Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 07/01/2018 to 09/30/2018

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1 This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the. Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 07/01/2018 to 09/30/2018, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) Black Hills Resilient Landscapes Project EIS Gold Rush Gravel Grinder Permit Renewal *UPDATED* *UPDATED* - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management Objection Period Legal Notice 03/30/2018 :07/2018 Actual: 04/26/ /2018 Anne Davy adavy@fs.fed.us Fuel reduction, timber harvest, thinning, and other activities to increase ecosystem resilience, contribute to economy, and reduce risk of wildfire and insect infestation; Forest Plan amendment. UNIT - All Units. STATE - South Dakota, Wyoming. COUNTY - Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Weston, Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. in South Dakota and Wyoming. Bonnie Jones bjjones@fs.fed.us The organizers of the Gold Rush Gravel Grinder bike race have requested a renewal of their 5 year special use permit. The event is held on gravel roads open to the public. The previous permit for this event has expired; no changes are proposed. UNIT - All Units. STATE - South Dakota, Wyoming. COUNTY - Lawrence, Pennington, Weston, Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Open gravel roads primarily on the Northern Hills RD, but also crossing portions of the Bearlodge, Hell Canyon, and Mystic RDs. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 1 of 18

2 , Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) RNA and BA Mineral Withdrawal EA - Special area management - Land ownership management Comment Period Public Notice 09/24/2015 Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 12/2017 :05/2018 Chelsea Monks chelseamonks@fs.fed.u s Proposed withdrawal of research natural areas and botanical areas from mineral entry. Necessary part of RNA designation process. Forest Service recommendation to BLM, who makes the decision. Project not subject to the objection process. UNIT - All Units. STATE - South Dakota, Wyoming. COUNTY - Custer, Lawrence, Pennington, Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. This proposal addresses four Research Natural Areas and seven Botanical Areas totaling about 17,000 acres at various locations in South Dakota and Wyoming. Rushmore Connector Trail Project EIS NOI in Federal Register 06/07/2016 Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 11/2018 :04/ /2019 Kelly Honors khonors@fs.fed.us The State of South Dakota has applied for a permit to construct, operate and maintain a 14-mile non-motorized trail across the Forest connecting the Mickelson Trail to Mt. Rushmore National Memorial. The decision would amend Forest Plan direction. UNIT - All Units. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The trail would connect the existing Mickelson Trail, running east from US Hwy 385 to the Mt. Rushmore Memorial. Bearlodge Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 2 of 18

3 2018 Livestock/Cultivation and Waterline Permits Renewals Bear Lodge Project EIS *NEW LISTING* Bearlodge Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Scoping Start 12/12/2017 : Dona Warwick dwarwick@fs.fed.us Three livestock/cultivation permits and one waterline permit are up for renewal in All three permits authorize livestock grazing and are proposed for a 10-year renewal. The waterline permit would also be a 10-year renewal. UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T52N R65W Sec 30 & 35; T52N R64W Sec 20, 25, & 30; T55N, R63W, Sec 6. Permits are located on National Forest Service Land at the listed legal land descriptions. These locations are on isolated NFS parcels with no public access. Development of rare earth minerals mine. This project has been suspended. Jeanette Timm jmtimm@fs.fed.us Bearlodge Mountain Classic Trail Connectors Bearlodge Travel Management 2012 EA *UPDATED* - Road management UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Bearlodge Mountains. Scoping Start 11/22/2017 Cancelled : Roger Showman rshowman@fs.fed.us Five trail connectors are proposed for addition to the system. These trail connectors would add approximately 4 miles of non-motorized trail to the system and create loop opportunities of various lengths to the existing system. UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The proposed additions occur within the Sundance and Carson Draw Trail Systems near Reuter Campground. Additions and changes to travel management status of roads, trails, and campsites Jeanette Timm jmtimm@fs.fed.us UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T51N R63W sec 4, 5, 9; T52N R63W sec. 19, 20, 29, 30, 32; T52N R63W sec. 4, 5, 8, 9, 33; dispersed campsites. Near Reuter Campground and elsewhere on district. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 3 of 18

4 Cook Lake Recreation Facility Maintenance Crook Country FRTA Easements Crook County FRTA Easements East Creek Enclosure *UPDATED* *UPDATED* Bearlodge Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - Facility management - Land ownership management - Road management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Grazing management - Watershed management Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 05/2018 Scoping Start 01/30/2013 Scoping Start 02/28/2013 Scoping Start 11/26/2017 : :08/2018 :09/2016 : 07/2018 Elizabeth Krueger ekrueger@fs.fed.us Maintenance activities at the recreation facility to enhance long-term functionality of the Cook Lake dam and increase public safety at the facility and in downstream areas. UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T. 53 N., R. 63 W., section 10, 6th P.M. Cook Lake, Bear Lodge Mountains, Crook County, Wyoming. 09/2018 John Kelley johnmkelley@fs.fed.us Crook County, Wyoming claims historic right-of-way on select roads, however current right-of-way status is legally uncertain. The county would like to legally claim these roads as well as abandoning easements on other select roads. UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Select roads within the Bearlodge Ranger District of the. 10/2016 Steve Kozel skozel@fs.fed.us Issuance of permit authorizing County jurisdiction over and maintenance of certain roads on National Forest System lands under the Forest Roads and Trails Act. UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Various locations across Bearlodge Ranger District. Robert Nagel rnagel@fs.fed.us The purpose of the East Creek Enclosure is to protect and enhance riparian habitat by eliminating livestock grazing. UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T55N R63W Sec22 NENE. T55N R63W Section 22 NENE. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 4 of 18

5 Hemler Ditch Bill Easement Lytle Access Road Use Permit Motorized Trailheads Construction *UPDATED* *NEW LISTING* *UPDATED* Bearlodge Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) This project has changed to a that does not require a written decision document and will be removed from the SOPA. Scoping Start 11/27/2017 Actual: 02/26/2016 :05/ /2018 Dona Warwick dwarwick@fs.fed.us Hemler Ditch and Reservoir qualify under the Act of October 27, 1987 (Colorado Ditch Bill), authorizing permanent easement to the water rights holder to the water conveyance system. UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T52N R62W Section 6 and T52N R63W Section 1. Hemler Dam is located on Redwater Creek. Hemler Ditch leads from the dam towards private land. 09/2017 Dona Warwick dwarwick@fs.fed.us Request for a non-renewable road use permit on NFSR 855.1B to facilitate forest management actions on privately owned land. The road crosses two parcels of NFS Lands for a total of 0.5 mile. UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T52N, R64W, Section 18. NFSR 855.1B is located on NFS parcels in T52N, R64W, Section 18, northwest of Sundance, Wyoming. Roger Showman rshowman@fs.fed.us Provide two motorized trailhead locations where recreationists can safely park and unload off-road motorized vehicles and access trails. UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T50N R61W Sec 14 SESE, T52N R63W Sec 20 NWSE. The Calvert Sacket Trailhead is located at the intersection of NFSR and NFSR 826.1/Trail The Warren Peak Trailhead is located at the intersection of NFSR and NFSR 838.2D. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 5 of 18

6 Poplar Mineral Exploration *UPDATED* Bearlodge Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start :08/ /2018 Karl Emanuel Project includes exploratory operations on 6 drill sites in the Mineral Hill area. Total disturbance is expected to be under 1 acre and new road construction, reconstruction, and maintenance under 1 mile total. Reclamation activities would occur. UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T51N R60W Sections 20, 28, 29, 32. Exploratory activities are proposed on Mineral Hill located approximately 14.5 miles east of Sundance, WY. Range Telephone Cooperative Maintenance and Installation *NEW LISTING* Scoping Start 04/05/2018 : Dona Warwick dwarwick@fs.fed.us Maintenance and installation of fiber optic cable under existing special use permit. New installation lines will be amended to the existing permit. UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T51N R63W Section 9 SW 1/4 NW 1/4, T51N R64W Section 1 NE 1/4 SW 1/4. New installation line is located within the road right-of-way corridor on Elk Ridge Road. Existing line replacement is located within the road right-of-way corridor on Miller Creek Road. Reuter Motorized Trail EA Elizabeth Krueger ekrueger@fs.fed.us Construction of approximately 9.3 miles of motorized trail from Reuter Trailhead to Trail 1041 to provide system connectivity. Relocation of approximately 2.2 miles of non-motorized trail. Improvement of Blacktail Trailhead. UNIT - Bearlodge Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Three miles northwest of Sundance, Wyoming. Hell Canyon Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 6 of 18

