The Red River Ranger District proposes to cut and pile trees and brush less than eight inches in diameter by hand, and conduct a prescribed burn to reduce ladder fuels and fuel loadings on approximately 6.5 acres.
Location
Whitewater Campground and adjacent to the Whitewater Ranch located on the Red River Ranger District, Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho County, Idaho.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/12/2010
2
Comment Period
01/15/2010
3
Decision
01/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Facility Maintenance; Watershed Improvements |
| Whitewater Thinning and Prescribed Burning Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/25/2011 Legal Notice Date: 01/31/2011 |
| Forests | Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest |
| Districts | Red River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T25N R09E Sections 1 and 12 (Boise Meridian) |