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SOPA Reports
The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) contains a list of proposed
actions for Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests that will soon begin or are currently undergoing environmental
analysis and documentation. It provides information so that you can become
aware of and indicate your interest in specific proposals. We encourage your
early and ongoing involvement in any proposals of interest to you.
AVISTA Corporation proposes to amend their existing Special Use Permit (CLE91) to add 0.2 miles onto existing powerline of underground power cable in conduit in the shoulder of Forest Development Road 9822 to a residential private property..
The approx. 12-acre project area is mostly dead/dying timber, the result of the 2015 fires. The need is to remove hazard trees along the FS 103 road and salvage valuable timber resources. Healthy timber will be retained. The site will be replanted.
The project area is adjacent to earlier phases of the 4th of July Park renovations, and completing this phase would promote public utilization of this area.
Restore a total of approximately 15 acres of landings at eight different sites that were used during past timber harvest and riparian habitat conservation areas (RHCA) improvement activities.
AVISTA proposes to provide service to a private landowner by establishing two new ROWs, installing 2 new poles, and burying 2.3 miles of powerline along NFS Roads 492, 9823 and 9823A. An existing authorization would be amended for the new ROWs.
The Salmon River Ranger District of the Nez Perce National Forest proposes to initiate the wildfire protection project on approximately 1492 acres by timber harvest and pre-commercial thinning in the Adams Camp analysis area.
The current 24" CMP culvert at the Road 309H/Adams Creek crossing is undersized and is an aquatic organism barrier that has caused some minor erosion downstream.
Replacement of 48" CMP at MP 1.71 on NFS Road 359 with 103" span, 71" rise x 52" Corrugated Steel Pipe Arch to allow for 100 year flows and debris caused by 33% of watershed being burned in a 2012 wildfire.
This EIS will be used to support a determination whether continued grazing by domestic sheep should be allowed or not, and if so, under what conditions.
The existing culverts on Road 222 at Mile Post 0.03 are aquatic organism barriers and ahve caused some minor erosion downstream. This project involves the replacement of these culverts.
Harvest of treat dead, dying or downed trees & at risk of maountain pine beetle. Other harvest of incidental trees from insect and disease on approximately 3000 acres.
Avista proposes to install 5000' of buried electrical line and mount three junction enclosures at ground level along Road 222D. Work would be done in summer/fall 2016, and is projected to take one week to complete.
The Red River Ranger District proposes to issue a special use authorization amendment to AVISTA to bury approximately 2.0 miles of utility line near Golden, Idaho.
Excavate test pits (up to 10) a maximum of 12 by 12 feet down to bedrock. Processing done onsite. Water drawn from Bagley Creek. Temporary road (200 feet)that crosses Bagley Creek to be constructed to access site. Project in Mallard IRA.
The Red River District Ranger proposes to allow the claim operator to excavate approximately 40-45 test pits for the purpose of testing placer gravels for mineral values.
The claimant proposes exploratory drilling on the Red River RD to test for gold values. The project area is in previously disturbed and undisturbed areas of the Baner Creek drainage. The proposal includes 11 drill sites with 2 holes max/site.
The Salmon River District Ranger proposes to allow the claim operator to excavate 8-10 placer test pits for the purpose of testing placer gravels for mineral values.
Installation of 500 feet of single phase electrical underground line along FSR 369 to provide power to adjacent landow. Construction will take approximately one week. Missoula Electric Coop will design, construct, operate and maintain this powerline.
Bennett Industries requesting Special Use Permit for use of FS Trail #340 (3.4 miles; closed to motorized use; open to snowmobiles) to access Bentz Ridge inholding. BI would conduct 0.5 miles of trail reconstruction and annual maintenance of trail.
Project continues the series, begun with the South Brushy (2016) and Brushy Fork Face (2017) projects, of decommissioning non-system roads tributary to Forest Service Road 5669 (Big Basin Road) in the checkerboard part of the Forest.
Replace existing timber bridge with steel girder bridge. Reconstruct 500 ft. of Rd 311 surrounding site to align bridge approaches. Rd 311 closed during bridge removal/replacement. Start summer/fall 2017 or 2018.
Snags pose a safety hazard along FSR 311. Dead standing trees within 150 feet (both sides) would be removed via a commercial sale along approx. 5 miles (181 ac) of the road. The project would take approx. 1 year to complete.
Helicopter capture and collaring of bighorn sheep to facilitate monitoring of sheep movement. Activities would occur in the main Salmon River Corridor, Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, and Gospel Hump Wilderness
Excavate 4 trenches to test existing placer gravels. FSR 643A accesses project area. Install a culvert and harden a stream crossing. Samples processed onsite; water from Sand Creek/small stream; water/waste discharged into open trench. No camping.
Construct an approx. 0.5-mile drift fence to restrict livestock from access to the Papoose Creek and Squaw Creek drainages via Blue Mountain Road. Most of the work to be done using hand tools.
The Red River Ranger District proposes to authorize the mineral exploration Plan of Operation with the following terms and conditions for the Blue Quartz Placer Exploration Project proposed by Mr. Rick Scott.
Salvage harvest 80 acres on NFS using skyline logging systems with ground-based (tractor) systems used on slopes less than 35%. Up to 0.5 miles of temporary road would be built. Site prep to replant burn areas incl. pburn and pocket gopher baiting.
Replace Idaho Central Trail #88's current ford of Boulder Creek with a bridge and hardened approaches. Bridge 34-foot in length, constructed with wood stringers and deck with rock-filled gabion baskets for abutments.
Potlatch Corp. proposes to expand the Bovill Source. Approx. 8 to 12 test pits (250 ft. squ. x 15 ft. deep) would be excavated and a total of 15 to 24 holes drilled from 30 to 60 ft. in depth. Up to 45 trees would be removed for creation of the pits.
The purpose of the proposed action is to test for gold values on unpatented mining claims. The need is to determine if sufficient quantities of valuable minerals exist to warrant further exploration or development.
Reclaim approx. 10 miles of legacy roads. Work includes clearing rds. of veg., decompacting & recontouring roads; plant native veg. on slopes; remove culverts, reestablish stream grade, construct grade control structures, where nec. Summer 2017.
Reclaim approx. 10 miles of legacy roads. Work includes clearing rds. of veg., decompacting & recontouring roads; plant native veg. on slopes; remove culverts, reestablish stream grade, construct grade control structures, where nec. Summer 2017.
Recover the economic value of trees killed or dying as a result of the 2007 Poe-Cabin wildfire. Harvest approximately 200 acres of trees accessed by 0.5 miles of temporary road construction. Road reconditioning 2.2 miles of #1819 road for access.
Expand an existing 3.0-acre pit by up to 2 acres in order to replenish the amount of aggregate and riprap for upcoming projects, and recondition ~ 5.5 miles of FS Road 1188.
The Salmon River Ranger District proposes to authorize the mineral exploration Plan of Operation proposed by Mr. Press Thomas located on the Salmon River Ranger District.
Install up to 10 beaver dam analogs/post assisted log structures to raise water table, access the floodplain and transport fine sediment. Work would be done by hand using hydraulic post driver, chainsaw, hand tools and use native and local plants.
The Clearwater Ranger District of the Nez Perce National Forest proposes to remove the existing felled material using ground based equipment skidding, decking and processing within the existing road prism accessing the Castle Creek Work Center.
Reopen/stabilize main portal of Center Star Mine. Work includes hand sampling/mechanized drilling. Second portal may be opened as safety exit. Approx. 2400 ft. of old skid trails/mining roads would be reconditioned. Disturbed areas reclaimed.
Vegetation treatments to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase resilience to insects and disease infestation; reduce wildfire risk to the local communities and surrounding federal lands. A collaborative process will be used to develop actions.
The Red River District proposes to approve a small lode exploration project to determine if gold and other valuable metals exist in sufficient quantities to justify further development of a mining operation.
Two areas need to be relocated and two sections of trail that need to be armored: Relocation 1 connects trail #607 with trail #602 and is proposed to be approximately 1300'; relocation 2 on trail #602 is proposed to be approximately 800'.
The Moose Creek District proposes to use a combination of timber harvest, pre-commercial thinning, prescribed fire, reforestation, and road system improvements to achieve desired age class and species distributions and to improve watershed health.
The Moose Creek Ranger District of the Nez Perce National Forest is proposing to pre-commercial thin up to 1981 acres of over-stocked, mixed conifer species stands located on the Moose Creek Ranger District, Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho.
Project would decommission approximately 65 miles of non-system roads in the Clear Creek watershed. These roads are currently not open to public access and are not needed for future land management activities.
Latah SWCD proposes to install up to 100 beaver dam analogues in the Corral Creek watershed to address channel incision, bank erosion, high flow velocities, floodplain access, groundwater storage, and to re-establish native riparian woody plants.
Commercial harvest & non-commercial fuels treatments to improve species/age class diversity & forest health and reduce potential fire behavior in WUI. Build temp. rds. Site prep. Reforest harvest units. Decommission user-created trails & legacy roads
The Red River Ranger District proposes to issue Michael Crane a special use permit for existing improvements on approximately a 15 by 65 foot area located on National Forest system lands on the Red River Ranger District, north of Dixie, Idaho.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game proposes to install, operate, maintain, and use an Instream PIT Tag Detection System (PIT Tag Array) in Crooked River to assist with population monitoring of adult steelhead and salmon..
The Red River Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests is proposing to rehabilitate the lower two miles of the Crooked River valley bottom with meanders & re-align 3 miles the Crooked River Road 233 through the narrow canyon.
Replace two undersized culverts, Forest Service Road 9337 at Sherwin Creek and FSR 9335 at the North Fork of Joe Creek, and install a culvert on 9337B at Sherwin Creek to replace an existing ford.
The Salmon River Ranger District proposes improving the Deadhorse Ridge Trail #301 stream crossings of Deadhorse Creek by installing two trail bridges.
The Salmon River District Ranger proposes improving Deadhorse Ridge Trail 301, which is open to motorized use, by rerouting approximately 2,000 feet of the trail onto adjacent side slopes and rehabilitating two existing ford crossings.
The Red River Ranger District proposes to approve Premium Exploration’s proposal to conduct exploratory drilling in the Deadwood area of the Red River Ranger District at a total of fourteen drill sites.
Comet Creek OHV Trail #812 consists of a steep and challenging section needing re-routed. As currently constructed, this trail segment not only provides overly challenging conditions for users but has the potential to contribute to soil erosion.
The project would install barriers to restrict vehicle access to sensitive riparian areas at dispersed campsites on both the Palouse and North Fork Ranger Districts.
The Red River Ranger District proposes to reissue a special use permit to Ells and Kathy Johnson for an existing spring box and water transmission line which crosses National Forest system lands to their residence on private property.
The Red River Ranger District proposes to reissue a special use permit to Cheryl Master for the use of an existing spring box and approximately 175 feet of one inch water transmission line (partially buried) which crosses National Forest system lands
The Red River Ranger District proposes to reissue a special use permit to Sibyl Ward for an existing 4 foot by 4 foot spring box and a one inch diameter 415 foot water transmission line which crosses NFS lands to her residence.
The Red River Ranger District proposes to reissue a special use permit to Sibyl Ward for an existing 4 foot by 4 foot spring box and a one inch diameter 415 foot water transmission line which crosses National Forest system lands to her residence.
The Red River Ranger District proposes to Sibyl Ward is requesting the reissuance of a special use permit for an existing 4 foot by 4 foot spring box and a one inch diameter 415 foot water transmission line which crosses National Forest system lands.
Treat vegetation to reduce wildfire risk to the local communities of Dixie and Comstock, and surrounding federal lands. Create fuel breaks and escape routes using a combination of prescribed burning and mechanical treatments, with temporary roads.
The Dutch Oven Project proposes fuel reduction and vegetation management activities on approximately 2000 acres approximately 4 air miles northwest of Elk City, Idaho.
Gene M., Brad M., and Roger T. (ELM) propose to explore possible gold values on unpatented minerals claims, and the need of the project is to determine if sufficient quantities of valuable minerals exist to warrant further exploration.
Construct a corral and a catch pen fence near the junction of FR 451 and 451A to facilitate livestock handling/loading/trucking. Trees in the catch pen area would be removed, likely via a commercial sale. Most of the construction to be done by hand.
The Red River Ranger District proposes to grant Camp 34 Limited Partnership, as represented by Paul Johnson, temporary and permanent access to their 125-acre private in-holding.
Approximately 12 miles of non-system roads and trails have been surveyed and identified as having a high risk of failure, erosion, poor stream crossings, and impaired soil productivity in the Upper Elk Creek sub-watershed.
Issue a 20-year private road special use permit to allow the proponent to cross NF System Lands to access his private property. The ROW would be 475 ft. x ft. (0.22 acres). Proposal does not include the use of machinery to improve access.
