Deadman Gulch Timber Sale 



Cover Sheet 



Proposed Action: 



Type of document: 

 Lead agency: 



The Montana Department of Natural Resources and 

 Conservation (DNRC), proposes the harvest of timber on 

 state School Trust Lands. The sale under consideration 

 would harvest approximately L5-2.5 million board feet of 

 timber from approximately 645 acres in sections 15 and 16, 

 T12N, R20W. See Figure 2-1. The proposed action would 

 be implemented as early as July 2003 and could be 

 completed by February 2006. Slash work and burning 

 associated with the sale may not be completed until 2008. 

 These dates are approximate. 



Environmental Assessment 



Montana Department of Natural Resources and 

 Conservation (DNRC) 



Responsible ofHcial: 



Bob Rich 



Forest Management Supervisor 



Missoula Unit 



1500 Tower 



Missoula, MT 59804 



(406) 542-4345 



For further information: 



Cindy Bertek 

 Management Forester 

 Missoula Unit 

 1500 Tower 

 Missoula, MT 59804 

 (406) 542-4245 



Special Note: 



Comments received in response to this Environmental 

 Assessment will be available for public inspection and will 

 be released in their entirety, if requested, pursuant to the 

 Montana Constitution. 



Deadman Gulch Timber Sale Environmental Assessment 



