Environmental Assessment Completed

Orogrande Community Protection Project

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Idaho, Idaho Red River Ranger District

Create fuel breaks on National Forest System lands adjacent to private property and emergency evacuation routes using a combination of prescribed burning and mechanical treatments.

Location

The Orogrande Community Protection Project is located in the Crooked River Watershed on National Forest System lands.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/07/2011
2
Comment Period
04/29/2015
3
Objection Period Start
10/09/2015
4
Decision
01/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Roadless Area Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Orogrande Community Protection ProjectDecision Signed Date: 01/29/2016
ForestsNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
DistrictsRed River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT27N, R07E; T28N, R07E; T29N, R07E; T27N, R08E; T28N, R08E; and T29N, R08E (Boise Meridian)
Forest productsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)