Conduct exploration drilling operations south of Orogrande, Idaho. The proposal is for a total of 62 drill sites. Only one site would be active at a time. Access primarily on Forest Service Roads. Access also requires approx. 3300 ft. of temp road.
Project Proponent, Potlatch-Deltic Corporation has requested temporary (5 year) road maintenance, construction and use across Forest Service Management property.
Management ignited prescribed fire on approximately 3200 acres in the Johnson Cr., Rock Creek and Rackliff Creek Drainages. Ignitions will be conducted aerially and be carried out over the course of several years.
A Special Use Permit to James Finch would be authorized for construction and easement of a new road on Forest Service Lands from Crooked River Road 233 to his property.
Replace two puncheon bridges, one 64 feet long and the other 104 feet long, on the Fish Creek Loop Trail #480 with nail laminated structures properly designed to accommodate the weight of trail machines.
Replace existing timber bridge with steel stringer bridge. Reconstruct 100 ft. of NF Trail 821 surrounding site to align bridge approaches. Rehab and close unauthorized ford using local native vegetation. To be started in 2017 or 2018.
This project is for the removal of a corrugated steel culvert on Five Mile Creek and replacing it with a 12 foot span structural-plate open bottom arch culvert on a concrete footing.
Replacement of two undersized culverts on Flint Creek and tributary on FS Road 9812 with open bottom arch-plate culverts to allow fish to pass at all flow levels. Move trail/trailhead 100 feet from culvert site to aid floodplain restoration.
The Salmon River Ranger District proposes falling dead and dying lodgepole pine on approximately four acres within the Florence Cemetery developed recreation site.
The Forest is collaboratively developing the project to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to the historic Florence Cemetery and private properties; and create a fuel break near the vicinity of Florence, Idaho.
Salvage harvest approx. 70 acres of dead and dying trees due to mountain pine beetle infestation to reduce fuel loading and increase forest user safety in the project area. Work to be accomplished through commercial timber sale.
Relocate approximately 0.5 miles of the steepest and most heavily eroded sections of the Florence-Moore’s Trail (Trail #332) onto the side hill slope to allow for proper drainage and a more reasonable climbing grade.
This proposed amendment to the 1987 Nez Perce National Forest Plan would remove the current soil quality standard, page II-22, soils #2 and in its place adopt the Forest Service Northern Regional soils quality policy as the new standard.
Precommercial Thinning across the forest for vegetation improvement. Two decisions will be made. The hand felled units decision was completed on 01/19/2010. The plantation burning units decision is planned for 09/2010.
The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests propose to conduct precommercial thinning on the Moose Creek (1243 acres), Lochsa (139 acres), Powell (8 acres), North Fork (316 acres), and Palouse (189 acres) Ranger Districts.
Forest Service proposes stand improvement treatments in overstocked stands across the Nez Perce-Clearwater NFs. Wilderness, IRA, RHCA, etc. excluded from treatment. All work done by hand. Only existing FS Roads used for access. Implement over 15 yrs.
The Red River Ranger District proposes to issue a special use permit to the Dixie Volunteer Park Department for a 100-by-200 foot area near Dixie, Idaho.
Construct a 250 foot reroute of Trail #305 and a ford with hardened approaches through Fox Creek. Ford to consist of native rock and gravel from an old bridge abutment onsite. All work to be done using hand tools. Trail remain open during reroute.
The Salmon River Ranger District will improve portions of the Centennial Trail #88 and Van Buren Trail #303 to provide safe public access and prevent damage to forest resources.
The French Larch project proposes vegetation and watershed improvement activities in the upper Orogrande drainage on the North Fork District of the Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest
The Red River Ranger District proposes to approve Premium Exploration’s proposal to conduct exploratory drilling at a total of eighteen drill sites in the Crooked River area of the Red River Ranger District.
The Forest Service was a cooperating agency, assisting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in that Agency's geothermal leasing analysis and decision. The BLM issued a record of decision on 12/17/2008.
Permanently close an open shaft at an abandoned mine site to eliminate public safety risks. Closure methods include poly foam plugs, metal bars, drain pipes, and earthen materials. Backhoe or other earthmoving equipment would be used to fill hole.
Claimants to test lodes by drilling 10 core holes/site (4 sites) w/ portable drill. Each hole reclaimed upon completion. Drilling water brought in. Claimants to remove excess wood, metal debris, etc. from three previous operations. No rd. construct.
Conduct lode exploration mining activities on an upland ridge south of McGuire Creek. Exploration done by trenching down to bedrock to extract rock samples for analysis: 25-30 trenches proposed, ea. 2-3 ft. wide by 5-15 ft. long.
The Salmon River Ranger District proposes to approve Charles Bedrosian’s proposal to conduct a small placer mining operation in the Gold Lake Creek drainage of the Salmon River Ranger District.
Improve three stream crossings on Moore’s Creek Trail (Trail #312), Gospel Creek Trail (Trail #305), and Kentucky Creek Trail (Trail #315) by rearranging the boulders in the streams to provide safe passage for pack stock.
Invasive plant management strategy for Gospel-Hump Wilderness to prevent the establishment of new invasive species and reduce impacts of established invasive species on the native plant community desired by the Wilderness Act and Forest Plan.
Replace the existing culvert on FS Road 9322 with an AOP. The culvert restricts movement of aquatic organism up Greek Creek. The culvert is also currently undersized for spring flows.
Proposal of vegetation management activities to meet the need to improve forest health on stands affected by insect & disease, reduce hazardous fuels, improve public & firefighter safety, and provide resource outputs to maintain community stability.
The AWA would like to install a 1" - 2" buried waterline from an unnamed spring to transport water approximately 380 yards to private property, whose residents currently have to transport water by hand.
Snags pose a safety hazard along FSR 464. Dead and dying trees within 200 feet (both sides) would be removed via a commercial sale along approx. 1.5 miles (60 ac) of the road. The project would take approx. 1 year to complete, starting in 2017.
The Red River District Ranger proposes to allow the claim operator to excavate a series of three to four narrow sample channels in each of five individual areas for the purpose of testing placer gravels for mineral values.
USFS & Nez Perce Tribe to construct beaver dam analogs in Merton, Mill, and American Creeks. Stream reaches over-steepened or have head-cuts selected. BDAs constructed using hand tools. Access on existing FS Roads & Trails. Conducted over 3-10 yrs.
