Scott Bodle, Mountain Home RD Wildlife Biologist is studying Sage Grouse as a Forest Service representative with the Mountain Home Sage Grouse local working group, a mixture of Federal, State, landowners and local residents.
The Clear Creek/Placerville Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project will conduct mechanical treatments across 600 acres within the Idaho City Ranger District with funding received in FY11 and continuing into FY12.
With the help of “Above Base” funding, this stewardship project will reduce hazardous fuels near the community of Placerville and the Clear Creek subdivision about 25 miles northeast of Boise.
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to bolster efforts to promote sustainable management, conservation and development of forests.
