Environmental Assessment Completed

Yale Creek Fuels Reduction Project

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Fremont, Idaho Ashton/Island Park

The 2,989 acre Yale Creek Fuels Reduction Project proposes to reduce the risk of wildland fire and create a sustainable fire community within both the Yale Creek and Old West Ranches subdivisions.

Location

The Yale Creek Project is located in Fremont County, ID. It surrounds the Yale Creek and Old West Ranches subdivisions and the Blue Creek Road.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/03/2016
2
Comment Period
06/07/2016
3
Objection Period Start
07/29/2017
4
Decision
10/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; National Fire Plan - Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels)
Yale Creek Fuels Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/13/2017
ForestsCaribou-Targhee National Forest
DistrictsAshton/Island Park
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels management