Decision Memo Completed

South Fork Boise River Corridor Post-Fire Restoration Project

Boise National Forest Elmore, Idaho Mountain Home Ranger District

This proposal includes upland planting of sage brush and bitterbrush on approximately 10,000 acres and riparian planting on 1,500 acres in the SF Boise River Corridor burned by the 2013 Elk and Pony Complex Wildfires.

Location

The proposed project occurs on National Forest System lands located on the Mountain Home Ranger District within Elmore County.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/07/2014
2
Decision
09/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2014 (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 ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
South Fork Boise River Corridor Post-Fire Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/18/2014
ForestsBoise National Forest
DistrictsMountain Home Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants