The Sawtooth National Forest, Minidoka Ranger District, is proposing approximately 18,488 acres of hand thinning and 13,816 acres of mechanical treatment of juniper to maintain and improve sage-grouse habitat in the Goose Creek area of the Cassia Div
Location
Goose creek watershed in the Cassia Division.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/08/2016
2
Comment Period
01/23/2018
3
Objection Period Start
11/08/2018
4
Decision
01/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Goose Creek Sage-Grouse Habitat Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/29/2019 |
| Forests | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Districts | Minidoka Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |