Projects

The New Meadows District on the Payette National Forest proposes to replace 13 road-stream crossings that have been identified in the Lost Creek and Upper West Fork Weiser River subwatersheds.

Stabilize eroding slopes & trail tread adjacent to Buckhorn Creek that were impacted by the 2010 flood that continues to destabilize sections of old F R404 / Trail #096 and adjacent slopes. 5/9: project cancelled, will focus on trail maintenance only

The proposal would harvest approximately 47 acres of trees in the Upper Elkhorn Creek drainage, 52 acres in the Upper Payette river drainage (Cloochman Saddle Area), and 78 acres in the Lake Creek drainage (Nethker Area) of dead trees.

A berm on the Copper Cliffs Tailing Dam has experienced a slope failure. USFS will perform a geotechnical study with exploratory drilling to test the chemical composition of the materials in the sediment to determine future stabilization efforts.

Reforestation activities within the Four Corners, Lava, Limepoint, and Wolf Creek fire areas.

To protect bull trout in the Crooked River, three barriers are proposed in the river to separate bull trout from non-native brook trout.

Scout Discoveries proposes exploratory drilling at 17 sites over the course of one year utilizing existing roads.

Remove two existing dilapidated wood exclosure fences along the East Branch Weiser River and replace them with functional fencing.

This project will define the minimum necessary road system and provide motorized vehicle use and dispersed recreation opportunities; and update the Forest Motor Vehicle Use Map accordingly.

The 2018 Rattlesnake Fire burned the cow camp cabin the livestock permittee used for managing livestock in the Fall Creek/Whitebird C&H allotment. The permittee is requesting to reconstruct the original cabin.

Construct an accessible concrete ramp to a restroom and add drainage features to control intermittent water infiltration around concrete structures of the facility.

Authorization to install, use & maintain a diversion from Fritser Creek & 1,300 /- feet of gravity-fed piping to convey water under an existing State water right for domestic use, irrigation & stockwatering on private lands.

Silver Rock Resources proposes drilling at 25 sites using existing and temporary routes.

Bury a 250 foot section of waterline to support a special use permit.

The Granite Goose Landscape Restoration Project is a landscape scale effort to improve conditions across multiple resource areas including vegetation, watersheds, roads, and recreation.

This is the fifth project within the forest's Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program. The project includes vegetation, watershed, transportation, and recreation management activities.

The proposal includes a request for a permit for a water system and access to the water system by a two-track road. The proposal also includes maintenance as needed to the water system and access road.

We propose this project to enhance recreation opportunities in the Boulder Creek watershed and in the vicinity of Lost Valley Reservoir with an emphasis on improving current trails and trailhead parking and developing new trail opportunities.

The Mesa Fire burned 16560 acres of NFS lands along 53 miles of open FS roads. Danger trees will be felled to reduce risk to the public. These trees may be utilized as timber products where feasible and management direction allows.

A Plan of Operations is being considered to conduct exploratory drilling for locatable minerals from four drill pads, including six 1500-ft core holes and the use/repair of 3.1 miles of existing routes as temporary road for motorized vehicle access.

Issuance of a special use permit for an existing road for private land access.

Complete deferred maintenance tasks on constructed features at the Cold Springs, Grouse, Hazard Lake and Last Chance campgrounds. Constructed features include picnic tables, fire rings, site marker posts, fee tubes, signs, vault toilets, and kiosks.

The purpose of this project is to repair, rebuild, and improve 2 ponds/reservoirs and 13 spring developments on the North Hornet C&H Allotment.

Review application for the installation of new fiber optic line to provide reliable communication services to rural private landowners.

This project is for the management of noxious and poisonous plants using an integrated approach. Control methods include herbicide, biological, and manual methods.

The proposed project would authorize prescribed burns across the Forest every year to restore health and resiliency to vegetation communities on the Payette National Forest.

Replace a damaged trail bridge on Pete Creek Trail to restore the stream crossing.

Replace the existing foundation on the lookout in order to preserve the building.

Use a variety of treatment methods to control and contain noxious and invasive weeds within the South Fork Salmon River Subbasin. Separate decisions will be issued for the Payette (May 2007) and Boise National Forests (February 2010).

The proposed action would conduct bulk sampling of a silver deposit in order to evaluate feasibility of long term mining.

The Forest proposes to issue special use permits or long term easements for motorized access to private property owners near the confluence of the Main Salmon-South Fork Salmon Rivers with reciprocal easements to the USFS for public access.

The Forest is processing a plan of operations for open pit mining, processing, new road construction, utility upgrades, reclamation, and restoration at the Stibnite mine site.

The purpose of this analysis will determine whether grazing cattle is an acceptable use on this allotment and if so authorize cattle grazing on the allotment.

Short- and long-term management strategies and priorities for maintaining and restoring habitats associated with terrestrial wildlife species.