Decision Memo Completed

Martindale Precommercial Thinning

Sawtooth National Forest Cassia, Idaho Minidoka Ranger District

Precommercially thin stands of lodgepole pine to reduce the density of trees and increase growth on the residual trees.

Location

Thinning areas include stands along the 500 Road in the Martindale and 3rd Fork drainages.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/28/2013
2
Comment Period
02/28/2013
3
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Decision Memo for PreCommercial ThinningDecision Signed Date: 07/01/2013 Legal Notice Date: 07/02/2013
ForestsSawtooth National Forest
DistrictsMinidoka Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT14S, R19E, Secs. 25, 26, 27, 33,34,35
Vegetation management (other than forest products)