Thin 383 acres of mistle-toe infected Douglas-fir in the Garden Creek drainage, pile the slash for later burning and leave boles created for fuelwood gatherers. Location of project is the municipal watershed for Challis, Idaho.
Location
Garden Creek in Keystone Gulch and Merrimac Gulch, within the forest west of Challis.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/26/2014
2
Decision
10/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | National Fire Plan - Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Decision Memo for Challis Municipal Thinning Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/15/2014 |
| Forests | Salmon-Challis National Forest |
| Districts | Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T13N, R18E, SEC 15,16, 21, 22, B.M. Portions of said sections. |