Homestake Pass Salvage and Restoration
Salvage dead and dying lodgepole pine affected by mountain pine beetle on about 257 acres; maintain grass/shrub/aspen communities by slashing/burning encroaching conifers on about 593 acres; Lion Gulch riparian habitat and stream channel restoration
Project Summary
Location Summary:
Homestake Pass, approximately 5 miles southeast of Butte, Montana
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 02/17/2010 |
| Comment Period | 10/2011 (Estimated) |
| Decision | 03/2012 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 06/2012 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Jefferson Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
215
Project Purpose:
Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products); Fuels Management; Forest Products; Watershed Management
Project Activity:
Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Salvage); Watershed Improvements
Current Status:
Cancelled
Forests:
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Districts:
Jefferson Ranger District
States:
Montana
Counties:
Jefferson
Legal Land Description:
T2N, R6W, Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19 and 20, and T2N, R7W, Sections 1, 12, and 13
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Brent Lignell
3 Whitetail Road
Whitehall, MT 59759
main 406-494-2147, direct 406-494-0238
blignell02@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 8/20/2021