Decision Memo Completed

Spring Creek Bench Conifer Dis-encroachment Project

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Clark, Idaho Dubois Ranger District

Remove encroaching conifer by sawyers in sagebrush steppe habitat to enchance habitat for Greater Sage-Grouse and Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse.

Location

Spring Creek bench is 5 west of Kilgore

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/07/2011
2
Comment Period
05/12/2012
3
Decision
10/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Spring Creek Bench Conifer Dis-encroachment ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/05/2012 Legal Notice Date: 02/08/2013
ForestsCaribou-Targhee National Forest
DistrictsDubois Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT12N R38E Sections 5,6,7,and 8
Wildlife, fish, rare plants