The deadline for public comment on the Sunrise and Sheep Gap Fire timber salvage projects is Dec. 1, 2017. A total of 14,500 acres is proposed to be harvested starting in the spring of 2018. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent)
November 29, 2017
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November 29, 2017 11:02 a.m.
Public comment deadline on two big salvage projects is Dec. 1
The deadline for public comment period for a proposed tree harvest by the Lolo National Forest for the Sunrise and Sheep Gap fires is December 1, 2017. The Sunrise Fire Salvage project is 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.