Treat 24,000 acres within the project area with noncommercial thinning and prescribed fire to move vegetation toward conditions that more closely represent historic distribution, structure, and function, thereby improving wildlife forage and habitat.
Location
Along Council-Cuprum road, FS Road 003, 004, 121, and 125 on the Council Ranger District of the Payette National Forest.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/24/2018
2
Decision
02/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Decision Memo - Weasel Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/12/2019 |
| Forests | Payette National Forest |
| Districts | Council Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T17 N, R 2W section 6; T18 N, R 2W sections 2-22, 29-32; T18 N, R 3W sections 12-14, 21-28, 33-36 T19 N, R 2W sections 15, 16, 21, 22, 26-29, 31-35; T19 N, R 3W section 36 |