Environmental Documents

The Plains Unit of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is proposing the Banana Fire Salvage and Clark Hinch timber sales. The projects are located approximately 5 and 8 air miles northeast of Plains, MT in the Clark Hinchwood area.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Butte Field Office is requesting an Alternative Practice for the Big Hole West Forest Management Project (BHW), to allow for the restoration of riparian vegetation (aspen, willow, alder etc.) in coordination with timber sale operations, due to conifer shading out and out competing riparian vegetation.

The document is a draft analysis for a proposed land use license for offsite materials and storage within a gravel pit located on State Trust Lands near Ennis, MT. The analysis evaluates the impacts of an action and a no action alternative.

Triple derrick drilling rig to drill a single lateral horizontal Bakken Formation test, 25,373’ MD/9,261’ TVD.

Triple derrick drilling rig to drill a single lateral horizontal Bakken Formation test, 25,100’ MD/9,256’ TVD.

Triple derrick drilling rig to drill a single lateral horizontal Bakken Formation test, 31,108’ MD/9,937’ TVD.

Triple derrick drilling rig to drill a single lateral horizontal Bakken Formation test, 31,096’ MD/9,937’ TVD.

This analysis contemplates an action and no action alternative for an application for land use license that requests the ability to build a surface location and drill a salt water disposal well on state trust lands in Richland County, MT.

DNRC received an application from the Proponent, West Dakota Water, the placement and operation of a temporary water pump and to lay a temporary layflat hose for the purpose of transferring freshwater across State of Montana Land tracts.

The proposed project will include removing an old culvert, installing a new culvert, and temporarily using approximately 1.0 acres of state land for access and construction purposes along secondary highway 565 north of Simms, Montana.

This EA evaluates an action and a no action alternative related to an application to test for gravel resources on state trust land near Loma, MT.

The Kalispell Unit of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is proposing the Spencer to Beaver Forest Management Project. The project is located 4 miles west of Whitefish, MT.

Sun River Electric Coop has applied for an easement to install a breaker yard and overhead power line located on state land. The proposed easement location is adjacent to an existing powerline parallel on 1st Road NW. The project will encumber 1.25 acres.

The purpose of this easement is to expand the access to fiber optic broadband internet in Chouteau County. All easements are along a county road and will provide access to internet to currently unserved people.

This project is extending fiber optic line to Triangle Communications Gildford Exchange Facility. New line will be installed in the existing county road right of way.

Triangle is proposing extending fiber optic telecommunication cable to their Joplin facility. This project will be installing fiber optic cable in the existing county road right of way.

Triangle Communications is proposing to extend fiber optic cable to their Rudyard exchange facility. All new fiber optic line will be installed in the existing county road right of way.