7 BF #1 Placer Mining Project Beck Mine Hell Canyon Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Scoping Start 02/07/2018 Scoping Start 09/12/2016 : :06/ / Construct a hardened stream crossing so that motorized vehicles can cross French Creek. The purpose for the crossing is to allow transportation of mining equipment to the eastern portion of BF#1 mining claim. Mining equipment used will be hand tools. UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Black Hills Meridian; T3S, R3E; Sections 13 & miles west-northwest of Custer, SD. Access is via FS Road 286.1A. 07/2017 Removal of usable ore from waste rock piles in an area previously mined for pegmatites (mainly feldspar). Estimated production rate is tons of ore mined per week. UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - Not Applicable. 4.5 miles east-southeast of Custer, SD. Craven Canyon Mineral Withdrawal EA - Heritage resource management Proposal to withdraw about 3968 acres of NFS lands from mineral entry to protect cultural resources of significant interest within and surrounding Craven Canyon. Forest Service would issue a recommendation to BLM, who would take the action. UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Fall River. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T 7 S R 2 E, portions of Sections 12, 13, 24 & 25; T 7 S R 3 E, Sections 18, 19, 31, 32 and portions of Section 30. GCC Dacotah Dewey Conveyor EIS Laura Burns lburns@fs.fed.us Construction of an elevated conveyor to move material from a GCC Dacotah mine to a railhead, on both NFS and BLM lands. UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - T6S, R1E, Sec Southern Elk Mountain, near Dewey. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 7 of 18

8 Phoenix 42 Placer Mining Project Hell Canyon Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Scoping Start 12/13/2016 :07/ /2017 Mining will consist of trenches approximately 150 ft. long x 50 ft. wide x 10 ft. deep. Gravels from the trenches will e processed through a trommel. Initially 5 yards of ore will be processed per hour. Mining will be conducted hours per day. UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - Black Hills Meridian, T.3S., R.4E., SE1/4 of Section 28. The project is along Upper French Creek approximately three-quarters of a mile west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 16 and County Road 286 (Upper French Creek Road). Access via existing access rd. Virginia Mine Scoping Start 06/07/2017 :01/ / Pacer Corporation the operator of the Virginia Mine has submitted a proposed amendment to their existing Plan of Operations. The amendment proposes to expand the Virginia Mine by 1-acre. UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - BHM, T4S, R5E, SW 1/4, Section 7. The area of the proposed expansion is located approximately 1.4 miles northeast of Pringle, South Dakota Motor Vehicle Use Changes Mystic Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - Road management Scoping Start 02/16/2017 :09/2018 Plan to covert portions of 3 forest system roads into a designated trail for vehicles less that 62 inches wide. Benjamin Schumacher bschumacher@fs.fed.us UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - T2N, R4E, Section 13. West of Hwy 385, South of Rochford Road, and East of Jenny Gulch Road. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 8 of 18

9 372 road decommissioning Mystic Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - Watershed management - Road management Scoping Start 04/01/2014 Obliterate/recontour 1 mile of the 372 road. :09/2018 Jessica Gould jjgould@fs.fed.us Alexander FLPMA Private Road Easement UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Deadman Gulch creek-battle Creek watershed , Foster Gulch area, Hippy Hollow/Battle Creek. - Road management Grant a FLPMA Private Road Easement to Alexander. Rodney Brown x3552 rwbrown@fs.fed.us Autumn Flame Quarry Expansion B4Time Mining Proposal UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. NE 14 of Section 2, T2S, R3E, BHM. Scoping Start 02/09/2015 Scoping Start 03/16/2016 :09/2018 :09/2018 The Autumn Flame quarry is an existing mining operation for slate which is used in landscaping, building facades and floor tiles. The proposal is to expand the existing quarry by 0.66 acres making a total operating area of 1.69 acres. UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Black Hills Meridian, T1N, R3E, NW1/4, NE1/4 of Section 24. The Autumn Flame quarry is located 9.5 miles northwest of Hill City, South Dakota on National Forest System Road 443. Renewal of Plan of Operations that expired on 05/31/2015. Mining will be limited to existing disturbed area of 0.77 acres. UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - BHM, T1N, R4E, SW1/4 of Section miles northwest of Hill City, SD. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 9 of 18

