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  • Coal, Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals
  • Conservation
    • Nothing new within the last 30 days.
  • Forestry
    • Forest Management
      • Rock Creek Salvage (February 6, 2012)
        Commercial Limited access timber permit to harvest approximately 50 MBF of lodgepole pine timber from 11 acres of state land.
      • Libby Pre-commercial Thinning (January 27, 2012)
        Pre-commercial hand thinning of young tree stands that have been regenerated from past timber sales. The thinning would follow through with the prescribed silvicultural prescriptions and environmental assessments of these past timber sales and incorporate all requirements of the State Forest Land Management Plan (SFLMP) and Montana Administrative Rules for Forest Management. Additionally, the Montana DNRC Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) would be employed on all covered lands. The purpose of the thinning is to promote tree health and vigor. This environmental assessment checklist will cover pre-commercial thinning for the next two years.
      • SML-Munis Timber Salvage (January 4, 2012)
        The purpose of this Alternative Practice is to remove beetle killed or infested lodgepole pine inside the Streamside Management Zone on private property in Section 2 of Township 5 North, Range 16 West
    • Timber Sales
      • ArrowTimber Sales up for Bid ArrowAdditional Timber Sale Information
      • ArrowTimber Sales Results    ArrowLand Board Meeting Information
         
      • Liverstone Park Timber Sale (February 8, 2012)
        Checklist EA to harvest approximately 1.0 MMBF from 288 acres near Lincoln, MT.
      • Gravel Pulp Timber Sale (February 3, 2012)
        The proposed project would salvage harvest approximately 65 MBF of very low grade sawlog and an additional 500 tons of pulp from school trust lands located approximately 3 miles east of Lincoln, MT
      • Iron Schoolhouse Timber Sale (January 18, 2012)
        The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), Libby Unit, is proposing a commercial timber harvest approximately 2.5-4 air miles south to southeast of Troy, MT in:  Par. 1 of COS 3069 in the S ½ NE ¼ Sec. 20 (Common Schools Trust), and N ½ NE ¼, SE ¼ NE ¼, NW ¼ SW ¼ Sec. 32 (School of Mines Trust), T31N, R33W, and W ½ Sec. 36 (Common Schools Trust), T31N, R34W (Attachment A, Vicinity Map).  Under the proposed Iron Schoolhouse Timber Sale, DNRC would harvest and sell approximately 6.7 million board feet of wood products from approximately 8 harvest units, totaling approximately 470.6 acres using ground based, cable and possibly helicopter logging equipment to conduct seedtree, shelterwood, and individual tree selection  harvest.  As a result of this proposed timber sale, an estimated $817,400.00 would be generated for the Common Schools and School of Mines Trusts. 
      • Selow 2 and North Valley Creek Timber Sales (January 6, 2012)
        The DNRC is proposing to sell approximately 25,000 tons (3.7 MMBF) of timber with two timber sale projects. This Environmental Assessment (EA) will address both projects. The two proposed timber sale projects addressed by this EA are: the Selow 2 timber sale and the North Fork Valley Creek (NFVC) timber sale. The Selow 2 timber sale would be located in Section 36, Township 18N, Range 22W, roughly 4 miles south of Dixon, Montana. NFVC timber sale would be located in Section 16, Township 17N, Range 21W, roughly 10 miles southwest of Ravalli, Montana
  • Land
    • Agriculture
      • JKLM LLC CRP Break Request (February 17, 2012)
        Lessee requested to break out 312.18 acres of expired CRP for small grain production.
      • C&V Farms CRP Break Request (February 17, 2012)
        Lessee requested to break out 601.36 acres of expired CRP for small grain production.
      • C&V Farms CRP Break Request (February 17, 2012)
        Lessee requested to break out 632.38 acres of expired CRP for small grain production.
      • Leinart CRP Break Request (February 17, 2012)
        Lessee requested to break out 159.6 acres of expired CRP for small grain production.
      • KAT Co CRP Break Request (February 17, 2012)
        Lessee requested to break out 297.7 acres of expired CRP for small grain production.
      • C&V Farms CRP Break Request (February 15, 2012)
        157 acre expired CRP tract will be broken out and farmed for small grain production.
      • Lease Improvement Request - New Fence (February 2, 2012)
        The proponent has requested to build approximately 0.5 miles of 4 barbed wire wood post fence along the East side of Deep Creek Road. The fence will cross state owned rangeland in the three sections that are listed above. This fence will allow the proponent to utilize deeded and state grazing land to the East of Deep Creek Road. There is currently an old fence on a portion of the tract which will be removed. The new fence will connect a fence on deeded land in Section 13 to a fence on deeded land in Section 23. The fence will be placed just outside of the 60’ county road ROW which will keep the livestock off of Deep Creek Road.
      • Box L Farms Break Request (January 31, 2012)
        Box L Farms, lessee of record for State lease #2749, has requested to break 156.0 acres of former CRP land for small grain production.
