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Note: Not all proposed projects may appear on the map. See the list below for a more complete list.
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Flathead National Forest
The Forest Service follows NEPA regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under this rule, Forest Service officials determine which proposed projects are shared for public input.
The agency no longer issues a schedule of proposed actions (SOPA) report. Below is the current list of proposed projects available for review—your opportunity to learn more, share feedback, and stay engaged in decisions that shape the future of our public lands.
The project includes treatments on about 200 acres of NFS lands within the Whitefish Mountain Resort permit boundary. Treatments are designed to reduce forest density/fuel loading and improve stand diversity/resilience to reduce wildfire risk and protect resort infrastructure and private property.
A project to improve the diversity and resilience of vegetative communities, remove and reduce fuels to promote a fire resilient forest and limit impacts to natural resources, and provide forest products to local economy.
Site-specific proposal on the Flathead National Forest to address the changes the revised forest plan (2018) made pertaining to suitability of motorized over-snow vehicle use and recommended wilderness areas
The main objective of this project is to reduce fuels in areas where wildfires on NFS lands threaten communities and assets and provide protection to communities and essential infrastructure from wildfire threats.
Improvements to update campground infrastructure, improve visitor recreation experience, increase accessibility, and reduce resource damage. Project documents are available on Pinyon Public here: https://usfs-public.box.com/s/ef58qsn16t2c8gksh8vkrqgnhonl4q7e
The purpose of the Mid-Swan Project is to restore and maintain terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity in light of climate change, and reduce the risk from wildfire in the WUI.
Proposal includes commercial timber harvesting, noncommercial treatments, and prescribed burning to reimprove diversity and resilience to disturbances such as drought, insects and disease, and wildfires. Project includes road construction/maintenance
Reconstruct a portion of the existing wastewater treatment system that serves a loop of the Holland Lake Campground and associated RV dump station, and the Holland Lake Lodge.
The Swan Lake Ranger District, Flathead National Forest is proposing a combination of vegetation treatments and prescribed fire to reduce fuel loading within the wildland-urban interface (WUI) and restore resilient forested stands beyond the WUI.
