineral County Mineral Material Permit Renewal CE	- Minerals and Geology	In Progress: Scoping Start 04/27/2011	Expected:01/2012	01/2012	Ronald Schlader 406-822-3915 rschlader@fs.fed.us
Description: Renewal of Mineral County's mineral material permit for the following established quarries on the Superior Ranger District: Big Creek Bench, Cedar Creek, Cold Creek, Dry Creek, Mayo, Micayune and Second Creek.
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - SE1/4 Sec 27, T19N, R30W. NE 1/4 Sec 14, T18N, R28W, SE 1/4 sec 28, T17N, R27W. NW 1/4 Sec 5, T17 N, R27W. SE 1/4 Sec 5, T16N, R26W. SE 1/4 Sec 22, T16N, R25W, NW 1/4 Sec 15, T15N, R25W; P.M.MT. Big Creek Bench, Mayo Gulch Pit, Dry Creek Pit, Cold Creek Pit, Cedar Creek Pit, Second Creek Pit, Micayune Gulch Pit.
Nieslanik Water Transmission Ditch SUP Request CE *NEW LISTING*	- Special use management	In Progress: Scoping Start 10/19/2011	Expected:05/2012	06/2012	Ronald Schlader 406-822-3915 rschlader@fs.fed.us
Description: Issuance of a special use permit for an existing 1,255' water transmission ditch 3' wide by 2' deep that carries water from a point of diversion on E. Fk. Timber Creek to Broken Heart Ranch for domestic use.
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - NE 1/4, SE 1/4, NE 1/4; AND SE 1/4, SE 1/4, NE 1/4; AND THE SW 1/4, SE 1/4, NE 1/4 Sec 9; T19N, R30W P.M.M. Quad Name Haugan NW. Beginning at the point of diversion on the E. Fk. Timber Creek, proceeding in a southwesterly direction and ending where it enters the north property line of the Broken Heart Ranch.
Route of the Olympian EA	- Recreation management	In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/23/2011	Expected:02/2012	05/2012	Norma Staaf 406-329-3724 nstaaf@fs.fed.us
Description: Motorized and non-motorized recreation and travel management on approximately 30 miles of abandoned railroad grades (Milwaukee and Northern Pacific) between Taft and St. Regis, Montana. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32498
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. The Milwaukee and Northern Pacific abandoned railroad grades between Taft and Saltese, Montana.
Summer Trails Motorized Management EA	- Road management	In Progress: Scoping Start 05/12/2009 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/2012	Expected:03/2012	06/2013	Allen Byrd 406-822-3977 allenbyrd@fs.fed.us
Description: Motorized recreation management including development and authorization of trails and roads for All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) use, and closure and restoration of areas damaged by unauthorized Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) use. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=28845
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - T17 - 19N, R28 - 32W. West end of the Superior Ranger District from Twomile Creek to Lookout Pass Ski Area.
Tricon Deer Creek Road CE	- Special use management	On Hold	N/A	N/A	Ronald Schlader 406-822-3915 rschlader@fs.fed.us
Description: Tricon Timber is requesting access to a 40 acre parcel they own (near Haugan MT) in T19N, R29W, Sect. 31 requiring construction of approx 3100' of new rd. across FS lands. Rd would begin on UpUP Rd #4207 and follow trail 250 to the parcel.
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - T18N, R30W, Sect 1, NE1/4 and T18N, R29W Sect 6, NW1/4, NW1/4. T18N, R30W, Sect 1, NE1/4 and T18N, R29W Sect 6, NW1/4, NW1/4.
Twomile Bypass Trail Easement CE *NEW LISTING*	- Land acquisition	In Progress: Scoping Start 10/19/2011	Expected:05/2012	06/2012	Ronald Schlader 406-822-3915 rschlader@fs.fed.us
Description: Acquisition of an easement from the Montana Department of Transportation for the construction of approximately 800' of trail.
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - SW 1/4, NE 1/4, NW 1/4 OF Sec. 28; T18N, R28W; P.M.M. Beginning at the edge of the Old Milwaukee Railroad right-of-way near the mouth of Twomile Creek and ending at MP 0.28 on Twomile Road 431.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.

Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
01/01/2012 to 03/31/2012
Lolo National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.