The Salmon River Ranger District and the Nez Perce Tribe Department of Fisheries Resource Management Watershed Division propose to replace one culvert located on Forest Road 309 at Milepost 18.2 in the Mill Creek drainage of the South Fork Clearwater
Because there are currently no adequately heated enclosures, the ITD
proposes to construct two additional structures to house road maintenance equipment on their permitted site; proposed work is less than five acres.
The Salmon River Ranger District proposes to authorize the mineral exploration Plan of Operation with the following terms and conditions for the Imperial Creek Placer Exploration Project proposed by Mr. Stevan Romano.
Realign the confluence of Indian Grave Creek with the Lochsa River which was moved and steepened during the construction of Highway 12. This would remove the last fish barrier to passage in the watershed.
The project will develop the existing Indian Springs rock pit by excavation, crushing and stockpiling rock. The total surface disturbance will be less than 20 acres.
Construct communication facility at Iron Mt Comm. Site: an 8'x14' metal building and a 40' self-supporting tower. Site accessed via FSR 464G. Two portable comm. trailers onsite till facility built. Issue a 30-year Communication Use Lease to Tek-Hut.
The District proposes to harvest Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, dead and dying lodgepole pine, and establish small patches of whitebark pine by regeneration harvesting 600-800 acres of mature forest.
Proposed reauthorization of grazing on 7 allotments located on the Salmon River District. These allotments range in size from 700 to 8,200 acres. Only one allotment has resulted in a decision, Riverview. Decisions on others may be made in the future
The Salmon River District Ranger proposes rerouting six sites on the Johns Creek Trail System to reduce grades on several steep, rutted portions of the trails; improve stream crossings; and, rebuild deteriorated sections of the trails.
Commercial timber harvest, hazardous fuels treatment, site preparation, and reforestation on approx. 735 acres within Johnson Creek Fire perimeter to recover economic value, reduce safety hazards, and re-establish forested conditions.
Relocate 300 feet of the John’s-Taylor Trail (Trail #351) onto the adjacent side hill slope to move the trail away from a rapidly eroding stream bank.
The Nez Perce National Forest, Red River Ranger District is preparing an environmental assessment for a small placer mining project in the Crooked Creek drainage, a tributary of the Salmon River.
Claimant to drill two exploration holes at each of seven drilling sites. One drill site to be open at a time. Drill cutting sumps will be sealed upon completion of drilling. Reclamation of disturbed areas would occur at the end of the field season.
The North Fork Ranger District proposes to approve the claimant's proposal to explore underground in an existing shaft, which has several tunnels in the French Mountain area.
Relocate approximately one mile of the Kentucky Creek Trail (Trail #315) onto adjacent side hill slopes to allow for proper drainage and reduce dangerously steep trail grades.
The project proposes to use a backhoe to dig a trench, approximately 100 ft. in length and 10 ft. in depth, to expose a north-south vein for sampling. Access to the site would be on an existing claim road from historic mining on the site.
The Knock-on-Wood Habitat Improvement project would place large wood or install structures in streams within the Lolo Creek drainage. The addition of wood would provide complex fish habitat by improving limiting factors for steelhead habitat.
Potlatch Corp. is requesting the use of approx. 0.6 miles of NFS Roads 3933 (0.3 mi) and 3933-A (0.3 mi) to access their land for a timber harvest scheduled to start in summer of 2016 with tree planting to be completed by 2021.
The North Fork Ranger District proposes to approve the claimant’s proposal to excavate three test pits to expose vein material to test for mineral values on the North Fork Ranger District, Nez-Perce-Clearwater National Forests.
Idaho Forest Group requests long term special use authorization to contruct from 25 feet to 100 feet of new road across NFS lands to access the Laurel Inholding.
A private landowner has requested renewal of a special use permit for continued operation and maintenance of facilities that convey water from Lemhi Creek, a tributary of the Salmon River, to private property on Lemhi Bar.
This project is for the removal of a 3' x 2' x 38' corrugated steel culvert on Lightning Fork Little Elk Creek and replacing it with a 10' span structural-plate open bottom arch culvert on a concrete footing.
The overall purpose of the Limber Elk project is to improve forest health in stands affected by insect & disease and to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to Elk City, Idaho; in Idaho County..
Little Boulder is a vegetation, fuels, and watershed management project, located in the Little Boulder and Hog Meadows watersheds; all headwaters of the Potlatch River.
Improve instream habitat for aquatic organisms, esp. ESA listed steelhead, in the lower reaches of Little Boulder Creek. Log structures, Beaver Dam Analogs, and Post Assisted Log Structures to be constructed by hand using onsite materials.
This project is for the removal of an existing 12' x 9' x 60' corrugated steel culvert on Little Elk Creek and replacing it with a 14' span structural-plate open bottom arch culvert on a concrete footing.
Replace the existing culvert on FS Road 1800 with an AOP. The culvert restricts movement of aquatic organism up Little Moose Creek. The culvert is also currently 3.4 plugged and undersized for spring flows.
Construct a twelve foot long nail laminated structure with abutments over Little Van Buren Creek to eliminate the hazardous stream ford currently in use located along Trail #330.
The Nez Perce Tribe, in partnership with the Nez Perce/Clearwater National Forests propose to replace 3 undersized culverts to remove barriers to fish passage.
Highly used Fish Creek boat launch site on Lochsa River would receive expanded metal stairs and a new raft slide within existing stair and raft slide footprint.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) and the Nez Perce Tribe propose to install four instream Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag detection sites within the lower Lochsa and Selway Rivers.
Commercially thin between 1,000-1,500 acres of previously managed plantations dating from the 1950’s through the early 1970’s using ground-based equipment.
The project proposes to decommission approximately 41 miles of unneeded Forest system roads and 25 miles of non-system skid trail/log jammer roads in the Lolo Creek watershed.
The Lolo Insect & Disease project proposes forest management and watershed improvement activities within the Lolo Creek wateshed, located approximately 16 air miles northeast from Kamiah, Idaho.
Replacement of 3 metal pipe culvers on White, Mike White, and Nevada Creeks to improve aquatic organism passage, improve stream function, and decrease likelihood of culvert failure in flooding event.
Regeneration Harvest on about 330 acres of WUI around the town of Lowell Idaho, to reduce risk or extent of insect and disease infestation and reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to private land, allowing firefighters to better engage wildfire.
The project would be a cooperative effort between the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests to rehabilitate in-stream habitat in the East Fork Potlatch River.
This is the final posting of the Lower Orogrande project that plans to implement timber harvest and watershed improvements within the Orogrande Creek watershed.
The Salmon River Ranger District proposes to approve Kent Powell’s proposal to excavate up to 18 test pits for the purpose of testing placer gravels for mineral values in the Sand Creek drainage area.
Snags pose a safety hazard along FSR 468. Dead standing trees within 150 feet (both sides) would be removed via a commercial sale along approx. 5 miles (186 ac) of the road. The project would take approx. 1 year to complete, starting in 2022
Remove a section of raised gabion basket trail and create a 'persuasion' channel to allow river flow to enter a side channel of the Lochsa River. The project will restore approx. 0.3 mi of potentially valuable rearing habitat for juvenile salmonids
Approx. 0.6-mile, 3-strand barbed wire/barbless bottom wire or 12.5 gauge hot-wire fence following a ridgeline. May req. rock jacks. Wire gates placed as nec. to move livestock. All materials from FS; labor by permittee. Site accessible from Road 517
The Salmon River Ranger District proposes to authorize Mr. Robert Martin, the operator, to remove a one-yard bulk sample from a caved adit and an existing shallow pit, and to extract a channel sample of material between the adit and pit.
Authorize a (20-year) Forest Road Special Use Permit to Mr. McBee,
to allow him use of motorized vehicles to access his private property. No road work or vegetation maintenance is being proposed with this project.
Prepare a SEIS for the cumulative effects analysis referred to in United States District Court Judge Edward J. Lodges March 31, 2005 unpublished order.
Review completed and posted to website with determination on 5/15/08.
The Moose Creek District is considering activities within the Middle Fork Clearwater drainage to increase early successional habitats; increase resilient tree speces; and protect aquatic species.
Conduct placer exploration by excavating up to 20 trenches (4 feet wide x 16 feet long, down to bedrock). No road construction/reconstruction is proposed. Concurrent reclamation of trenches would be done. Only one trench would be open at a time.
Relocate approximately 350 feet of Mike White channel which is currently in a bypass channel and install an AOP culvert at intersection of the channel with USFS 100 Road in order to accomplish the goal of fish passage.
Replace existing timber bridge crossing Mill Creek (milepost 0.90) with concrete bridge. Reconstruct 310 ft. of Rd. 309 surrounding site to align bridge approaches. Rd. 309 closed during bridge removal/replacement. Start in summer/fall 2017 or 18.
The Clearwater Ranger District and the Nez Perce Tribe, in partnership with Bonneville Power Administration, propose to remove the existing bridge and replace it with a new 70-foot long by 16-foot wide concrete bridge.
The project will relocate a diverted section of Mill Creek to a better hydrologic configuration, remove some of the slide material to restore floodplain capacity to prevent further erosion. In addition, repair the damaged sections of road 309.
The Salmon River Ranger District proposes to replace Forest Trail #313’s ford at Mill Creek with a bridge and hardened approaches to improve habitat for the fish populations and provide a safer and more enjoyable recreational experience.
Missoula Electric Cooperative proposes to establish a new Right-of-Way to provide power to private landowner. The existing authorization would be amended to include burying ~1700 ft. of powerline in the existing road prism of NFS Road 111.
Decked timber is the result of the fire suppression activities. Removal is needed to complete restoration of fire suppression acticity, remove fuel concentrations, remove potential insect sources, and provide economic benefits to local communities.
The Nez Perce Tribe and other partners propose to install up to twelve beaver dam analogs along 1.5 miles of Musselshell Creek near Musselshell meadows. This is a follow-up to a similar project successfully implemented in 2018.
Installation of up to 24 beaver dam analogs and post assisted log structures along 1.5 miles stretch. Use local vegetation hydraulic post drives. Intent to mimic natural conditions created by beaver dams, raise water table, meadow recovery.
Remove the 0.25-mile legacy diversion ditch and associated concrete headgate just south of Musselshell Work Center to improve the wetland and help restore wet meadow habitat in Musselshell Meadow.
Reroute part of exclosure fence surrounding Musselshell Meadow. Relocate sections of fence in areas inundated by water or covered with veg. to drier sites. Constructed by hand with hand tools.
To restore stream and riparian function in Musselshell Meadows, four beaver dam analogs would be constructed, using locally gathered materials, along a 1/4 mile of Musselshell Creek. All work to be done by hand with access to the sites by foot.
Idaho Dept. of Lands is requesting a road easement, under the State of Idaho / Forest Service Cost Share Agreement, to gain permanent access to their lands across NFS lands on an existing road for the protection and management of their lands.
Id. Dept. of Lands is requesting use of NFS Roads 5216-E and 5216-E1 to access State land for a timber harvest scheduled for 2016 with tree planting to be completed by 2021.
Id. Dept. of Lands is requesting use of NFS Roads 5326 and 5326-A to access State land for a timber harvest scheduled for 2016 with tree planting to be completed by 2021.
The FS is proposing to extend the existing Nat Brown exclosure fence by approx. 1600' to include most of the meadow, adding an add. 3.7 acres, and constructing a new 1.1-acre exclosure in the riparian meadow opposite NFS Road 3327.
Dead/dying and/or live trees (where dead/dying not available) would be directionally felled to limit livestock access to 10 streams (6 allotments) to restore/maintain stream health. Focus areas would be where livestock impacts are greatest.
Construct a new office on FS administrative site: relocate the 2 annexes adjacent to the bunkhouse; construct new SO building, parking areas for employee/public and fleet security, and an access path & road linking lower and upper portions of site.
Treat land within 300 feet around private property by hand thinning, hand piling/burning and raising canopy base heights. Units to be maintained over the long term. No treatment in Silver Creek-Pilot Knob IRA.
This analysis identifies the visitor use capacity on National Forest System lands only, on the Nez Perce National Historic Trail to assist in the protection and management of trail resources.
UPDATE: Teepee Springs fire recovery projects - Chair Pt. & Van Keating Ridge CE projects; and the Big Hill fire recovery CE project have all been CANCELLED.
Removal of hazard trees for public and employee safety on 1,700 acres 200 feet on up to either side of approximately 43 miles of roads resulting from the Sheep, McGuire, and Fern wildfires of 2012.
Nineteen Mile Creek is currently spanned by a short timber bridge. The bridge pilings are beginning to rot and will need to be replaced soon. The bridge span was initially designed shorter than required to allow for a natural stream flow.
