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Projects
Schedule of Proposed Actions
The Forest publishes a Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) four times a year: January, April, July and October. To view the current and past SOPAs, visit the Forest Service SOPA page for the Boise National Forest.
Boise National Forest Current and Recent Projects
Under Analysis
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2023 CuMo Exploration Project
The period for public submission of objections to the project has closed. A final decision will not be made until after the requirements of 36 CFR 218.12, Timing of Project Decision, have been met.
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2024 Wildfire Impacts Response
Multiple analyses will be conducted to address hazard trees along NFS roads and trails and restore portions of the landscape affected by the fires through implementing a variety of post-fire management activities.
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Amendments to Land Management Plans Regarding Sage-grouse Conservation
The Forest Service is considering amending its land management plans to address new and evolving issues arising since implementing sage-grouse plans in 2015. This project is in cooperation with the USDI Bureau of Land Management.
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Flat Post-Fire Recovery Project
The purpose of the Flat Post-Fire Recovery Project is to address the safety risk caused by hazard trees along open National Forest System roads and trails in an efficient and economic manner and restore portions of the landscape affected by fire.
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Horse Heaven Exploration Project
The purpose of the of this Federal action is to respond to the operator's PoO for mineral exploration as necessary to meet Forest Service regulations within the context of federal mining laws
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Lava Restoration Project
Address impacts from the 2024 Lava Fire by implementing hazard tree mitigation, salvage, reforestation/revegetation, recreation and access management, road/infrastructure maintenance/repairs, and range management activities.
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Rice Creek Road Repair
This project proposes to repair the Rice Creek. The work would include earthwork to regrade and reshape the existing road into a series of fords at all drainages.
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Snag Nellie Project
Address impacts from the 2024 Snag and Nellie Fires by implementing hazard tree mitigation, salvage, reforestation/revegetation, recreation and access management, and road/infrastructure maintenance/repairs.
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Southwest Idaho Resilient Landscape Project
A project to allow for annual prescribed burning to achieve restoration objectives.
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Upper Mores Project
The Upper Mores Project is being proposed to restore ecosystem processes and functions that foster landscape diversity and achieve desired vegetation conditions. Much of the project area lies within the Southwest Idaho Fireshed.
Analysis Completed
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2022 Trail Bridges Repair Project
Fully replace five existing trail bridges over Lime Creek, Elk Creek, Poison Creek, and Johnson Creek as well as relocate and re-emplace an existing washed-out trail bridge over Roaring River and realign several segments of the Roaring River trail.
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Bogus Basin 2023 Recreation Improvements
Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area proposes to construct and implement: Coach Pod Trail extensions, snowmaking coverage, night lighting, coach chairlift realignment and replacement, Snoozer Trail improvements, and Pine Creek Chairlift RFID gantry.
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Sage Hen Integrated Restoration Project
The Forest Supervisor has published the Revised Environmental Assessment and Draft Decision Notice for the Sage Hen Project. This project is now in a 45-day administrative objection period.
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SFSR Subbasin Noxious Weed Management Plan [80]
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).
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Stibnite Gold Project EIS
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.
On Hold
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South Fork Plunge Watershed Restoration
The project would decommission NFSR 490; remove the old bridge, abutments, and road fill from the active floodplain of the South Fork Salmon River.
Cancelled
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2018 CuMo Exploration Project
Locatable minerals exploration. Proposal to drill 259 new exploratory holes to retrieve core samples. Project will construction of about 13.3 miles of new temporary road and use of about 4.7 miles existing unauthorized road as temporary roads.
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Boise River Basin Feasibility Study
Bureau of Reclamation has completed a Draft EIS for the Boise River Basin Feasibility Study. The USFS is a cooperating agency. To accomplish this project the USFS would need to modify a Forest Roads and Trails Act Easement.
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.