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)

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/

Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Nationwide.

Land Management Planning Rule
EIS

- Regulations, Directives, Orders

In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/25/2011
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 11/2011

Expected:12/2011

12/2011

Larry Hayden
202-205-1559
lhayden@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

Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Agency-wide Rule.

Nationwide Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Lands.
EIS

- Regulations, Directives, Orders

In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 05/13/2011
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 11/2011

Expected:12/2011

01/2012

Glen Stein
208-869-5405
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

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)

Project Name

Project Purpose

Planning Status

Decision

Expected Implementation

Project Contact

Accurate Outfitters 10-Year Permit Issuance
CE

- Special use management

Completed

Actual: 12/12/2011

12/2011

Debra Gale
406-821-3269
ddgale@fs.fed.us

Description: Re-issue existing permit as 10-year term permit

Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District, Stevensville Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula, Ravalli. LEGAL - South Fork Lolo Transfer Camp - T11N, R22W, Sec 6, South Fork Lolo Camp - T10N, R22W, Sec 24; Kootenai Camp - T9N, R21W, Sec 7; Bass Lake Summer Camp - T10N, R22W, Sec 36. Bitterroot NF, Stevensville RD & Lolo NF, Missoula RD.

Forest Plan Revision, Lolo, Bitterroot and Flathead National Forests
EIS

- Land management planning

On Hold

N/A

Barbara Beckes
406-329-3809
bbeckes@fs.fed.us

Description: Forest Plan Revision
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/wmpz/

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.

Motorized Access Management within the Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones
EIS

- Land management planning
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants

Completed

Actual: 11/09/2011

12/2011

Karl Dekome
208-765-7479
kdekome@fs.fed.us

Description: Preparation of a Supplemental EIS to amend land and resource management plans for the Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai, and Lolo National Forests to address motorized access management within the Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=24882

Location: UNIT - Idaho Panhandle National Forest All Units, Kootenai National Forest All Units, Lolo National Forest All Units. STATE - Idaho, Montana, Washington. COUNTY - Bonner, Boundary, Lincoln, Sanders, Pend Oreille. LEGAL - Northwestern Montana, northern Idaho, and northeastern Washington. Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones.

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Lolo National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)

R1 - Northern Region

Project Name

Project Purpose

Planning Status

Decision

Expected Implementation

Project Contact

PBR2000
EA

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
- Road management

On Hold

N/A

Barbara Beckes
406-329-3809
bbeckes@fs.fed.us

Description: The Lolo Post Burn EIS decision was not upheld in court. This project would issue a new decision to complete restoration activities originally analyzed in the EIS.Timber harvest is not proposed, only road stabilization, storage, and decommissioning
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=22553

Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District, Superior Ranger District, Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral, Missoula, Sanders. LEGAL - Primary the Ninemile and Trout Creek Drainages. Ninemile, Superior, and Plains Ranger Districts on the Lolo National Forest.

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Lolo National Forest, Missoula Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R1 - Northern Region

Project Name

Project Purpose

Planning Status

Decision

Expected Implementation

Project Contact

Crazy-Pattee Timberstand Improvement Project
CE

- Recreation management
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)

In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/14/2011

Expected:01/2012

12/2012

Joshua Angert
406-329-3714
jangert@fs.fed.us

Description: Approx. 130 acres in the Crazy Canyon drainage and 42 acres in the Pattee Picnic Area would be treated to improve stand health. Treatment would include the removal of dead and dying trees affected by the mountain pine beetle and dwarf mistletoe.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36964

Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T13N, R19W, Sec 36; T12N, R19W, Sec 1 & 2. Pattee Canyon Recreation Area, Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest.

Dry Gulch Access Road 9961
CE

- Road management

In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/24/2011

Expected:01/2012

02/2012

Patrick Corts
406-329-3860
pcorts@fs.fed.us

Description: The Estate of Earl M. Pruyn has requested seasonal road access along approx. 9 miles of Forest Road #9961. This proposal would provide seasonal access (April - November) to 1,040 acres of private land in the Black Mtn Area west of Missoula.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36807

Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T13N, R21W, Section 22, 28, 32, and 34 (USGS Quad Names and Numbers: Blue Mountain 121 and Camp Creek 122). Upper O'Brien Creek / Black Mountain area west of Missoula, Montana.

Marshall Woods Restoration Project
EA

- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Road management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/24/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/2012

Expected:06/2012

09/2012

Tami Paulsen
406-329-3731
tpaulsen@fs.fed.us

Description: Integrated resource management including vegetation and watershed restoration, fuels reduction, public education, and recreation enhancements.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=31552

Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T13N, R18W, Sec. 4-8, 18,19; T13N, R19W, Sec.1, 2, 11-14, 22-24; T14N, R18W, Sec. 18-20, 2-34; T14N, R19W, Sec. 13, 23-26, 35, 36 PM MT. The 13,000 acre analysis area is approx. 5 mi. NW of Missoula in Missoula Co. and includes Rattlesnake Crk., Woods Gulch, Marshall Crk., and the S portion of the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area.

Montana Snowbowl Ski Area Expansion
EIS

- Special use management

In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 03/11/2011
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 04/2012

Expected:06/2012

09/2012

Tami Paulsen
406-329-3731
tpaulsen@fs.fed.us

Description: Expansion of permitted ski area to provide additional winter recreational opportunities and improvement of ski area facilities.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=14392

Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - sections 27, 28,32, 33,T15N, R19W; and sections 4 and 5 T14N, R19W, PMM. Nine miles north of Missioula, MT. The area directly west of the existing Montana Snowbowl ski area.

Sapphire Crest Trail
CE

- Recreation management

On Hold

N/A

Andy Kulla
406-329-3962
akulla@fs.fed.us

Description: Trail construction and reconstruction to connect existing trail segments, creating a 100-mile long non-motorized trail across the Lolo, Bitterroot, and Beaverhead National Forests on the Sapphire Divide.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32247

Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T12N, R19W, Sections 12,13; T12N, R18W, Sections 18, 19, 20,21,27,28 and 24; T11N, R18W, Sections 3,10,15,22,27,26 and 36 and T10N, R18 W, Section 2. Sapphire Divide.

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Lolo National Forest, Ninemile Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R1 - Northern Region

Project Name

Project Purpose

Planning Status

Decision

Expected Implementation

Project Contact

Rennic Stark Project
EA

- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Road management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/08/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/2012

Expected:03/2012

09/2013

Tami Paulsen
406-329-3731
tpaulsen@fs.fed.us

Description: Integrated landscape management treatments designed to: improve forest health, reduce hazardous fuels near communities, improve fish and wildlife connectivity, maintain water quality, and provide and maintain forest industry infrastructure.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=31616

Location: UNIT - Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral, Missoula. LEGAL - T14N,R22W,sec5-7;T14N,R23W,sec 1-3,6:T14N,R24W,sec1,2; T15N,R22W,sec7,16,17,19-21,28-32;T15N,R23W,sec1-36;T15N,R24W,sec 1,2,10-13,24;T16N,R23W,sec 20,21,27-35;T16N,R24W sec25,26,34-36PM MT. The 36,000 acre analysis area is west of the Ninemile Ranger Station. It straddles the Ninemile Divide from the Clark Fork River on the southern boundary to Fire Creek on the north.

T & L #2 Placer Reserve Definition
CE

- Minerals and Geology

On Hold

N/A

Victoria Burkhardt
406-626-5402
vburkhardt@fs.fed.us

Description: Up to three test holes would be dug with a rubber-tired backhoe at an unvegetated area in a disperesed campsite. Samples would be processed using gold pans. Process water would be discharged to a test hole.

Location: UNIT - Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. Ninemile Ranger District.

Upper Madison Fuels Project
CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Fuels management

Completed

Actual: 11/28/2011

06/2013

Jeffrey Hayes
406-329-3851
jeffreyhayes@fs.fed.us

Description: Restore stand to a historically ponderosa pine component by thinning under-story Douglas fir. Implement thinning and prescribed under-burning to reduce fuels concentrations. Project will combine fuels efforts with the Petty Rock Timber Sale
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37794

Location: UNIT - Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T14N, R22W, portions of Sections 16, 17, 20, and 21, USGS Quad Name Petty Mountain. Upper reaches of Madison Gulch, Petty Creek Drainage, Clark Fork Watershed.

Upper Ninemile Placer Mine Reclamation
EA

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
- Minerals and Geology

In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/28/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 01/2012

Expected:02/2012

07/2012

Aubree Benson
406-329-3950
aubreebenson@fs.fed.us

Description: Reclamation of abandoned placer mines including restoration of stream channels and fish habitat along Upper Ninemile, Sawpit, Martina, and Twin Creeks.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32296

Location: UNIT - Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Sections 21, 22, 25-27, and 36, T17N, R24W. Various stream segments within the Ninemile Creek Drainage, Ninemile Ranger District, Lolo National Forest.

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Lolo National Forest, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R1 - Northern Region

Project Name

Project Purpose

Planning Status

Decision

Expected Implementation

Project Contact

Antimony
EA

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management

In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/08/2011

Expected:05/2012

06/2012

Patricia Partyka
406-826-4314
ppartyka@fs.fed.us

Description: Integrated ecosystem management including vegetation and watershed restoration, fuels reduction, and wildlife habitat restoration.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32479

Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - T21N, R32W, Sections 16-21, 28-30,. 13 miles west of Thompson Falls, MT within the Cox Gulch, Antimony Creek and Demont Creek drainages of the Prospect Creek watershed.

Clark Fork Corridor Fuels Reduction Project
CE

- Fuels management

In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/14/2011

Expected:05/2012

06/2012

Jon Airhart
406-826-4336
jairhart@fs.fed.us

Description: Fuels reduction on a total of approximately 173 acres within seven areas located along the Clark Fork River and/or Highway 200. Activities would include non-commercial thinning, hand-piling, chipping, and pile burning.

Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - Section 34, T23N, R30W; Sections 26 & 35, T22N, R30W; Sections 15 &17, T21N, R28W; Section 25, T21N, R28W; Section 2, T20N, R27W; Section 8, T20N, R26W; Section 7, T19N, R25W. Seven areas along the Clark Fork River and/or Highway 200 between Paradise and just west of Thompson Falls, Montana.

Clear Creek
EA

- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Watershed management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/06/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2012

Expected:06/2012

09/2013

Patricia Partyka
406-826-4314
ppartyka@fs.fed.us

Description: Integrated landscape management including forest vegetation restoration, wildlife habitat and watershed improvements, and recreation enhancements within the Clear Creek drainage.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32480

Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - T21N, R30-32W; T22N, R30-32W. Clear Creek drainage within the Prospect watershed about 3 miles west of Thompson Falls, Montana.

Fourteenmile Trail Reroute
CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Recreation management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/13/2011

Expected:02/2012

04/2012

Mark Smith
406-826-3821
markrsmith@fs.fed.us

Description: Reroute of approximately 1 mile of the Fourteenmile Trail (#1714) to reduce the grade to meet Forest Service trail standards.

Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - Sections 7 & 8, T18N, R25W; Section 12, T18N, R26W, P.M.M. Approximately milepoint 2.0 on the Fourteenmile Trail.

Henry Creek and Swamp Creek Range Allotment Management Plans Revision
EA

- Grazing management

Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2012

Expected:03/2012

04/2012

Bruce Higgins
406-777-7427
bdhiggins@fs.fed.us

Description: Update Allotment Management Plans for Forest Plan compliance, incorporating changes that have been implemented through previous operating plans.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36247

Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - Henry Creek Drainage, T20N, R25W, Sec. 14,21-23, 25-29, 32-36, and T19N, R25W, Sec. 2-5. Swamp Creek drainage, T20N, R28W, Sec. 23-27, 34-36; T20N, R27W, Sec. 14-36. Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, Henry and Swamp Creek drainages.

Mule Pasture Prescribed Burn Project
CE

- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management

In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/18/2011

Expected:01/2012

05/2012

Richard Griffin
406-826-4325
rgriffin@fs.fed.us

Description: Prescribed burning on 320-acre Forest Service administrative site adjacent to Thompson Falls.

Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - S 1/2, Section 5, T21N, R29W, P.M.M. Forest Service administrative site located immediately north of Thompson Falls.

