Thinning of dense areas of ponderosa pine saplings that established naturally following the 1994 Star Gulch Wildfire. Potentially, 300 to 1,000 acres would be treated in the Cottonwood and Minneha drainages.
Location
15 Miles Northeast of Boise, Idaho
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/01/2010
2
Decision
08/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2012 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Star Gulch Wildfire Pre-Commercial Thinning Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/09/2011 |
| Forests | Boise National Forest |
| Districts | Mountain Home Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R4E Sec 1, T4N, R5E Sec 510, 15-18, 21-22, Boise Meridian, Boise County, Idaho. |