Draft Environmental Assessment Beartooth WMA Gravel Pit
Mar 31, 2023 5:33 PM
In some areas on the Beartooth Wildlife Management Area (BTWMA), road conditions have deteriorated to the point of being potentially hazardous for users. Use of the BTWMA property has become increasingly more limited by the condition of the roads. Hauling gravel to the property for necessary road maintenance is cost prohibitive due to the distance between the BTWMA and already established gravel pits. Therefore, FWP explored mining gravel on the BTWMA and found two viable source locations. The sites are relatively small at 1.8 and 2.3 acres in size. They are immediately adjacent to the road segments requiring maintenance and more importantly can be opened and reclaimed without significant detriment to other resources in the area. Overall, road improvements would allow greater seasonal use of the area including less hazardous access to nearby National Forest and Wilderness.
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