      • Land Breaking of former conservation reserve program acreage (January 27, 2012)
        This document is an envrionmental analysis of a written request from the surface lessee to break 213.2 acres of former conservation reserve program acreage.  
      • Lease Improvement Request to Repair Two Irrigation Head gates and One Bridge (January 13, 2012)
        Four Seasons Cattle LLC has requested to repair two existing irrigation head gates and one existing bridge.  The Teton River flooded severely in the 2011 season and damaged the existing structures.  No damages or changes to the existing environment will occur as the two irrigation head gates and the bridge are existing structures.  The head gate diversion in Section 29, T25N, R6W provides water to Clay Crawford for three private water rights and the head gate diversion in Section 36, T25N, R7W provides water to Dusty Crary for a private water right.  The bridge provides access across the Teton River to deeded and state land.
      • Richardson Break Request (January 4, 2012)
        Stanley Richardson, lessee of record for State lease #127, has requested to break 57.8 acres of former CRP land for small grain production.
    • Land Exchanges
      • Nothing new within the last 30 days
    • Land Lease/Land Use License
      • Land Use Lic. #3071011 for a water pipeline and two stock water tanks (February 14, 2012)
        Meissner Ranches Inc. lessees of state leases #6655, #7829, and #7830 have requested to place a livestock water line and two stock water tanks on and across state land located in Section 33, T36N, R5E and Sections 3, 10, and 15, T35N, R5E.  This will allow them to connect to a spring located on deeded land in SE4SE4, Section 29, T36N, R5E to a private water system located on deeded land in the NE4SW4, Section 15, T35N, R5E.  The water line will be 2.0” HDPE pipe static plowed to a depth of 6’ for a distance of approximately 10,513.00’ on state land and 12,508.00 on deeded land. Two stock water tanks will be placed on state land.  One tank will be located in the SW4NW4, Section 3, T35N, R6E and in the NW4SW4, Section 10, T35N, R6E.  A detailed map showing the location for this project lay out is included within this assessment.  The primary objective is to provide reliable stock water to deeded and state pasture in order to allow for better livestock distribution.
      • Oneok Bakken Pipeline Pipe Yard LUL (February 2, 2012)
        LUL for temoporary use of land as a pipe unloading, storage and reloading yard.
      • NorthWestern Energy Communications Tower Site LUL (February 1, 2012)
        NorthWestern Energy is proposing to install a 70 foot tall lattice communications tower in the NE¼SE¼ of Section 16, T8N, R25E in Musselshell County, as well as utilize an existing 2-track trail to access the communications site from Horsethief Road.
      • Oasis Petroleum North Anerica Land Use License for water pipeline (January 30, 2012)
        Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has receive a Land Use License applicatio to place a salt water and fresh water pipeline on State land in Roosevelt County.
      • Montana Department of Environmental Quality air monitoring project (January 27, 2012)
        Montana Department of Environmental Quality has applied to place air monitoring equipment in a shelter to be located on State land. 
      • McCone Electric Line Maintenance LUL (January 19, 2012)
        Land Use License for access to and maintenance of all electrical lines held under easement by McCone Electric Co-Op Inc.
      • Dan Gigon Rip Rap (January 11, 2012)
        Stabilization of 300 feet of Yellowstone River bank.
    • Land Sales
    • Recreational Use
      • Nothing new within the last 30 days.
    • Rights-of-Way/Easements
      • 3 Rivers Communications Easement Application (February 21, 2012)
        3 Rivers Communications Inc. has requested to install a buried fiber optic cable from their existing fiber optic cable located along Highway #89.  The proposed easement route is located along Saylor Road which leads to the Verizon cell site and a private residence.  The fiber optic cable will cross 3,177.05’ or 0.60 miles of state land that is located along the Saylor Road in order to access the deeded land that contains the Verizon cell site and the private residence.   The fiber optic cable will be buried 42” deep and will be installed using a static plow.  The easement will be 20.00’ wide and consist of 1.4587 acres.
      • Robert Bowling R/W Easement (February 10, 2012)
        EA Checklist review of an application for a a R/W easement accessing private land on an existing road across State Lands.
      • Coplien Easement (February 2, 2012)
        Easement for access to private lands for farming and ranching purposes
      • Overhead powerline construction by Norval Electric Cooperative (January 27, 2012)
        Norval Electric Cooperative has applied for right of way easements to place overhead powerlines on State of Montana lands. 
      • Almquist Easement (January 24, 2012)
        This easement is being sought to rectify the trespass of residential improvements which encroach on state trust lands. 
      • Bresnan Communications (January 4, 2012)
        EA Checklist review of an application for a an easement for construction, operation and maintenance of a fiber optic communication line across 6 tracts of State Land.
    • Weeds
      • Nothing new within the last 30 days.
    • Wind
      • Nothing new within the last 30 days.
  • Water
    • Dam Facilities, Reservoirs, and Hydropower
      • Nothing new within the last 30 days.
    • Water Rights
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