Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
10/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
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, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
-  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 09/2012  		Expected:10/2012
  		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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R1 - Northern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Forest Plan Revision, Lolo, Bitterroot and Flathead National Forests
EIS
 - Land management planning  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Rob Carlin
406-758-5322
rcarlin@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.
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Lolo National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)  

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 		 Completed  Actual: 07/30/2012  09/2012 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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32479
Location: UNIT - Lolo National Forest All Units. 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.
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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
Deer Uncle Sam Small Tree Thinning and McGinty's Rock Small Tree Thinning Projects
CE
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)  In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/23/2012  		Expected:07/2012
  		09/2012 Carly Aniballi
406-626-5429
caniballi@fs.fed.us 
Description: Non-commercial thinning of small trees in previously harvested stands to increase tree health and vigor, decrease the risk of insects and disease, and improve forest resiliency and resistance to wildfire.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38645
Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District, Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Deer Uncle Sam - T13N, R 18W, Sec. 28, 33, 34, - McGinty's Rock Small Tree Thinning - T14N, R25W, Sec 9, 16, 17,. Deer Uncle Sam Small Tree Thinning project is located in the Deer Creek drainage on the Msla RD, McGinty's Rock Small Tree Thinning project is located South of Quartz Creek on the Ninemile RD.
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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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
Dry Gulch Access Road 9961
CE
 - Road management  In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/24/2011  		Expected:08/2012
  		09/2012 Patrick Corts
406-329-3860
pcorts@fs.fed.us 
Description: Seasonal road access for the Estate of Earl M. Pruyn along approx. 9 miles of Forest Road #9961. Includes provision for seasonal access (April - November) to 1,040 acres of private land in the Black Mtn Area west of Missoula.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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 		 On Hold  N/A  N/A 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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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 12/2012  		Expected:12/2012
  		06/2013 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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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.
Welcome Creek Wilderness Forest Plan Amendment #38
CE
 - Land management planning
- Recreation management 		 In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 05/11/2012
Est. Objection Period Legal Notice 08/2012  		Expected:09/2012
  		09/2012 Al Hilshey
406-329-3970
ahilshey@fs.fed.us 
Description: Amendment of the Lolo National Forest Plan to include standards for the protection of wilderness character in the Welcome Creek Wilderness.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39285
Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Granite. LEGAL - T10N, R18W; T10N, R17W; T9W, R17W, USGS Quade Name: Cleveland Mtn., Grizzly Point, Elk Mountain and Iris Point. 25 miles east of Missoula, MT, Sapphire Range.
White Mountain Outfitting, Lolo Hot Springs Equestrian Day Rides
CE
 - Recreation management
- Special use management 		 In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 05/17/2012  		Expected:07/2012
  		07/2012 Laura Johnson Boudreaux
970-264-2268
ljohnsonboudreaux@fs.fed.us 
Description: The proposal is for White Mountain Outfitters to conduct day trail rides on routes on the Lolo National Forest, Missoula Ranger District. The equestrian trail rides would leave from Lolo Hot Springs Lodge and follow roads closed to motorized use.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39322
Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Rides will start from T11N, R23W, Section 7, USGS Quad Name and Number: Lolo Hot Springs, #138. The routes used are located in the vicinity of the Lolo Hot Springs Lodge. Routes are along portions of roads closed to motorized use.
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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 09/2012  		Expected:10/2012
  		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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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.
Schaffer Ditch Asso. Water Transmission Ditch SUP Request
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 08/2012  		Expected:12/2012  01/2013 Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us 
Description: Request for a special use authorization for an existing 2,605 ft. water transmission ditch and headgate that is within a parcel the Forest Service acquired in the Oct. 2011 Montana DNRC land exchange.
Location: UNIT - Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - SE 1/4, NW 1/4, and SW 1/4, NE 1/4 of Section 2; T15N, R22W, P.M.MT - USGS Quade Name Alberton SE. Beginning at the point of diversion 1.77 miles up the W. Fk. Sixmile creek and ending 2,605 ft. south and west of the diversion.
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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
Clear Creek
EA
 - Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Watershed management 		 In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/07/2012  		Expected:11/2012
  		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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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.
Cooper Gulch Brush Bundle Project
CE
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management 		 Completed  Actual: 08/07/2012  08/2012 Jennifer Mickelson
406-826-4350
jmickelson@fs.fed.us 
Description: Placement of brush bundles and/or coir (coconut fiber) logs, and planting of native vegetation along approximately 250 feet of stream to maintain fish habitat and stream bank stability.
Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - Section 31, T21N, R31W. Cooper Gulch, approximately 1/2 mile above confluence with Prospect Creek.
Henry Creek and Swamp Creek Range Allotment Management Plans Revision
EA
 - Grazing management  Completed  Actual: 09/18/2012  12/2012 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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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.
River Outfitter Special Use Permits
EA
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/03/2011
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 10/2012  		Expected:12/2012
  		03/2013 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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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.
West Fork Fishtrap Creek Woody Debris
CE
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management 		 Completed  Actual: 08/07/2012  08/2012 Jennifer Mickelson
406-826-4350
jmickelson@fs.fed.us 
Description: Placement of logs and coarse woody debris in approximately of 4 miles of stream to maintain fish habitat and stream bank stability.
Location: UNIT - Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Sanders. LEGAL - Sections 26, 27, and 32-34, T24N, R28W. West Fork Fishtrap Creek between confluences of Fishtrap Creek and Stony Lake Creek.
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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 Landscape Restoration Project
EIS
 - Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register 07/23/2012
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 07/2013  		Expected:03/2014
  		07/2015 Tami Paulsen
406-329-3731
tpaulsen@fs.fed.us 
Description: Collaboratively developed integrated ecosystem management including restoration of fire adapted ecosystems, soil productivity, watersheds and aquatic habitat, and management of recreation opportunities and motor vehicle access.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36806
Location: UNIT - Seeley Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula, Powell. LEGAL - T16N, R11W, S 19,20,29-32; T16N, R12W, S 2,7,11-15,17-20,22-36; T16N, R13W, S 1-27; T16N, R14W S 1-5,9-15,22-24,26,27; T17 R12W S18,19,30,31; T17N, R13W S 3,4,7,9-36; T17N, R14W S 12-14,23-27, 34-36. The 61,000 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.
Cottonwood Stream Restortion Project
EA
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/02/2012
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 07/2012  		Expected:09/2012
  		07/2013 Shane Hendrickson
406-329-3727
shendrickson@fs.fed.us 
Description: Restoration of approximately 2,500 feet of stream channel including relocation or removal of one dispersed recreation site.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38354
Location: UNIT - Seeley Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Sections 10,11,12, & 13, T16N, R14W USGS Quad Name and Number: Morrel Mountain 1416. Approximately 7 miles east of the town of Seeley Lake, MT within the upper reaches of the Cottonwood Creek watershed located entirely on National Forest System Land.
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 06/2012  		Expected:10/2012
  		08/2013 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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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.
Westside Roadside Timber Salvage
CE
 - Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/24/2012  		Expected:09/2012
  		06/2013 Joshua Angert
406-329-3714
jangert@fs.fed.us 
Description: Commercial and Personal use treatment of approximately 95 acres of dead and dying timber within 150 feet of road shoulder along portions of Forest Service Roads 4349, 2190, and 2192
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39651
Location: UNIT - Seeley Lake Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - T17N, R15W, Sections 7, 18, 29 and 30. Portions of Westside Bypass and Archibald Loop roads, Seeley Lake Ranger District, Lolo National Forest.
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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
BPA Bald Mt. Communication Site Lease Request
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/04/2012  		Expected:08/2012
  		12/2012 Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us 
Description: Communication lease request for construction of new building, tower and removal of existing structures at the Bald Mountain Communication Site. Clearing of land for a passive reflector on the CC Divide and maintenance of Road 16930 to the site.