Cut/girdle mature aspen clones, competing conifers and over-mature shrubs in 22 units (4 areas, 324 acres). Where evidence of aspen regen/suppression present expand extent of aspen by treating conifers and mature shrubs adjacent to existing clones.
The Forest Service is proposing to regenerate aspen clones in the Birch Ridge area on the North Fork RD. FS crews, using chainsaws, would cut-and-fell approx. 150 acres (6 stands) of aspen and competing conifers within and adjacent to mature clones.
The North Fork Campground Dead and Dying Tree Removal project consists of activities to remove dead and dying trees within the North Fork Campground administrative site.
Prescribe burn 2185 acres (38 units) along North Fork of the Clearwater River. Non-commercial thin/slash 96 acres (parts of 8 units); hand-pile/burn the slash before pburning. Thin/pile would not be done in RHCAs. Pburns allowed to creep into RHCAs.
Joe Hudson, Moose Creek District Ranger, has decided to reintroduce fire into the ecosystem on approximately 4,124 acres in 13 ignition units over an approximate 10 year period.
The North Trail 134 has a lower terminus at Silver's Station on Shingle Creek Road. There is inadequate space for public parking in this area and an issue with the right-of-way of Shingle Creek Road where it passes through private property.
This project would restore and improve conditions for whitebark pine by slashing and using prescribed fire to achieve a desired age class and landscape pattern. Release immature whitebark pine and encouraging natural regeneration around mature trees.
The Moose Creek Ranger District of the Nez Perce National Forest is proposing to add 1400 acres as a secondary containment area for Units 2 and 4 of the O’Hara Forest Health Project located on the Moose Creek Ranger District.
Replace existing 74 foot two-span bridge with 134 foot channel spanning bulb-tee bridge designed to handle 100 year flows. Current bridge has increased risk of failure and impedes movement of large debris.
The Moose Creek Ranger District proposes to restore native tree and shrub species on approximately 55 acres within the riparian areas of the lower three miles of O’Hara Creek.
The Salmon River Ranger District proposes to approve the claimant’s proposal for exploratory drilling in the North Fork Slate Creek area to test for mineral values on the Salmon River Ranger District, Nez-Perce-Clearwater National Forests.
The Red River District Ranger proposes to allow the claim operator to perform exploratory drilling of six drill sites in the Badger Summit area of the Red River Ranger District, approximately three airline miles south of Orogrande.
Create fuel breaks on National Forest System lands adjacent to private property and emergency evacuation routes using a combination of prescribed burning and mechanical treatments.
The Owl fire burned approximately 300 acres of National Forest System lands on the North Fork Ranger District between July and September 2021. The Owl Salvage project proposes commercial harvest of fire damaged trees and reforestation activities.
Authorize road reconstruction, road maintenance and temporary road construction for access to adjacent Potlatch-Deltic land to facilitate timber harvest and haul.
The project will replace the existing three culverts and one side channel culvert currently channeling Partridge Creek across FSR 4743 with appropriate AOP drainage structures.
The Red River Ranger District proposes to approve Ralph Reynolds and David Brush’s proposal to open an old adit and develop a new adit for the purpose of extracting bulk ore samples for testing and assay.
Replace the existing pipe arch on Peasley Creek with a bottomless structure to provide an appropriately sized structure for 100-year storm flows and to allow for aquatic organism passage, including ESA listed Snake River steelhead, upstream.
Stabilize fill slope failures along Peasley Creek Road (FS 469), remove the bridge at milepost 0.1, and construct approximately 150 feet of road to reconnect Road 469 to State Highway 14 on the east side of Peasley Creek.
This project builds on the Pete King Beaver Dam Analogs project done in 2016, and will take place directly upstream of the previous project area. Up to six post and log structures will be installed in a 0.25-mile reach of Brushy Fork Creek.
Regeneration harvest and reforestation on approximately 140 acres of land to limit further spread of insects & disease, and increase resiliency among stands
Re-route/construct about 1.5 miles of fence dividing the Bentz Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge Pastures (White Bird Creek Allotment) to improve accessibly and functionality of the fence while improving forage use and livestock distribution in Bentz pasture.
Suppression of pocket gopher populations is necessary due to: seedling mortality caused by predation; loss of reforestation investments; and, potential failure to meet the NFMA requirement to adequately reforest within five years after harvest.
Suppress pocket gopher populations in harvested units on the Forests that have been or will be planted with conifer seedlings. Treatments would be conducted by contractors licensed by the State of ID as professional pesticide applicators.
Pocket gopher control on 109 acres (4 stands). Suppression of population is needed due to seedling mortality caused by predation; loss of reforestation investment; and to meet NFMA requirement to adequately reforest w/in five years post final harvest
Pocket gopher control on 78 acres (1 stand). Suppression of population is needed due to seedling mortality caused by predation; loss of reforestation investment; and to meet NFMA requirement to adequately reforest w/in five years post final harvest.
Pocket gopher control on 518 acres (9 stands). Suppression of population is needed due to seedling mortality caused by predation; loss of reforestation investment; and to meet NFMA requirement to adequately reforest w/in five years post final harvest
This project will pre-commerically thin up to 2083 acres of overstocked, mixed conifer species stands from 2014 to 2017. These treatments are in young forest stands which have resulted from regeneration harvests in the last 15 to 25 years.
Thin (cut/fell) approx. 112 acres (four stands) on Palouse Ranger District and approx. 265 acres (13 stands) on Salmon River Ranger District. All work done by hand/chainsaw; no mechanical timber harvesting equipment used. Access on existing roads.
These previously harvested stands are overstocked with seedling and sapling conifer species. Stocking levels range from approximately 800 to over 4000 stems per acre. High tree densities increase competition for available resources. See Scoping Ltr.
Thin approximately 472 acres of trees in overstocked previously harvested stands. Work completed by contract crews under FS oversight and by FS personnel. All work to be done by hand using chainsaws. Access to the treatment sites on existing roads.
Thin trees on 526 acres (36 stands). Majority of trees cut less than 7 inches in diameter. All work done by hand using chainsaws; no mechanical harvest equipment used. Only existing roads used to access the sites. No thinning in RHCAs.
Thin approximately 2381 acres (128 stands). Work done by hand using chainsaws; no mechanical harvesting equipment. Trees felled/left in place. Retained species favor western white pine, larch and ponderosa pine. No burning. Access on existing rds.
Thin approximately 175 acres (9 stands). Work done by hand using chainsaws; no mechanical harvesting equipment. Trees felled/left in place. Retained species favor western white pine, larch and ponderosa pine. No burning. Access on existing rds.