10 Bengal Fen Road 304.1L Decommissioning Mystic Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management - Road management Scoping Start 11/12/2014 :09/2018 Obliterate/recontour 304.1L, Put a new road in storage and relocate a section of trail 6936 Jessica Gould jjgould@fs.fed.us Castle Creek Aquatic Habitat Structure Maintenance & Pool Enhancement Century Link Sales Solutions, Inc. Special Use Permit Re- Issuance Copper Mountain Ranch LLC FLPMA Private Road Easement UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Newton Fork watershed, , Located off the Newton road and adjacent to the Bengal Fen. - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management Scoping Start 10/14/2016 Scoping Start 01/22/2009 :09/2018 :09/2018 Louie Conroy lmconroy@fs.fed.us Maintenance of approximately 14 fish habitat structures in the Castle Creek Walk-In Fishery. Existing downed logs on adjacent hillsides will be anchored to existing wooden posts that are embedded in the stream bottom. UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - T1N, R3E, Section 16 & 20. Castle Creek Walk-In Fishery located on the northside of Deerfield Dam. Approximately 2 miles along FSR 371. Rodney Brown x3552 rwbrown@fs.fed.us UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Existing buried and over head copper wire and fiber optic lines are located in the following areas: Cosmos, Custer Peak, McCurdy Gulch, Merritt Estes, and other forest-wide locations. Rodney Brown x3552 rwbrown@fs.fed.us UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - National Forest System lands in Sect 36. T1S, R3C, Sect 36 (N1/2 SE1/4 NW 1/4) BHM, Pennington County, SD. Re-issue Century Link a Special Use Permit for their existing buried and overhead copper wire and fiber optic cable lines on NFS lands. The term of the new permit will be for 20 years. The private landowners of the Copper Mountain Ranch LLC have requested a FLPMA Private Road Easement to access private property. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 10 of 18

11 Deer Creek and Trail #40 Relocation Mystic Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Scoping Start 10/13/2015 :08/ /2018 Benjamin Schumacher Reconstruction and relocation of a portion of Trail #40 and the access trail section from Deer Creek Trailhead. Green Garnet Placer Mine High Place Placer Mining Project Holy Terror Exploration Project UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - T2N R5E Section29. Located near the Deer Creek Trailhead, which is just west of US Highway 385 on Silver City Road. Scoping Start 08/12/2014 :09/2018 Actual: 03/26/2018 The claimant is seeking permission to access an area of his claim via 0.35 miles of closed road. No mechanized mining will be conducted; it will strictly be a pick & Shovel type operation. UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - T1N, R4E, Sections 21 & 22. Approximately 6.75 miles northwest of Hill City, SD. 0.6 miles South-Southwest of Slate Creek Dam on south side on NFSR 530. Mechanized equipment to be used at the site includes a high banker and skid steer loader or small track hoe. The skid steer loader and/or small track hoe will be used for reclamation. ATVs will be used to transport mining eqiupment to project area. UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - BHM, T1S, R6E, Sections 11 & miles northwest of Rockerville, SD. There will be 30 drill sites placed for the purpose of exploration with each drill site being approximately 40 ft X 40 ft. The drill sites will be located on existing trails. Drilling will be accomplished using a track mounted core type drill rig. UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Black Hills Meridian, T2S, R4E, Section 5. The drill sites will be located approximately 1 mile northwest of Keystone, SD. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 11 of 18

