Project would under-burn approximately 200 acres of open, park-like stands of Douglas fir & Ponderosa pine with patches of aspen & upland shrubs to improve big game habitat. Implementation would be cost-share with Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
Location
Cascade Creek Drainage
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/22/2011
2
Comment Period
03/21/2012
3
Decision
05/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2012 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements |
| Cascade Prescribed Burn | Decision Signed Date: 05/07/2012 |
| Forests | Colville National Forest |
| Districts | Sullivan Lake Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T39 N R44E Sect 26, 27, 34 & 35 WM |