The forest proposes to implement vegetation treatments using timber harvest and prescribed fire to promote forest resiliency and address hazardous fuels within the wildland urban interface while responding to insect and disease outbreaks.
Location
The Sinker Creek area is about 16 miles northeast of Boise via Bogus Basin Road. The Boise Ridge area is about ten miles northeast of Boise, via Eighth Street.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/01/2018
2
Comment Period
08/01/2018
3
Objection Period Start
12/09/2019
4
Decision
05/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Sinker Creek - Boise Ridge Forest Health Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/19/2021 |
| Forests | Boise National Forest |
| Districts | Mountain Home Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |