Decision Memo Completed

Stormy Diamond Vegetation Management

Salmon-Challis National Forest Lemhi, Idaho Salmon-Challis National Forest All Units

Commercially harvest and thin up to 3,000 acres. The treatments would be designed to decrease timber stand susceptibility to insect population buildup and to decrease hazardous fuels accumulation.

Location

Northwest of Salmon, Idaho. Diamond Creek Road (#60129) to the north; the Forest boundary to the east; UP Lake Rd (#65001) to the south; Ridge Rd (#60020);Bear Gulch Road (#60025) to the west.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/17/2022
2
Decision
04/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.3 (5)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects; Hfra Title Vi: Wildfire Resilience Ce
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Stormy Diamond Vegetation ManagementDecision Signed Date: 04/12/2023
ForestsSalmon-Challis National Forest
DistrictsSalmon-Cobalt Ranger District; North Fork Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)