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - SE1/4, SW1/4, SW1/4 of Section 24; T19N, R23W; and NE1/4, NE1/4, NW1/4 Section 30 T20N, R31W, P.M.MT - USGS Quad: Slatese NE, Lookout Pass. Bald Mt. Communication Site SW of Lookout Pass and CC Divide 3 miles N of Taft Interchange on I-90.
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 01/2013  		Expected:01/2013
  		09/2013 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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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.
Diamond Lake Dispersed Recreation Site Rehabilitation Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  Completed  Actual: 07/10/2012  08/2012 Allen Byrd
406-822-3977
allenbyrd@fs.fed.us 
Description: Rehabilitation of heavily used areas near Diamond Lake and providing alternate camp sites in less sensitive areas.
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - Section 17, T16N, R28W, P.M.M. Diamond Lake approximately 11 south of St. Regis, Montana.
Flying H. Ranch Special Use Permit Request
EA
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/04/2012
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/2012  		Expected:09/2012
  		11/2012 Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issuance of a special use permit for cultivation and production of hay on 35 acres of National Forest Land acquired in the October 2011 Montana DNRC land exchange.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38939
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - S 1/2 of the S 1/2 of Section 16, T17N, R27 W; P.M.MT - USGS Quad Name, Illinois Peak SE. Located southwest of Sloway Campground and south of the Southside Road #69.
Gogo LLC Thompson Peak Communication Site Request
CE
 - Special use management  Completed  Actual: 06/25/2012  08/2012 Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us 
Description: Special use authorization request for installation of communication equipment on the first floor of the Thompson Peak Lookout at the Thompson Peak Communication Site.
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - SE1/4, NW1/4, NE1/4 Section 5, T16N, R26W P.M.MT - USGS Quad Name: Superior NW. Located at the Thompson Peak Communication Site south of Superior, MT.
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.
Kraszewski Road 18627 Special Use Request
CE
 - Special use management  Completed  Actual: 06/25/2012  08/2012 Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us 
Description: Special use authorization for routine maintenance and snow plowing of Mullan Camel Road 18627 and snow plowing of the Camels Hump Highway from M.P. 3.80-4.80.
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - SW1/4, NW1/4, NW1/4 Section 9; SE1/4, NE1/4, NE1/4 Section 8; T18N, R28W; P.M.MT - USGS Quad Name: St. Regis SW. Located west of St. Regis from M. P. 3.80 to 4.80 on Camels Hump Highway.
Long Creek MMA Project
CE
 - Fuels management  In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 05/04/2012  		Expected:07/2012
  		09/2012 Robert Derleth
406-822-3952
rderleth@fs.fed.us 
Description: Provide a maximum manageable Area (MMA) for a prescribed burning project on the Clearwater NF, called the Long Creek Fuels.
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - T14N, R26W, Sections 30-32; T14N, R27W, Sections 3-6, 7-11, 14-17, 22-24, 25-26 and 36; and T15N, R27W, Sections 31-33; USGS Quad Names and Numbers: Hoodoo Pass, 6151, Straight Peak NW 6142-2-2,. Upper reaches of the Trout Creek and Fish Creek Drainages approx 15 miles S of Superior MT.
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.
Nieslanik Water Transmission Ditch SUP Request
CE
 - Special use management  Completed  Actual: 06/25/2012  07/2012 Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issuance of a special use permit for an existing water transmission ditch 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.
Rose Water Transmission Line SUP Request
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/05/2012  		Expected:09/2012
  		11/2012 Ronald Schlader
406-822-3915
rschlader@fs.fed.us 
Description: Request for a special use authorization to replace an existing 97 ft. buried 1 in. water transmission line and wooden springbox with a buried 1.5 in. plastic line and plastic collection tank.
Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - NE 1/4, NE 1/4, NE1/4 of Section 21, T17 N, R27W P.M.MT - USGS Quad Name: 80 –ILLINOIS PEAK SE. Located 7 miles west of Superior.
Route of the Olympian
EA
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/23/2011  		Expected:08/2012
  		06/2013 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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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 01/2013  		Expected:04/2013
  		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://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/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.
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