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 Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Lynn Bench Sage-Grouse Habitat Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/27/2016 |
| Forests | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Districts | Minidoka Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |