Proposing to treat approximately 11,000 acres with a combination of harvest, mechanical and prescribed fire treatments. To facilitate removal of timber existing roads would be improved and temporary roads constructed.
Location
The Bridge Creek Forest Management Project is in Caribou and Bonneville Counties, approximately 3 miles northeast of Wayan, ID in the Grays River and Lower Salt River watersheds.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/11/2019
2
Comment Period
12/26/2019
3
Objection Period Start
06/16/2020
4
Decision
11/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Roadless Area Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Bridge Creek Forest Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 11/09/2020 |
| Forests | Caribou-Targhee National Forest |
| Districts | Soda Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 9-10, 15-16, 21-29, 32-36, T4S R44E, Sections 5,12 T5S R43E, Sections 1-18, 21-25 T5S R44E, Sections 5-9, 15-22, 28-30, 32 T5S R45E of the Boise Meridian, Caribou County, ID. |