Project will increase tree resilience to insects and disease by implementing various silvicultural management techniques to reduce fuels, restore decadent aspen stands, provide commercial forest products, and improve wildlife habitat.
Location
Seven miles west of Challis in and adjacent to Big Hill Gulch, Custer County, Idaho.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/18/2015
2
Decision
06/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Memo Big Hill Insect and Disease Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/30/2016 |
| Forests | Salmon-Challis National Forest |
| Districts | Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T14N, R18E (S28-33), T13N, R18E (S3-6), T13N, R17E (S1), T14N, R17E (S36) All or parts of these sections. |