Over the next 10 years, we plan to utilize an adaptive management strategy to apply prescribed fire to reduce fuels and restore and maintain desired vegetation conditions resulting in more characteristic fire behavior in the Upper Little Wood Valley.
Location
Little Wood River Drainage - 12 miles north of Carey, Idaho and 15 miles east of Ketchum, Idaho.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/30/2009
2
Comment Period
04/07/2010
3
Decision
06/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2010 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Upper Little Wood River Fuels and Vegetation Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/04/2010 Legal Notice Date: 06/09/2010 |
| Forests | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Districts | Ketchum Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Townships 3, 4, and 5 North and Ranges 20 and 21 of the Boise Meridian. Latitude/Longitude 43 degrees 41 minutes X 114 degrees 04 minutes approximate center of project area. |