Shift forest from Fire Regime Condition Class 2 & 3 towards 1. Commercially thin approx 976 ac. Also understory thin these areas plus 68 ac of plantations (1044 ac total); prescribe burn these areas. Treat additional approx 3341 acres with fire only.
Location
Warm Springs Creek watershed, approximately 10 miles southwest of New Meadows, Idaho
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/18/2009
2
Comment Period
03/18/2009
3
Decision
02/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2010 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Warm Springs Fuels Reduction Project DN/FONSI | Decision Signed Date: 02/08/2010 Legal Notice Date: 02/12/2010 |
| Warm Springs Fuels Reduction Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/08/2010 (FS Withdrawn) Legal Notice Date: 02/12/2010 |
| Forests | Payette National Forest |
| Districts | New Meadows Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T18N, R1W, Sections 10-16, 21-27, and Section 35, Boise Meridian, Adams County. |