River Outfitter Special Use Permits
EA

*NEW LISTING*

- Special use management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/03/2011
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/2012

Expected:06/2012

08/2012

David Wrobleski
406-826-4321
dwrobleski@fs.fed.us

Description: Issuance of additional outfitter permits for recreational river use for the lower 11 miles of the Thompson River and the Clark Fork River along Highway 135.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37358

Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. Clark Fork River located along Highway 135 and the lower 11 miles of the Thompson River.

Turning D Ranch Outfitter/Guide Permit
EA

- Special use management

Completed

Actual: 07/25/2011

10/2011

David Wrobleski
406-826-4321
dwrobleski@fs.fed.us

Description: Outfitter/Guide permit application to use the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District for a hiking, backpacking, and service activities.

Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District.

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Lolo National Forest, Seeley 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

Center Horse
EA

*NEW LISTING*

- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Road management

Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 02/2012

Expected:06/2013

07/2014

Tami Paulsen
406-329-3731
tpaulsen@fs.fed.us

Description: Project is still under development; public scoping is anticipated to begin in early 2012. The purpose of this restoration project is to improve forest health, reduce hazardous fuels, and maintain and enhance terrestrial and aquatic habitats.

Location: UNIT - Seeley Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Powell. LEGAL - T16N, R11W, S 19,20,29-32; T16N, R12W, S 7,16-21,23-30,32-36; T16N, R13W, S 1-27; T16N, R14W S 1-3,10-15,22-24,26-27; T17 R12W S18,19,30,31; T17N, R13W S 13-15,21-36; T17N, R14W S 25-27, 34-36. The 49,000 acre Center Horse Project area is about 14 miles north of Ovando and includes the N. FK. Cottonwood and Spring Ck drainages on the west and the McCabe ck drainage on the east.

Horseshoe West Fuels Reduction and Restoration
EA

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/16/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 01/2012

Expected:02/2012

09/2012

Julie Knutson
559-920-6646
jcknutson@fs.fed.us

Description: Integrated landscape management including hazardous fuels reduction, vegetation restoration, and wildlife habitat improvement.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=33308

Location: UNIT - Seeley Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Sections 8, 9, 17-21, and 30, T16N, R14W and Sections 13, 24, and 25, T16N, R15W. Approximately 3 miles southeast of Seeley Lake, Montana near the Double Arrow and Big Sky Lake subdivisions.

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Lolo National Forest, Superior Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R1 - Northern Region

Project Name

Project Purpose

Planning Status

Decision

Expected Implementation

Project Contact

Cedar-Thom
EIS

- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management

In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 01/28/2011
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/2012

Expected:02/2012

09/2012

Patricia Partyka
406-826-4314
ppartyka@fs.fed.us

Description: Integrated forest management including: vegetation and watershed restoration, fuels reduction, and recreation enhancements within the Cedar and Thompson Creek drainages, located southwest of Superior, Montana.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=29614

Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - T15N, R28W; T15N, R27W; T16N, R28W; T16N, R27W; T16N, R26W; T17N, R27W. Cedar and Thompson Creek drainages, located southwest of Superior, MT.

Dry Joe Ecosystem Maintenance Burning
CE

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management

In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/24/2010

Expected:05/2012

05/2013

Lorie Cotter
406-822-3916
lcotter@fs.fed.us

Description: Prescribed burning of approximately 5900 acres within several drainages located between the towns of St. Regis and Superior, Montana

Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - T17N, R28W, Sections 9, 10, 15-17, 20, 21, 24-27 & 34-36; T17N, R27W, Sections 5-8, 17-21, 25-31 & 34-36; T18N, R27W, Sections 26 & 27; T18N, R26W, Sections 27-29, 32, 33; T16N, R28W, Sections 2-4. Several drainages located between the towns of St. Regis and Superior, Montana.

Haynes Private Property Access Road via Road 16960
CE

- Special use management

On Hold

N/A

Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us

Description: Travis and Donna Haynes have requested yearlong access to property they own in Sect. 8 & 9, T17N, R26W. Access would be through existing road 16960 which is an "A" closure.

Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. T17N, R26W, NW1/4 Sect. 9.

