Boulder Creek Restoration Project decision signed – Bonners Ferry Ranger District

Release Date: Nov 1, 2018

Bonners Ferry, Idaho (November 1, 2018) – Jeanne Higgins, Forest Supervisor for the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, is pleased to announce that she has signed the decision for the Boulder Creek Restoration Project (BCRP) which authorizes several activities within the Boulder Creek watershed on the Bonners Ferry Ranger District.

 

This is a multiple-use restoration project designed to improve forest health and resilience, wildlife habitat, watershed health, recreation trails, and provide interpretive information for the heritage sites in the Boulder City ghost town area.  The main roads in the project area will also be improved to reduce sediment runoff and create safer conditions for public travel. Within the 41,613 acre project area, approximately 7,400 acres of prescribed burning and 3,400 acres of commercial timber harvest will take place on National Forest System lands. The complete environmental analysis is available on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests website at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=44066.

 

The project was developed in collaboration with the Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative (KVRI) to complement other landscape restoration work in the Lower Kootenai River Valley. The KVRI collaborative consists of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Boundary County, City of Bonners Ferry, private citizens, landowners, Federal and State agencies, conservation/environmental advocacy groups, and representatives of business and industry.

Kevin Knauth, Bonners Ferry District Ranger, would like to thank all of the stakeholders involved in the project planning efforts. For any questions on this project, please contact Doug Nishek, Project Team Leader, at dnishek@fs.fed.us or (208) 267-5561.

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