Comment deadline 6/13/25 on Nelson Hazardous Fuels Reduction Bearlodge Ranger District
June 13 @ 11:50 pm - 11:59 pm
Comment deadline 6/13/25 on Nelson Hazardous Fuels Reduction Bearlodge Ranger District
https://usfs-public.app.box.com/file/1864467479126
Quote from the Forest Service notice:
“The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to reduce fire hazard on seven isolated parcels of National Forest
lands adjacent to the Bear Lodge Mountains in Crook County, Wyoming. High fuel loading on these
lands poses a risk to surrounding lands and communities.
The proposed activity area (map below) consists of 852 acres accessible only from non-National Forest
lands. Detailed maps can be found at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/blackhills/projects/67815. There is no
legal public or Forest Service access to these parcels. For this reason, the project would be implemented
primarily via Good Neighbor Authority agreements with the State of Wyoming, as authorized by Title
VIII of the 2018 USDA Farm Bill (Public Law 115–334).
These lands include approximately 568 acres of ponderosa pine forest with the remainder consisting of
grasslands and bur oak woodland. Pine forest varies from dense, mature stands to open-canopy woodlands
with oak or grass understory.
Adjacent communities include the town of Alva plus numerous scattered ranches and residences.
Approximately 24 residences and other developments lie within 1.5 miles of the Forest Service parcels.
Parcel boundaries form 15 miles of interface with non-Forest Service lands.
Proposed activity areas are in wildland urban interface according to the Crook County Community
Wildfire Protection Plan (2005; currently in revision) and/or are in Condition Class 2 or 3 (moderate to
high departure from reference conditions) and Fire Regime Group I or II (short fire return interval) with
very high fire hazard according to local and LANDFIRE data (USDI and Geological Survey, (1), (2)).”
COMMENTING
Quote from FS:
“Opportunity to Collaborate and Comment
We welcome your ideas and comments regarding this proposal. Contact Patrick Champa, Bearlodge
District Ranger, or Elizabeth Krueger, Bearlodge Ranger District resource planner, at (307) 283-1361, via
email at BearlodgeComments@usda.gov, or through the U.S mail:
Attn: Nelson Project
Bearlodge Ranger District
P.O. Box 680 / 101 S. 21 st St.
Sundance, WY 82729
This opportunity extends through June 13, 2025. Project status and discussions with collaborators and
interested parties will be available on the project web page or on “