Environmental Assessment Completed

Grouse BMU Compliance Project

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

This project will manage the road system to bring the Grouse Bear Management Unit into compliance with the Forest Plan and the 2011 Motorized Access Amendment.

Location

The Grouse Bear Management Unit is located northeast of Sandpoint, Idaho. It is surrounded by the Kootenai River Valley to the north, US Highway 95 to the west, and the Cabinet Mountains to the east.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/16/2016
2
Comment Period
05/24/2018
3
Objection Period Start
06/21/2019
4
Decision
08/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Grouse BMU Compliance ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/13/2019
ForestsIdaho Panhandle National Forest
DistrictsSandpoint Ranger District; Bonners Ferry Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plants