The Palisades Ranger District proposes to use a combination of mechanical fuel removal techniques and prescribed fire to reduce hazardous fuels on approximately 2,416 acres of National Forest System Lands.
Location
The project area is located north and east of the Palisades Reservoir south of Irwin, Idaho and includes Big Elk Creek, Booth Canyon, Dry Canyon, Blowout Canyon, Jack Branch Canyon, and Indian Creek.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/18/2020
2
Comment Period
10/08/2021
3
Objection Period Start
09/14/2022
4
Decision
12/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| East Palisades Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project | Decision Signed Date: 12/14/2022 |
| Forests | Caribou-Targhee National Forest |
| Districts | Palisades Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T1S, R45E Sec 13-14, & 23-25; T1S, R46E Sec 16-21, & 28-34; and T2S R46E Sec 4-6 & 8-9, Boise Meridian, Bonneville County, Idaho. |