Decision Memo Completed

Oro Mountain Whitebark Pine Enhancement Project

Boise National Forest Valley, Idaho Cascade Ranger District

Enhance whitebark pine by felling competing conifers (e.g. lodgepole pine & subalpine fir) 3 feet tall to 5 inches dbh, and girdling competing conifers greater than 5 inches dbh and less than 20 inches dbh.

Location

Oro Mountain

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/05/2011
2
Decision
03/2012 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Oro Mountain Whitebark Pine Enhancement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/07/2012
ForestsBoise National Forest
DistrictsCascade Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT15N, R5E, sections 35 and 36; T14N, R5E, sections 1, 2, 10, 11, and 15
Vegetation management (other than forest products)