The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Butte Field Office (BFO) has completed a Categorical Exclusion (CE) for the Little Wolf Forest Management Project (DOI-BLM-MT-B070-2025-0016-CE). Implementation of the Proposed Action would involve uneven-aged thinning of both live and dead trees. Treatment objectives would include decreasing conifer density to improve forest health, reducing hazardous fuels and wildfire hazard, and recovering economic value of timber. Timber harvest would follow a “Designation by Description” where most lodgepole pine would be removed, Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine would be thinned to a target basal area of 0-60 ft2/acre. Limber pine would be retained. Up to 0.25 miles of temporary road would be constructed to facilitate access to the treatment unit. Implementation of commercial operations are contingent on funding, timber markets, and workload priorities but would be completed over approximately 2 years, likely beginning in 2026. Standard BLM BFO timber sale design features, as described in the Little Wolf Forest Management CE, would be incorporated into the timber sale contract.

The Little Wolf Creek Timber Sale is posted (5/27/2026). The Prospectus can be found in this projects Documents. Full bid packages can be requested from the Butte Field Office, 406-533-7667. Sealed bids will be received by the Field Office Manager or her represenative until 4:30 p.m., on Friday, June 26, 2026. Information on bidding may be obtained after 2 p.m. on June 29, 2026.