Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 04/01/2018 to 06/30/2018 Lolo National Forest This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact. Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact R1 - Northern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide) Bob Marshall Wilderness - Recreation management In Progress: Expected:04/2015 04/2015 Debbie Mucklow Outfitter and Guide Permit - Special use management Scoping Start 03/29/2014 406-758-6464 Reissuance [email protected] CE Description: Reissuance of existing outfitter and guide permits in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=44827 Location: UNIT - Swan Lake Ranger District, Hungry Horse Ranger District, Lincoln Ranger District, Rocky Mountain Ranger District, Seeley Lake Ranger District, Spotted Bear Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead, Glacier, Lewis and Clark, Missoula, Pondera, Powell, Teton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. FNF Plan Revision & NCDE - Land management planning In Progress: Expected:05/2018 06/2018 Joseph Krueger GBCS Amendment to the Lolo, Objection Period Legal Notice 406-758-5243 Helena, Lewis & Clark,and 12/14/2017 [email protected] Kootenai NFs Description: The Flathead NF is revising their forest plan and preparing an amendment providing relevant direction from the EIS NCDE Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy into the forest plans for the Lolo, Helena, Kootenai, and Lewis & Clark *UPDATED* National Forests. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/flathead/fpr Location: UNIT - Kootenai National Forest All Units, Lewis And Clark National Forest All Units, Flathead National Forest All Units, Helena National Forest All Units, Lolo National Forest All Units. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Flathead, Glacier, Granite, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Pondera, Powell, Sanders, Teton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Flathead National Forest; portions of the Lolo, Kootenai, Helena, and Lewis & Clark NF found in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (grizzly bears). R1 2018 Mushroom Harvest - Special use management In Progress: Expected:04/2018 04/2018 Kim Smolt Program Scoping Start 02/22/2018 406-329-3555 CE [email protected] *NEW LISTING* Description: Commercial Mushroom Harvest permit system for areas within several 2017 fires on the Kootenai and Lolo National Forests. Personal use mushroom harvest permit system for other 2017 fire areas. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=53508 Location: UNIT - Kootenai National Forest All Units, Lolo National Forest All Units. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Granite, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Powell, Sanders. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Commercial use proposed on Rice Ridge, Sheep Gap, Sunrise and Goat Cr. Fires on Lolo NF. Caribou, Deep Creek, West Fork Fires on Kootenai NF. Moose Peak Fire on Lolo and Kootenai NFs. 04/13/2018 01:39 pm MT Page 1 of 9 Lolo National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact Lolo National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) R1 - Northern Region Jam Cracker - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Completed Actual: 05/22/2017 09/2017 Patricia Partyka EA - Forest products 406-826-4314 [email protected] *UPDATED* - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Road management Description: Vegetation and road management activities to improve vegetative resilience; reduce forest fuels; improve forage conditions for elk; provide wood products to contribute to local and regional economies; and maintain a sustainable transportation system. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=46950 Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District, Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral, Missoula, Sanders. LEGAL - Not Applicable. East of the Clark Fork River between the town of Superior and South Fork Nemote Creek. Sunrise Fire Salvage - Forest products In Progress: Expected:06/2018 07/2018 Patricia Partyka EA Scoping Start 10/31/2017 406-826-4314 Est. Comment Period Public [email protected] Notice 04/2018 Description: Post-fire salvage of dead and dying trees on approximately 2718 acres (11%) of the Sunrise Fire, located approximately 7 miles southeast of Superior. Proposal also includes cutting hazard trees along roads and planting of tree seedlings. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=52781 Location: UNIT - Superior Ranger District, Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Sunrise Fire located on both the Superior and Ninemile Ranger Districts about 7 miles southeast of Superior, primarily within the Verde, Sunrise, Meadow, and Quartz Creek drainages. 04/13/2018 01:39 pm MT Page 2 of 9 Lolo National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact Lolo National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) R1 - Northern Region Yellowstone Pipe Line Pipe - Special use management In Progress: Expected:08/2018 12/2018 Victoria Burkhardt Abandonment Scoping Start 11/22/2013 406-626-5402 EA Est. Comment Period Public [email protected] Notice 03/2018 Description: Removal of and/or abandonment-in-place of approximately 9,693 feet of out-of-service pipeline located on three separate sites within Missoula and Sanders Counties on the Missoula and Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger Districts Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=43167 Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District, Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula, Sanders. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Site 1: NW of Missoula in OKeefe Creek (Missoula County); Site 2: 6.5 miles west of Plains (Sanders County); Site 3: islands in the Clark Fork River east of Thompson Falls (Sanders County). Lolo National Forest Missoula Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R1 - Northern Region Granite Creek Road - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Completed Actual: 02/20/2018 03/2018 Dustin Walters Decommissioning Project - Watershed management 559-246-7012 CE [email protected] *NEW LISTING* Description: The roads proposed for decommissioning are non-system roads that are roads are currently closed to motorized public access and this proposed project will not alter public access. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=53186 Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 25 miles west of Lola, MT in the Granite Creek 6th Hydrologic Unit Code watershed on National Forest System Lands. Lolo Peak Fire Reforestation - Vegetation management In Progress: Expected:04/2018 05/2018 Forrest Parks CE (other than forest products) Scoping Start 03/15/2018 207-577-1295 [email protected] *NEW LISTING* Description: Plant conifer seedlings and protect them from animal browsing to reforest Lolo NF land burned during the Lolo Peak Fire of 2017. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=53567 Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project area is within perimeter of Lolo Peak Fire (2017) about 10 miles southwest of Missoula, MT. 04/13/2018 01:39 pm MT Page 3 of 9 Lolo National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact Lolo National Forest Missoula Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R1 - Northern Region Missoula Parks and Recreation - Recreation management In Progress: Expected:05/2015 06/2015 Al Hilshey 2 Year Special Use Permit for - Special use management Scoping Start 03/11/2015 406-329-3970 Outfitting/Guiding Re-issuance [email protected] CE Description: Re-issuance of a 2 year Special Use Permit for Outfitting and Guiding to provide hiking, biking, and Nordic skiing services on the Missoula Ranger District. Location: UNIT - Missoula Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Blue mountain recreation area, Pattee canyon Recreation Area, Lolo Creek, and Montana Snowbowl. Sapphire Crest Trail - Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A Al Hilshey CE 406-329-3970 [email protected] 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.usda.gov/project/?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. Lolo National Forest Ninemile Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R1 - Northern Region Martina Road Access Special - Special use management Completed Actual: 02/05/2018 02/2018 Erin Phelps Use Permit 928-527-8240 CE [email protected] *UPDATED* Description: Private landowner is requesting a forest road permit to use and maintain the Martina Creek Road 4256 from the gate to MP 3.07 where it enters their private property. Access has been given annually through a temp road use permit since 2008. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=51847 Location: UNIT - Ninemile Ranger District. STATE - Montana. COUNTY - Missoula.