Idaho Panhandle National Forests — Project Detail

We propose to salvage currently identified blown down and damaged trees near Avery, Idaho in response to a severe wind event in December 2025 that caused substantial mortality and damage to forested vegetation.

The project proposes to reduce hazardous fuel loading and the extent of insects and disease through salvage and fuels reduction activities on 560 acres within and adjacent to Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area.

The primary focus of this project would be initiating the restoration of ecosystem components in the project area where prudent and economically feasible, as well as guiding the project towards objectives listed in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests Land Management Plan.

This project proposes to implement salvage activities in areas affected by a recent blowdown event. Windthrow resulted in concentrations of downed and damaged trees that present elevated risks related to insect infestation, hazardous fuel loading, and public and firefighter safety.

The project proposes to increase the application of prescribed fire across landscapes to reduce the risk of uncharacteristically severe and large wildfires, promote forest resiliency, and reduce impact risk on local communities and valued resources.

This project will create a fuel break on National Forest lands in Boundary County with the intention to reduce wildfire severity by thinning and burning along roads and powerlines, to help protect communities and create a safer area for firefighters.

Reduce hazardous fuels through fuels and vegetation treatment in the vicinity of communities and values at risk to move forest health and ecological functions towards desired conditions and objectives identified in the 2015 Idaho Plan.

Reduce hazardous fuels and address the concerns of our communities and partners; the IPNF is considering activities that will create fuel breaks along private land, infrastructure, and egress routes adjacent to priority firesheds.

To reduce the risk of uncharacteristically severe wildfire and influence how wildfire and other disturbances shape the landscape the Forest Service proposes to authorize prescribed burns on up to 10,000 acres over the next 10 years.

Vegetation management activities, including timber harvest, road construction, prescribed burning and tree planting.