Environmental Assessment Completed

Boise Basin Experimental Forest Project

Boise National Forest Boise, Idaho Boise National Forest All Units

The Forest and Rocky Mountain Research Station propose vegetation treatments to achieve forest resiliency and restoration, reduce WUI fire hazard, and assess the effectiveness of those treatments to better inform future forest management decisions.

Location

This project is located in and near the Boise Basin Experimental Forest.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/29/2016
2
Comment Period
04/29/2016
3
Objection Period Start
06/06/2019
4
Decision
07/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Research And Development; Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green)
Boise Basin Experimental Forest ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/30/2019
ForestsBoise National Forest
DistrictsIdaho City Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Road managementResearchFuels management