Environmental Assessment Completed

Ice Caves Cattle & Horse Allotment

Gifford Pinchot National Forest Skamania, Washington Mt Adams Ranger District

Develop/update the management standards and mitigation measures (Allotment Management Plan) to assure cattle grazing is in compliance with the 1990 Gifford Pinchot National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan.

Location

Ice Caves Cattle and Horse Allotment, 31,543 acres located located north of South Prairie, west of the 6035 road, south of Dead Horse Meadows, and east of the forest boundary.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/18/2004
2
Comment Period
02/15/2007
3
Decision
09/2007 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
12/2007 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityGrazing, Rescissions Act Of 1995
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityGrazing Allotment Management
Authorization of Grazing on the Ice Caves Horse and Cattle AllotmentDecision Signed Date: 09/21/2007 Legal Notice Date: 09/21/2007
ForestsGifford Pinchot National Forest
DistrictsMt Adams Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT. 6N, R. 9E, W.M.
Grazing management