Thin approx. 397 ac. (24 stands). Work by hand using chainsaws; no mechanical harvesting equipment. Trees felled/left in place. Retained sp. favor w. white pine, larch & ponderosa pine. Pile/burn slash 3 stands; no other burning. Access existing rds.
Thin approximately 881 acres (34 stands). Work done by hand using chainsaws; no mechanical harvesting equipment. Trees felled/left in place. Retained species favor western white pine, larch and ponderosa pine. No burning. Access on existing rds.
Thin approximately 364 acres (24 stands). Work done by hand using chainsaws; no mechanical harvesting equipment. Trees felled/left in place. Retained species favor western white pine, larch and ponderosa pine. No burning. Access on existing rds.
Thin approximately 351 acres (16 stands). Work done by hand using chainsaws; no mechanical harvesting equipment. Trees felled/left in place. Retained species favor western white pine, larch and ponderosa pine. No burning. Access on existing rds.
Removal of two undersized culverts and replacement as follows: Site 1: 103" span x 71" rise corrugated steel pipe-arch with a 46' length; and, Site 2: a concrete box culvert, currently being designed.
Exploratory drill to test for gold values on unpatented mining claim to determine if valuable minerals exist to warrant further development of a mining operation.
Permanently close two shafts and one adit to eliminate public safety risks. Shafts would be closed via expandable foam plug and/or use of fill material from existing sources. One shaft may be closed via a bat gate. Adit may be closed via a bat gate.
Red River Ranger District of the Nez Perce National Forest proposes to precommercial thin up to 3,277 acres of over-stocked, mixed conifer species stands.
The overall purpose of the Red Seigel project is to improve forest health in stands affected by insects, reduce hazardous fuels and improve public and fire fighter safety, near Elk City, Idaho.
Forest Service Road 108 would be re-aligned away form the adjacent stream. In-stream wood placement would encourage active the active channel to migrate away from the road and re-activate an abandoned side channel.
This project proposes to decommission the last 5.45 miles of Road 111 to reduce watershed and aquatic impacts. This section of road bisects the North Fork of Spruce/White Sands Roadless Area.
Road 286N is a system road that is closed year round. There are at least two live stream crossings; one is not functioning and is ponding, creating a high potential for road failure.
Road 650 is a main system road that is open seasonally. There are multiple live stram culverts and cross-drain culverts that are at an end of their lifespans; either too small or starting to rust out and fail. The road also has slide issues.
The claimant proposes exploratory drilling on the Red River RD to test for gold values. The project area is in previously disturbed and undisturbed areas in the Kirk's Fork drainage. The proposal is for 19 drill sites with a max of 2 drill hole/site.
Permanently close two hazardous mine adits to eliminate public safety risks. The adits will be closed by constructing bat friendly gates across the portals. The gates will be constructed so as to allow access by mining claimants if needed.
Rehabiliation of seven developed and dispersed camp sites along the Salmon River Road, from Spring Bar to Vinegar Creek. May include boat ramps, picnic area, trail head, dispersed camp sites and developed campgrounds.
The Salmon River and Clearwater Ranger Districts of the Nez Perce National Forest propose to precommercial thin up to 4,135 acres of over-stocked, mixed conifer species stands.
Construct an approximately 1/4 mile long, 3-strand barbed wire, barbless 4th bottom wire fence to encourage livestock to utilize lower slope forage in the spring, allowing higher elevation forage to grow without being impacted.
Commercial timber harvest, hazardous fuels treatments, site preparation, and reforestation on approximately 569 acres in Sand Mountain Fire perimeter order to recover economic value, reduce public safety hazards, and re-establish forested conditions.
Issue a Special Use Permit to allow Mr. Schiweck to construct and maintain an access road (driveway) to his private property across NFS lands. The driveway would be approx. 500 ft. long by 20 ft. wide, and connect to Forest Service Road 222D.
The Moose Creek Ranger District proposes to install rock and log structures to reduce erosion occurring along about 120 yards of streambank on the Selway River.
We propose to replace four culverts along Forest Service Road #244 in the Selway River drainage. The proposed sites are located at Boyd Creek, Twentythree Mile Creek, Cache Creek, and Glover Creek.
The Moose Creek Ranger District proposes to cut deciduous shrubs using chainsaws or other hand operated tools on approximately 3000 acres in the project area on the Moose Creek Ranger District.
The purpose of the project is to reduce fuel loadings in the stands surrounding Shearer Guard Station. Treating the area surrounding the guard station would reduce the costs and resource needs to protect the historic structures from wildfires.
In September 2013, a large rainstorm caused flooding in a side-drainage of the East Fork Sheep Creek, coming off the south side of Shining Butte. This flooding washed out 25-35 feet of the trail down to a depth of about 20 feet.
Approve Plan of Operations as proposed or require changes or additions to minimize adverse environmental effects. Excavate trenches in one area (~2 ac). Construct crossing across Siegel Crk for access. Recirc water from 2 sumps. Camp at project site.
Replace existing timber bridge with timber or steel bridge. Reconstruct 100 ft. of Rd 440A surrounding site to align bridge approaches. Rd 440A closed during bridge removal/replacement. Start in summer/fall 2017 or 18.
Develop standard procedures for small scale placer mining in South Fork Clearwater River and French and Orogrande creeks to effectively protect surface resources including special status fish, prevent undue degradation, and improve approval process
Sourdough access via FS Roads 1875, 9824, 9829, and 492 would be provided. The bridge located at the 10 mile Creek crossing of Forest Service Road 492 would also be removed and the road to the west would be decommissioned for about 1.8 miles.
The Sourdough Sheep Vegetation Management Project will focus primarily on managing and restoring the vegetation resources within an ~842 acre project area on the North Fork Ranger District on the Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests.
The Nez Perce tribe, in partnership with the Nez Perce/Clearwater national Forests propose to decommission and recontour up to 8 miles of non-system roads.
The purpose of the proposed action is to test for gold values on unpatented mining claims. The need is to determine if sufficient quantities of valuable minerals exist to warrant further exploration or development.
The culvert at So. Fork Spruce Crk/Road 373 is a partial barrier to aquatic organisms incl. SR steelhead and Sp/Su Chinook. Replacing the culvert will allow aquatic organisms to pass upstream and downstream, connecting over 8 mi. of upstream habitat.