12 Kraft Recreation Residence Reconstruction Mystic Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Scoping Start 10/11/2016 :09/2018 Amy Ballard Reconstruct recreation residence cabin and utilities (well, septic tank, electric, propane, satellite TV) on the Black Fox Tract, Lot A. Construction will be in compliance with management standards for recreation residences. UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - T2N, R2E, Section 11 NE/SW. Black Fox Tract, Lot A. Lena Gulch Shaft Closure Project *UPDATED* Actual: 08/18/2017 The shaft will be closed using a metal grate so bats can use it as a roost area. 08/ UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Black Hills Meridian, T1S, R4E, SW1/4, Section 13. Approximately 2 miles north-northwest of Hill City, SD. Mineral Mt. Resources Rochford Project Scoping Start 12/13/2016 : 11/2018 Mineral Mt. Resources is proposing an exploration drilling project in the Rochford Area. Mineral Mt. proposes to construct a total of 21 drill sites. Generally the drill pads will be approximately 25 ft. x 40 ft. The approx. disturbed area is 2 acres UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Black Hills Meridian; T2N, R3E; Sections 26 & 35. Southeast of Rochford, SD. Sears Recreation Residence Lot Improvements Proposal (Beverly J. Sears Trust) Amy Ballard aballard@fs.fed.us Demolish existing cabin and small out building. Build new cabin, increasing sq. footage to 960 sq. ft., plus an additional 640 sq. ft. porch. Add well, water lines, septic tank, bury electric line, and replace/move existing fence. UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - T2N R5E Section 31. Silver City, SD. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 12 of 18

13 Spring Creek Floodplain Restoration Near Oreville Town of Keystone Special Use Permit Re-Issuance Two Dogz Fighting Mining Proposal Mystic Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - Watershed management Actual: 03/16/2018 Leslie Gonyer lgonyer@fs.fed.us The project will remove an old road fill across the floodplain to re-establish flood flows across the blocked floodplain. UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - T2S R4E Section 14 SWNW. The site is located just West of US Highway 16/385 and the Mickleson Trail. The site is just North of the old Oreville Mill Site. Rodney Brown x3552 rwbrown@fs.fed.us UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - T2S, R6E, Sections 4, 9, 10. Keystone, SD. 11/2018 Re-issue the town of Keystone a special use permit for buried interception and main sewer line located within the ROW and under SD Hwy 40 from the Keystone city limits to the waste water treatment plant. New term would be for 20 years. Proposal is to mine for gold. UNIT - Mystic Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - NE 1/4 of Section 07, T1N R4E, Pennington County, SD. Approximately 8 miles northwest of Hill City, SD on Castle Creek Motorcycle Trail Reroutes and Connections Northern Hills Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 13 of 18 Bonnie Jones bjjones@fs.fed.us Construction of a single track trail to connect Motorcycle Trails 8551 and Reroute of a segment of Motorcycle Trail 8501 to address resource concerns. The reroute would require construction of about 0.5 miles of new trail. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. Four miles southwest of Nemo, SD.

14 Benchmark Enterprises Mineral Exploration (Karlie No. 1 Claim) Northern Hills Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Hillarie Jackson hljackson@fs.fed.us Mineral exploration involving use of a mini excavator to dig test sites and use of a skid-steer to transport material off-site for testing. Most of the mineral material would be returned to the site before reclamation activities commence. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - W 1/2 of the SE1/4, Section 19, T5N, R6E, Black Hills Meridian. Off of NFS Road 222 less than one mile east of the Wyoming border. Black Hills Gold Endurance Ride Permit Renewal Bonnie Jones bjjones@fs.fed.us The organizers of the Black Hills Gold Endurance ride, which is a competitive two-day horse endurance ride, have requested a new five-year special use permit to replace their existing permit, which is set to expire. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence, Meade. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The event will be held on established horse trails in the vicinity of the Hay Creek Horse Camp, which is located approximately 6 miles southeast of Deadwood, SD. Buck Wild Climbing Permit *NEW LISTING* Actual: 05/ 05/2018 Bonnie Jones bjjones@fs.fed.us Buck Wild Climbing has requested an outfitter and guide permit to conduct guided rock climbing on established routes in Spearfish Canyon, south of Spearfish, SD. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Established climbing routes in Spearfish Canyon, south of Spearfish, SD. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 14 of 18

