The proposed action is to reduce fuels in and surrounding the municipal watershed for Mackay, Idaho. The proposal is to mechanically treat 12 units (362 acres) by thinning from below and prescribe burn 12 other units (4,313 acres) on mine hill.
Location
The area is on mine hill west of Mackay, Idaho on the Forest between Black Daisey Canyon and Alder Cr. The project area is east of the Middle Fork of Navarre.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/11/2010
2
Objection Period Start
09/03/2010
3
Decision
02/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Municipal Watersheds |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements |
| White Knob Fuels Reduction Project Decision Memo and FONSI | Decision Signed Date: 02/18/2011 |
| Forests | Salmon-Challis National Forest |
| Districts | Lost River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T7N, R23E, Sec. 23-28, 33-36; T6N, R23E, Sec. 1-4, 10-14, 24; T6N, R24E, Sec. 7,8,17,18. |