Decision Memo Completed

Lynn Bench Sage-Grouse Habitat Restoration Project

Sawtooth National Forest Box Elder, Utah Minidoka Ranger District

The USFS proposes 1,156 acres of hand treatment of juniper and 806 acres of juniper mastication to improve habitat conditions for Greater sage-grouse and mule deer in the Raft River division.

Location

The proposed project is on the west end of the Raft River Division of the Minidoka Ranger District on Lynn Bench in the Raft River Mountains in Box Elder County.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/03/2016
2
Decision
07/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Lynn Bench Sage-Grouse Habitat Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/27/2016
ForestsSawtooth National Forest
DistrictsMinidoka Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management