Create fuelbreak of 6,452 acres through timber harvest (3292 acres), non-commercial thinning, and prescribed burning (4773 acres). Riparian Conservation Area Treatment (939 acres) includes hand piling and some prescribed burning.
Location
Northeast of New Meadows along 13 miles of National Forest boundary from New Meadows to McCall
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
12/02/2002
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
10/08/2004
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
05/20/2005
4
Objection Period Start
05/09/2005
5
Decision
12/2005 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
02/2006 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Meadows Slope Wildland Fire Protection Project Record of Decision | Decision Signed Date: 12/30/2005 Legal Notice Date: 01/20/2006 |
| Forests | Payette National Forest |
| Districts | New Meadows Ranger District; McCall Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T19N R2E Sec.4,9,15,16,22,23, 25-27, 34-36 and T19N R3E Sec. 31, and T20N R2E Sec. 20, 21, 28, and 33 |