Decision Memo Completed

North Zone Juvenile Tree Thinning and White Pine Pruning

Idaho Panhandle National Forests Bonner; Boundary, Idaho Sandpoint Ranger District

Thin and/or prune approximately 5,200 acres of juvenile sapling sized stands that were established through planting and natural reforestation means on the Bonners Ferry, Priest Lake and Sandpoint Ranger Districts.

Location

Various locations on the Bonners Ferry, Priest Lake and Sandpoint Ranger Districts.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/07/2011
2
Comment Period
03/07/2011
3
Decision
12/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
North Zone Timber Stand Improvement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/05/2011 Legal Notice Date: 12/19/2011
ForestsIdaho Panhandle National Forest
DistrictsSandpoint Ranger District; Bonners Ferry Ranger District; Priest Lake Ranger District
Vegetation management (other than forest products)