Construct approx. 0.3-miles of drift fence (2 sections) to prevent livestock access to So. Fork Clearwater River, HWY 14 and So. Fork Station/CG. Relocate an existing cattle guard onsite to where the fence crosses Cove Road.
Conduct exploration drilling south of Orogrande, Idaho. The proposal is for a total of 52 drill sites. Only one site would be active at a time. Access primarily on Forest Service Roads. Access also requires approx. 3500 ft. of temp road.
This project involves brushing out the Southern Nez Perce Trail between Granite Springs and Poet Creek Campground along the north side of the Montana Road.
Construct let-down style fence to restrict livestock drifting from Fiddle Crk Allotment into Allison-Berg Allotment. Fence to be constructed in sections, where most effective, along an approx. 3 mile boundary between allotments.
The Salmon River Ranger District proposes to replace a 1200-foot segment of rutted Forest Trail #384 with an approximately 1800 foot reroute at a reduced grade to tie into Forest Trail #313.
Construct 4 %u2013 10 logjam structures within the active channel of Beaver Crk, Isabella Crk, Skull Crk, or Quartz Crk to improve instream habitat for aquatic organisms, including bull trout (fed. threatened) and R1 sensitive species.
The Stove Draw fence crosses a very boggy draw with seasonal water flow. The permittees propose to remove 1500 ft. of existing fence and rebuild 2200 ft. of new fence along a dry ridgeline to the east. Work would take one to two weeks to complete.
Vegetation, hazardous fuels, and watershed activities in the Strychnine Creek watershed on the Palouse Ranger District, Clearwater National Forest, Latah County, Idaho
Construct Beaver Dam Analogs using hand tools along 1-mile stretch of the Pinnacle Creek headwaters to address incised channel, bank sloughing, and to capture sediment. Locations of BDAs to be determined under the direction of Forest Hydrologist.
The Tinker Bugs project area is classified as Rural WUI lands. A proposed action has been developed in collaboration with interested public and stake holders to restore forest structure, composition, and density; and reduce fuel loadings.
The project would replace an existing 24" Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP) with a 60" CMP, with a channel cross-section inside, designed to meet current Forest Plan standards for passage of 100-year flow events, and allow for aquatic organism passage.
Approve Plan of Operations as proposed or require changes or additions to minimize adverse environmental effects. Test pits along Moose Crk at upper limit of previously mined area. Rd 307A repair work at washout and a temp road built to access sites.
The Upper Lolo project proposes to harvest approximately 1,600 acres of dead and dying trees within the 2015 Musselshell, Yoosa, Four Bit, Lost Hat, Snowy Summit and Mystery fire perimeters. An ESD request was submitted but has been withdrawn.
Replace existing undersized culvert with 10 by 96 foot long structural plate arch. Current culvert is undersized, and at risk of failure. New culvert will improve fish passage, and restore natural stream flow. Would require temp. road closure.
The Clearwater Ranger District proposes to reissue the expired special use permit for five years for the Clearwater Water District’s diversion structure, headgate, reservoir, buried pipeline, and associated structures at Wall Creek.
FSR 246 crosses Washington Creek at two sites; each having 3-5 undersized culverts at risk of failure. The culverts at each site would be removed and replaced with a bridge designed to pass the 100 year flow. It will take approx. 6 weeks to complete.
Excavate existing placer gravels/tailings in a previously mined area. Material processed onsite; water taken from an existing 180-foot x 160-foot impoundment. Construct 5 settling ponds for process water/waste material. Personnel to camp onsite.
Waw'aalamnima Creek has about half of the total wood compared to the reference conditions within the analysis area. In the creek, 64% of the log weirs were noted to provide a full or partial passage barrier to resident species.
Commercial harvest & non-commercial fuels treatments to improve species/age class diversity & forest health and reduce potential fire behavior in WUI. Build temp. rds. Site prep. Reforest harvest units. Road Maintenance for watershed improvement.
Whitebark pine planting in Idaho Roadless Areas where there have been recent fires. Seedlings come from forest and are resistant to blister rust. Planting will be done with hand tools, and all travel on foot in roadless areas.
The Red River Ranger District proposes to cut and pile trees and brush less than eight inches in diameter by hand, and conduct a prescribed burn to reduce ladder fuels and fuel loadings on approximately 6.5 acres.
Plant conifer seedlings in various locations across the Forests in stands / areas where timber management activities are allowed and reforestation treatments are required. All planting would be done using hand tools.
The Lochsa RD is proposing to plant approx. 320 acres of western white pine, western larch and ponderosa pine seedlings in 7 stands without timber salvage operations in the Woodrat Wildfire area. Planting would be done using hand tools.
Plant trees on approx. 20 acres (1 stand) in the Higgins Hump Fire area. Planting will be done by hand by a contract crew. Access to the planting site will be on existing roads.
Plant western white pine, western larch and ponderosa pine seedlings on approximately 3592 acres (82 stands). Access to the sites only be by existing roads. Surveys would be conducted after the first and third growing seasons to monitor survival.
Plant trees on approx. 1480 acres (167 stands) in the Johnson Bar Fire area (565 acres, 58 stands) and Wash Fire area (915 acres, 109 stands). Planting will be done by hand by a contract crew. Access to the sites will only be by existing roads.
The North Fork RD is proposing to plant approx. 18 acres of western white pine and western larch seedlings in 2 stands without timber salvage operations in the Snowy Summit Wildfire area. Planting would be done using hand tools.
Plant trees on approx. 58 acres (2 stands) in the Snowy Summit Fire area (36 acres, 1 stand) and Snow Creek Fire area (22 acres, 1 stand). Planting will be done by hand by a contract crew. Access to the sites will only be by existing roads.
Plant trees on approx. 255 acres (5 stands) in the 2012 Sheep Fire area. Planting will be done by hand by a contract crew. Access to the sites will only be by existing roads.
Construct approx. 0.1 miles of 4-strand fence (bottom wire smooth) with steel and wood posts. Posts may require rock jacks where unable to be driven into rocky soils. Work to be done by permittee. Access to the project site will be by foot.
Vegetation treatments to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase resilience to insects and disease infestation; reduce wildfire risk to the local communities and surrounding federal lands. A collaborative process will be used to develop actions.
The Woodrat Salvage project proposes to harvest and/or reforest approximately 536 acres of dead and dying trees within the 2015 Woodrat fire perimeter.
Proposal to modify the communication site on Iron Mountain to improve reliability, provide internet/broadband service, and make emergency telephone servicess more reliable in the Elk City area.