Mattox Water Transmission Line
CE

- Special use management

On Hold

N/A

Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us

Description: Special use permit request for a waterline using the following existing facilities: 1) 2' dia. by 900' of above ground black plastic pipe; 2) A water collection device consisting of a perforated plastic barrel in the stream channel

Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - Beginning in the NW 1/4, NW 1/4, NW 1/4 of Sec. 16; through the very NE corner of Sec. 17 and ending where it enters private property in the SE 1/4, SE1/4, SE 1/4 of Sec. 8 T16N, R26W; P.M.MT. An unnamed tributary NE of Upham Creek, in the Cedar Creek drainage SE of Superior.

Mineral County Mineral Material Permit Renewal
CE

- Minerals and Geology

In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/27/2011

Expected:01/2012

01/2012

Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us

Description: Renewal of Mineral County's mineral material permit for the following established quarries on the Superior Ranger District: Big Creek Bench, Cedar Creek, Cold Creek, Dry Creek, Mayo, Micayune and Second Creek.

Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - SE1/4 Sec 27, T19N, R30W. NE 1/4 Sec 14, T18N, R28W, SE 1/4 sec 28, T17N, R27W. NW 1/4 Sec 5, T17 N, R27W. SE 1/4 Sec 5, T16N, R26W. SE 1/4 Sec 22, T16N, R25W, NW 1/4 Sec 15, T15N, R25W; P.M.MT. Big Creek Bench, Mayo Gulch Pit, Dry Creek Pit, Cold Creek Pit, Cedar Creek Pit, Second Creek Pit, Micayune Gulch Pit.

Nieslanik Water Transmission Ditch SUP Request
CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Special use management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/19/2011

Expected:05/2012

06/2012

Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us

Description: Issuance of a special use permit for an existing 1,255' water transmission ditch 3' wide by 2' deep that carries water from a point of diversion on E. Fk. Timber Creek to Broken Heart Ranch for domestic use.

Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - NE 1/4, SE 1/4, NE 1/4; AND SE 1/4, SE 1/4, NE 1/4; AND THE SW 1/4, SE 1/4, NE 1/4 Sec 9; T19N, R30W P.M.M. Quad Name Haugan NW. Beginning at the point of diversion on the E. Fk. Timber Creek, proceeding in a southwesterly direction and ending where it enters the north property line of the Broken Heart Ranch.

Route of the Olympian
EA

- Recreation management

In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/23/2011

Expected:02/2012

05/2012

Norma Staaf
406-329-3724
nstaaf@fs.fed.us

Description: Motorized and non-motorized recreation and travel management on approximately 30 miles of abandoned railroad grades (Milwaukee and Northern Pacific) between Taft and St. Regis, Montana.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32498

Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. The Milwaukee and Northern Pacific abandoned railroad grades between Taft and Saltese, Montana.

Summer Trails Motorized Management
EA

- Road management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/12/2009
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/2012

Expected:03/2012

06/2013

Allen Byrd
406-822-3977
allenbyrd@fs.fed.us

Description: Motorized recreation management including development and authorization of trails and roads for All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) use, and closure and restoration of areas damaged by unauthorized Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) use.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=28845

Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - T17 - 19N, R28 - 32W. West end of the Superior Ranger District from Twomile Creek to Lookout Pass Ski Area.

Tricon Deer Creek Road
CE

- Special use management

On Hold

N/A

Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us

Description: Tricon Timber is requesting access to a 40 acre parcel they own (near Haugan MT) in T19N, R29W, Sect. 31 requiring construction of approx 3100' of new rd. across FS lands. Rd would begin on UpUP Rd #4207 and follow trail 250 to the parcel.

Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - T18N, R30W, Sect 1, NE1/4 and T18N, R29W Sect 6, NW1/4, NW1/4. T18N, R30W, Sect 1, NE1/4 and T18N, R29W Sect 6, NW1/4, NW1/4.

Twomile Bypass Trail Easement
CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Land acquisition

In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/19/2011

Expected:05/2012

06/2012

Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us

Description: Acquisition of an easement from the Montana Department of Transportation for the construction of approximately 800' of trail.

Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - SW 1/4, NE 1/4, NW 1/4 OF Sec. 28; T18N, R28W; P.M.M. Beginning at the edge of the Old Milwaukee Railroad right-of-way near the mouth of Twomile Creek and ending at MP 0.28 on Twomile Road 431.

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Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)01/01/2012 to 03/31/2012Lolo National Forest

Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
01/01/2012 to 03/31/2012
Lolo National Forest