Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Motorized Access Management within the Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones

Idaho Panhandle National Forests Bonner; Boundary; Lincoln; Sanders; Pend Oreille, Idaho; Montana; Washington Kootenai National Forest All Units

Preparation of a Supplemental EIS to amend land and resource management plans for the Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai, and Lolo National Forests to address motorized access management within the Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones.

Location

Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
05/13/2008
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
05/12/2009
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/02/2011
4
Decision
11/2011 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
12/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation219 (1982)
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Plan Amendment; Travel Management
Motorized Access Management w/in the Selkirk & Cabinet-Yaak Recovery ZonesDecision Signed Date: 11/09/2011 (Constrained Due to Litigation) Legal Notice Date: 12/02/2011
ForestsIdaho Panhandle National Forest; Kootenai National Forest; Lolo National Forest
DistrictsIdaho Panhandle National Forest All Units; Kootenai National Forest All Units; Lolo National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNorthwestern Montana, northern Idaho, and northeastern Washington.
Land management planningWildlife, fish, rare plants