Decision Memo Completed

Windy Larch

Idaho Panhandle National Forests Shoshone, Idaho St. Maries Ranger District

Commercial thinning on approx. 70 acres using skyline and tractor logging systems to improve the health and vigor of the remaining trees, maintain long-lived early-seral tree species, and provide timber products.

Location

Project #7 - 10 miles NW of Clarkia, ID in the Windy Creek and Gold Center Drainages of the St. Maries River

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/05/2011
2
Comment Period
12/05/2011
3
Decision
04/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityTimber Sales (Green)
Windy LarchDecision Signed Date: 04/04/2013 Legal Notice Date: 04/10/2013
ForestsIdaho Panhandle National Forest
DistrictsSt. Maries Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSection 5, T42N, R3E, BM
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products