Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Clear Creek Integrated Restoration Project

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Idaho, Idaho Moose Creek Ranger District

The Moose Creek District proposes to use a combination of timber harvest, pre-commercial thinning, prescribed fire, reforestation, and road system improvements to achieve desired age class and species distributions and to improve watershed health.

Location

Project activities will occur on NFS lands within the Clear Creek drainage, located approximately 5 air miles southeast from Kooskia, Idaho.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
01/06/2012
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/28/2018
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
07/09/2021
4
Objection Period Start
07/09/2021
5
Decision
02/2023 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
06/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Watershed Improvements
Clear Creek Integrated Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/17/2015 (FS Withdrawn, Constrained Due to Litigation)
Clear Creek Integrated Restoration Project FSEIS RODDecision Signed Date: 02/17/2023
ForestsNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
DistrictsMoose Creek Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT32N, R6E; T31N, R6E; T31N, R53; BM
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementForest products