Decision Memo Completed

Rocky Canyon Prescribed Fire Project

Boise National Forest Boise; Valley, Idaho Emmett Ranger District

This project proposes vegetation restoration utilizing prescribed fire on approximately 8,200 acres in the Rocky Canyon Subwatershed in the Middle Fork Payette River subbasin.

Location

Rocky Canyon Subwatershed

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/08/2011
2
Decision
10/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNational Fire Plan - Healthy Forests Initiative Alternative Consultation Arrangements
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements
Rocky Canyon Restoration Prescribed Burn ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/03/2011
ForestsBoise National Forest
DistrictsEmmett Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT10N, R4E, Section 25-26, T10N, R5E, Section 4-7, 18, T11N, R4E, Section 25-26, 35-36, and T11N, R5E, Section 19-21, and 28-33
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management