Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Middle Fork Weiser River Landscape Restoration Project

Payette National Forest Adams, Idaho Payette National Forest All Units

This project is approximately 50,000 acres and is in the Weiser-Little Salmon Headwaters Collaborative Forest Restoration Project area. Opportunities for forest and watershed restoration will be assessed.

Location

Middle Fork of the Weiser River Watershed, 10 miles southeast of Council, Idaho

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
12/24/2014
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/20/2016
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
05/19/2017
4
Objection Period Start
05/19/2017
5
Decision
12/2017 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
12/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Middle Fork Weiser River Landscape Restoration Project Final RODDecision Signed Date: 12/05/2017
ForestsPayette National Forest
DistrictsCouncil Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT14N R1E AND R2E; T15N R1E AND R2E; T16N R1E AND R2E; T17N R2E, BM
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementForest productsRecreation managementWatershed management