Environmental Assessment Completed

Cuprum Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project [7]

Payette National Forest Adams, Idaho Council Ranger District

Treat 1650 acres around town of Cuprum to reduce hazardous fuel loading using a combination of mechanical and hand treatments followed by prescribed fire.

Location

Twenty-two miles northwest of Council, Idaho

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/02/2007
2
Objection Period Start
05/17/2007
3
Decision
07/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Watershed Improvements
Cuprum Fuels Reduction ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/07/2010 Legal Notice Date: 07/07/2010
ForestsPayette National Forest
DistrictsCouncil Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT20N R3W Sec. 1-3, 8-11, and 14-22
Fuels management