Project Timeline

2024
July 2024
  • BMW Reoffer contract starts skyline logging. Felling occurring in units above Kirkhill.
  • Area closure in place for the northern most portion of the remaining skyline units above Kirkhill and the northern portion of #6210 road. Closure orders and maps can be found on the Custer Gallatin National Forest website.
  • Log trucks hauling out of Moser area on #6210 road and down Hyalite Canyon. Work expected to continue into October of this year.
  • Mastication contract for small diameter thinning starts in Moser area.
  • Prep work for burning
August 2024
  • Helicopter thinning near Leverich Canyon trail loop on #435 and #436 is complete and trail is back open for public use.
  • Helicopter logging continues west of Bozeman Creek. Log trucks hauling on Nash Road to South 19th Street.
  • Skyline logging continues above Kirkhill and hauling logs out of Moser on #6210 road and down Hyalite Canyon.
  • Mastication contract in Moser area complete.
  • Crews conducting small diameter thinning in Moser area off of the #6210 road.
  • Weed contract spraying occurring in the project area along main roads and some decommissioned roads.