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.
Location
The Nez Perce National Historic Trail is approximately 2,184 miles, extending from the vicinity of Wallowa Lake in eastern Oregon to the Bear Paw Battlefield, about 16 miles south of Chinook, MT.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/03/2022
2
Comment Period
06/03/2022
3
Decision
11/2022 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
11/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Trail Management |
| Nez Perce National Historic Trail Visitor Use Capacity Analysis | Decision Signed Date: 11/16/2022 |
| Forests | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest; Bitterroot National Forest; Custer Gallatin National Forest; Lewis And Clark National Forest; Lolo National Forest; Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest; Shoshone National Forest; Salmon-Challis National Forest; Caribou-Targhee National Forest; Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Districts | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest All Units; Bitterroot National Forest All Units; Custer Gallatin National Forest All Units; Lewis And Clark National Forest All Units; Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District; Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest All Units; Shoshone National Forest All Units; Salmon-Challis National Forest All Units; Caribou-Targhee National Forest All Units; Wallowa-Whitman National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |