Decision Memo Completed

North Selway Prescribed Burn

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

Joe Hudson, Moose Creek District Ranger, has decided to reintroduce fire into the ecosystem on approximately 4,124 acres in 13 ignition units over an approximate 10 year period.

Location

13 ignition units on the north side of the Selway River Canyon from Lowell, ID, east to the mouth of Gedney Creek.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/26/2012
2
Comment Period
05/02/2012
3
Decision
12/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
02/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
North Selway Face Prescribed BurnDecision Signed Date: 12/10/2013 Legal Notice Date: 12/10/2013
ForestsNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
DistrictsMoose Creek Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)