Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) |
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Report Contents (click to jump to a section) : - Projects Occurring Nationwide - Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide) - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Nebraska National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Nebraska National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Nebraska National Forest, Bessey Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Nebraska National Forest, Fall River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Nebraska National Forest, Fort Pierre Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Nebraska National Forest, Pine Ridge Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Nebraska National Forest, Wall Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) | |||||
Projects Occurring Nationwide |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Gypsy Moth Management in the United States: A Cooperative Approach EIS |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) | 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/ |
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| Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Nationwide. | |||||
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Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide) |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Western Area Power Administration Right-of-Way Maintenance and Reauthorization Project EIS |
- Special use management |
In Progress: NOI in Federal Register 04/08/2010 Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 03/2011 |
Expected:11/2011 |
12/2011 |
David Loomis 303-275-5008 dloomis@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Update vegetation management activities along 278 miles of transmission lines located on NFS lands in Colorado, Nebraska, and Utah. These activities are intended to protect the transmission lines by managing for stable, low growth vegetation. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Ashley National Forest All Units, Grand Valley Ranger District, Norwood Ranger District, Yampa Ranger District, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Pine Ridge Ranger District, Sulphur Ranger District, East Zone/Dillon Ranger District, Paonia Ranger District, Boulder Ranger District, West Zone/Sopris Ranger District, Canyon Lakes Ranger District, Salida Ranger District, Gunnison Ranger District, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado, Nebraska, Utah. COUNTY - Chaffee, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Grand, Gunnison, Jackson, Lake, La Plata, Larimer, Mesa, Montrose, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, Dawes, Daggett, Uintah. Linear transmission lines located in Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska. | |||||
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Nebraska National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Cain Creek Land Exchange EA |
- Land ownership management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 06/21/2012 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 12/2012 |
Expected:03/2013 |
06/2013 |
Cindy Hockelberg 605-673-9238 chockelberg@fs.fed.us |
| Description: A proposed land exchange between The Nature Conservancy, a Not for Profit Corporation and the Forest Service. The primary purpose of the Cain Creek Land Exchange exchange is to consolidate land ownership where private and National Forest System (NFS
Web Link: http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39610 |
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| Location: UNIT - Nebraska National Forest All Units. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Fall River. The Federal parcels proposed for exchange are located across the Buffalo Gap National Grassland from the Towns of Hots Springs to Kadoka. All legal descriptions reference the Black Hills Meridian and. | |||||
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Nebraska National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Buffalo Gap (West Geographic Area) and Oglala National Grasslands Grazing RAMP EIS |
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Grazing management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Watershed management |
In Progress: DEIS NOA in Federal Register 07/20/2012 Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 01/2013 |
Expected:03/2013 |
04/2013 |
Robert Novotny 605-745-4107 rnovotny@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Analyze the grazing allotments on the Oglala NG and Buffalo Gap NG (West GA) to determine the difference between existing conditions and desired conditions, and make adjustments to implement the new Forest Plan direction.
Web Link: http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=5526 |
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| Location: UNIT - Pine Ridge Ranger District, Fall River Ranger District. STATE - Nebraska, South Dakota. COUNTY - Dawes, Sioux, Fall River. All allotments on the Oglala National Grassland in Dawes and Sioux Counties, Nebraska and all allotments in the West Geographic Area of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland in Fall River County, SD. | |||||
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Nebraska National Forest, Bessey Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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McKelvie Rehabilitation and Decommissioning EA |
- Facility management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 01/2013 |
Expected:07/2013 | 10/2013 |
Ronald Schlader 406-822-3915 rschlader@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Decomissioning the residence, carpenter shop,oil storage, flammable storage, radio and horse barn buildings and rehabilitating the office, metal storage shed and shop storage shed at the the Samuel R. McKelvie N.F. Administrative Site | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Bessey Ranger District. STATE - Nebraska. COUNTY - Cherry. LEGAL - NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 1; T31N; R33W; P.M.BH. Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest of the Bessey Ranger District. | |||||
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Nebraska National Forest, Fall River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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SD Army National Guard Training Sites (2010-2015) EA |
- Special use management |
In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/14/2012 |
Expected:12/2012 |
05/2013 |
Michael Erk 605-745-4107 merk@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Special Use Permit authorizing SD Army National Guard to use Buffalo Gap National Grassland as a training site Documents available for comment can be found at http://sdguard.ngb.army.mil/pages/pao.aspx | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Fall River Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Custer, Pennington. LEGAL - T 2 S, Range 11 E, BHM Section 19; T 3 S, R 12 E, BHM, Sections 8, 17 and 18; T 4 S, R 11 E, Sections 19 and 20. Railroad Buttes and Red Shirt areas. | |||||
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Nebraska National Forest, Fort Pierre Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Southwest Fence Relocation and Waterline Project EA |
- Grazing management |
In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/15/2009 |
Expected:11/2012 |
11/2012 |
Ruben Leal 605-224-5517 rleal@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Install 3.6 miles of water pipeline with 5 stock tanks, move one existing fence from Lower Booth Dam north of FSR 227 and convert an electric fence to barbwire in the Camp Flat Allotmen all in the southwest corner of the Fort Piere National Grassland
Web Link: http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=7009 |
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| Location: UNIT - Fort Pierre Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Jones, Lyman. LEGAL - T106N R79W Sections 6,7,8; T107N R79W Sections 28,31, 33; T1N R31E Sections 22, 27, 34. Southwest corner of the Fort Pierre National Grassland, approximately eight miles northwest of Vivian, SD and 24 miles south of Fort Pierre, SD. Located on FS Road 227. | |||||
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Nebraska National Forest, Pine Ridge Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Sand Creek Land Exchange EA |
- Land ownership management |
In Progress: 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 05/12/2010 |
Expected:12/2012 |
02/2013 |
Cindy Hockelberg 970-884-1418 chockelberg@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The Forest Service proposes a land exchange of approximately 760 acres of national grassland located in Sioux County for 800 acres of land in Sioux and Dawes County owned by Walter Whitcher of Buffalo Gap National Grassland.
Web Link: http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32574 |
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| Location: UNIT - Pine Ridge Ranger District. STATE - Nebraska. COUNTY - Dawes, Sioux. LEGAL - NonFed -T33N, R52W, Sec 33,;T33N, R53W,Secs 21,22,27,28. Fed land T32N, R53W, Sec 2,11,14 and T33N, R52W, Sec 31. Ogalal National Grassland - Sioux and Dawes County. | |||||
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Nebraska National Forest, Wall Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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East 83 Prescribed Burn CE |
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 12/2012 |
Expected:04/2013 | 05/2013 |
Ruben Leal 605-224-5517 rleal@fs.fed.us |
| Description: This project proposes burning approximately 25,000 acres of the Fort Pierre National Grassland over the next 10 years with the goal of improving wildlife habitat. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Wall Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Jones, Lyman, Stanley. Located east of Hwy 83. | |||||
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