Improve the health of forest stands to increase insect & disease resiliency; reduce tree densities & fuel loadings to result in less intense fire behavior & facilitate effective wildland fire response; enhance NIDGS & white-headed woodpecker habitat.
Location
The project area is on the New Meadows Ranger District of the Payette National Forest, approximately five miles west of the town of New Meadows, Idaho
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/10/2021
2
Comment Period
12/02/2021
3
Objection Period Start
03/09/2022
4
Decision
06/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Cold July Forest Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/23/2022 |
| Forests | Payette National Forest |
| Districts | New Meadows Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T.18.N. R.1.W., sections 2-11, 14-23, and 27-29; T.18.N. R.2.W., sections 1-3 and 11-13; T.19.N. R.1.W., sections 7, 8, 16-22, and 27-34; T.19.N. R.2.W., sections 1-3, 10-16, 22-27, and 34-36 |