Sawmill Canyon Vegetation Management Project
Project will implement various sivicultural managment techniques to reduce fuels, restore decadent aspen stands, provide commercial forest products, and address insect epidemic that is currently occurring in the drainage.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
Project Area is located in Sawmill Canyon the headwaters of the Little Lost River drainage, 35 miles NNE of Mackay, Idaho
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 12/29/2011 |
| Objection Period Start | 02/11/2016 |
| Decision | 03/2017 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 06/2017 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics)
Lead Management Unit:
Lost River Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218
Project Purpose:
Fuels Management; Forest Products
Project Activity:
Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Sawmill Canyon Vegetation Management Project Decision Notice/FONSI
Decision Signed Date: 03/20/2017
Forests:
Salmon-Challis National Forest
Districts:
Lost River Ranger District
States:
Idaho
Counties:
Custer; Lemhi
Legal Land Description:
T12N, R25E, S.1,2; T12N, R26E,S. 5-8; T13N, R25E, S. 25,36; T13N, R26E, S. 30, 31, Boise Meridian
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David Morris
716 W Custer
Mackay, ID 83251
208-879-4127
dmorris01@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 2/4/2020