15 Gengler Road Use Permit Northern Hills Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - Road management This project has changed to a that does not require a written decision document and will be removed from the SOPA. Paul Bosworth pbosworth@fs.fed.us Issuance of a road use permit to allow a private landowner to haul timber harvested from private land across National Forest System (NFS)land on a NFS road. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Existing unclassified forest road connecting to Forest System Road 186 in the vicinity of Terry Peak, southwest of Lead, SD. Gerlach Recreation Residence Deck Addition Hillarie Jackson hljackson@fs.fed.us The owners of a recreation residence cabin have requested approval to add a deck on to their cabin. The deck would be approximately 400 sq. feet and would wrap around two sides of the cabin. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The cabin is located in the McKay group of homes along the South Fork of Rapid Creek, west of Rochford, SD. Kelley FLPMA Road Easement Hillarie Jackson hljackson@fs.fed.us Issuance of a 30-year easement to a land owner for legal access to private property. The easement would be for use of an existing non-system road approximately 0.25 long. Road work is included to bring the road up to standard. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - T2N, R5E, Section 10. Three miles south of Nemo, South Dakota near Forest Service Road /01/ :05 pm MT Page 15 of 18

16 National Outdoor Leadership School Climbing Permit *NEW LISTING* Northern Hills Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Actual: 05/ 05/2018 Bonnie Jones The National Outdoor Leadership School has requested an outfitter and guide permit to conduct guided rock climbing on established routes in Spearfish Canyon south of Spearfish, SD. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Established climbing routes within Spearfish Canyon, south of Spearfish, SD. Nelson FLPMA Road Easement Sturgis Non-motorized Trail Network Scoping Start 04/04/2018 :11/2018 Hillarie Jackson hljackson@fs.fed.us Issuance of a 30-year private road easement to allow a land owner legal access to his property. The easement would be along an existing unclassified road, and in return the Forest Service would be provided legal access across the private property. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Meade. LEGAL - T3N, R6E, Section 32. Approximately one mile southwest of Piedmont, South Dakota. 12/2018 Christopher Stores cstores@fs.fed.us 15 miles of non-motorized trail would be constructed and maintained by the City of Sturgis on NFS land under a special use permit with the Forest Service. The trail would connect to the Centennial trail and existing trails near the Sturgis Reservoirs UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Meade. LEGAL - Not Applicable. South of Sturgis, in the area encompassing Deadman Mountain, Vanocker Canyon, Veteran's Peak and the Sturgis Reservoirs. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 16 of 18

17 Tinton Trail Addition to System Northern Hills Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Bonnie Jones Tinton trail has been used since 2001 for a popular Mountain Bike Race, The Dakota Five-O. This trail is also used by hikers and bikers throughout the year. The Northern Hills RD would like to add this trail to its nonmotorized system. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Tinton Trail starts south of Spearfish, SD where NFSR crosses the Forest Boundary. The trail is approximately 40 miles long and connects with the Big Hill, Rimrock, and Old Baldy trail systems. Trail 8202 Gimlet Creek Crossing Repair *NEW LISTING* Actual: 05/22/2018 Bonnie Jones bjjones@fs.fed.us Repair of an existing stream crossing to mitigate resource damage and to funnel motorized traffic away from the damaged area onto a more sustainable crossing. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 4 miles east of Rochford, SD in the Gimlet Creek drainage. Trail 8276 Nemo Mountain Reroute *NEW LISTING* Actual: 05/22/2018 Bonnie Jones bjjones@fs.fed.us Reroute of approximately 2 miles of motorized trail accessing the top of Nemo Mtn. to mitigate erosion concerns and to make the trail easier to navigate. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Immediately east of Nemo, SD. Trail Connector Trail *NEW LISTING* Actual: 05/22/2018 Bonnie Jones bjjones@fs.fed.us Construction of a connector trail between existing motorcycle trail 8575 and 8203 to provide access to the Riley Hill trailhead and motorcycle trails on the Mystic Ranger District. UNIT - Northern Hills Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Lawrence. LEGAL - Not Applicable. East of Minnesota Ridge, approximately 4 miles east of Rochford, SD. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 17 of 18

18 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC or call (800) (voice) or (202) (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the. 07/01/ :05 pm MT Page 18 of 18