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SOPA Reports
The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) contains a list of proposed
actions for Boise National Forest that will soon begin or are currently undergoing environmental
analysis and documentation. It provides information so that you can become
aware of and indicate your interest in specific proposals. We encourage your
early and ongoing involvement in any proposals of interest to you.
This project proposes to plant about 150 acres of whitebark pine in order to reestablish whitebark pine, a candidate species under the Endangered Species Act, where it sustained high levels of mortality as a result of the 2012 Trinity Ridge Wildfire.
Multiple analyses will be conducted to address hazard trees along NFS roads and trails and restore portions of the landscape affected by the fires through implementing a variety of post-fire management activities.
All dead and imminently dead large trees greater than or equal to 7 inches dbh within 160 feet of National Forest System (NFS) road 579 would be cut and removed. All trees less than 7 inches dbh would be felled and burned.
Assessment to Address Valley County's Request for Snowmobile Grooming Routes and modification to existing cost share agreement. The proposal consists of an additional 15.6 miles of groomed snowmobile routes on the Cascade Ranger District.
The proposed action is to issue a new 30-year special use permit (SUP) to the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) for the purpose of conducting avalanche control activities on National Forest System (NFS) lands.
Commercial timber harvest of 200 acres of dead and dying trees resulting from the Avelene Fire. Harvest activities would utilize ground based logging. No new permanent or temporary roads construction/reconstruction would occur with this project.
The purpose of the proposed project is to provide approval of a Plan of Operations to explore for locatable minerals, per Federal mining regulations 36 CFR 228, subpart A. Three test pits would be excavated to test for gold and reclaimed.
The Forest Service is analyzing a special use permit application from the Bureau of Reclamation to build, operate, and maintain and additional telecommunication site on Grape Mountain on the Mountain Home Ranger District.
The Decision Memo for the BOR Shafer Equipment Building Expansion project has been signed. This decision authorizes BOR to expand their existing communication building at Shafer Butte in an area of previous disturbance.
The project proposes to establish a new repeater site at Bald Mountain within the Smoky Mountains Idaho Roadless Area to improve radio coverage to the Atlanta area. Radio equipment, shelter with antenna and prefab concrete pads would be installed.
There is a need to provide a cost-effective material source to facilitate road maintenance in the Bear Valley area. The proposal is to re-open and expand the existing borrow source located adjacent to Forest Road 579.
Operation and maintenance of a fish counting station, rotary screw trap, and staff gauge. Also permits a campsite, bankside wall tent, and storage of a cargo trailer on-site.
The Boise National Forest is proposing to issue a new special use authorization to replace expired authorization LMN100126 which authorized the Fish and Game Cabin located in Bear Valley.
Replace existing fish barrier culverts at 563 and 500 Rd crossing on Bearskin Creek with an aquatic organism passage structure. This will re-establish fish passage to all age classes of fish species and restore the hydrologic function of the stream.
Issuance of a special use permit for the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) to install a 20-foot diameter backcountry yurt near Beaver Creek Summit.
This project is an integrated resources project on about 15,000 acres. The project proposes restoration activities for vegetation, soil, water, riparian, aquatics and wildlife, as well as transportation and recreation management activities.
The proponent would remove roughly 20,000 cubic yards of mineral material from three waste dumps and process material to extract precious metals. The waste dumps were left from the old Belshazzar Mine and will be processed on nearby private lands.
Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area proposes to construct an additional ski trail, upgrade and install ski trail night lighting, install RFID scanning technology, and build portions of mountain biking trails.
Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area proposes to construct and implement: Coach Pod Trail extensions, snowmaking coverage, night lighting, coach chairlift realignment and replacement, Snoozer Trail improvements, and Pine Creek Chairlift RFID gantry.
This project would manage forest structure and species composition to improve the resiliency of the forest landscape and recover from uncharacteristic insect and disease disturbance and remove hazard trees on about 2,800 acres of NFS lands.
Bogus Basin Recreation Association has requested a special use permit for snowmaking and fire suppression infrastructure. The infrastructure would require piping and hydrants to be installed on NFS and private lands.
The Forest Supervisor has authorized the construction and use of snowmaking infrastructure on the Showcase, Sourdough, and Stewart's Bowl ski trails at Bogus Basin Recreation Area.
This project would issue a temporary outfitter and guide special use permit to Bogus Creek Outfitters to operate winter dinner sleigh ride and summer dinner hay ride activities on National Forest System Lands.
The Forest and Rocky Mountain Research Station propose vegetation treatments to achieve forest resiliency and restoration, reduce WUI fire hazard, and assess the effectiveness of those treatments to better inform future forest management decisions.
Boise County Road & Bridge department is proposing to park equipment, stockpile small amounts of sand/gravel and add power from existing source to an approximately 3 acre site already being used as a waste material site. The site would be gated.
The 2012 Planning Rule requires that Forest Plan monitoring plans include monitoring questions and associated indicators that inform the management of the plan resources in the area and whether management is being effective in maintaining and achieving progress toward desired conditions or objectives for the plan area. Monitoring questions and associated indicators are based on one or more desired condition, objective, or other plan component. Not every plan component needs to have a corresponding monitoring question. To meet the minimum requirements of the 2012 Planning Rule, monitoring plans must address eight specific items identified in [36 CFR 219.12(a)(5)].
This project is for a proposed Plan of Operations for locatable minerals, as allowed by federal mining regulations (36 CFR 228A). The proponent proposes exploration of a placer deposit by digging up to ten test pits.
Proposal would permit a 20-year special use authorization to allow a private landowner to perform road maintenance on the existing 25A Forest Service Road, which provides sole access to the private property inholding surrounded by Forest Service land
This project would make modifications to the type of motorized vehicle access, season of use, and implement trail improvements to address trail location and condition issues, as well as soil, water, riparian, and aquatic resource concerns.
This project proposes to amend the special use permit (SUP) for the BOR Scott Mountain Communication Site for proposed upgrades to the facilities including a new tower, microwave dishes, and solar array.
The Forest Service would issue a special use authorization for a new term to authorize operating and maintaining a 4ft. x 4ft x 39ft. concrete pad with meteorological, and river gauging equipment.
The purpose of the investigation is to collect crucial geophysical data along the existing Burntlog road and proposed new alignment between Trapper Creek and Stibnite.
The proponent would utilize a Skid Steer to extract sand and gravel and process it through a high banker (sluice box) to extract precious metals. This is a locatable minerals project regulated under 36 CFR 228A.
The Proposed Action consists of planting conifers with hoedads on an estimated 8,376 acres that burned at a high or moderate intensity in 2007 where competing vegetation is expected and/or where no seed source is present.
The proposal is to issue a new special use authorization for a new term to replace expired authorization LMN419306 which authorized the lease of land for the operation and maintenance of a microwave common carrier (MCC 803) on Jackson Peak.
The Boise National Forest is proposing to issue a special use authorization to replace expired authorization LMN419305 which authorized the operation and maintenance of buried telephone cables to provide telephone service to the Lowman community.
The proposal is to drill/blast a quartz vein and remove approximately 30-40 tons of mineral material to determine if enough gold is present to further develop the project. This is a locatable minerals project regulated under 36 CFR 228A.
CenturyLink proposes to add 20 miles of fiber optic cable, approximately 6.0 miles of which crosses National Forest System (NFS)lands; new cable on NFS lands will be installed in/along existing roads in Grimes Greek, Idaho City and Centerville areas.
The Forest Supervisor has signed a Decision Memo authorizing CenturyLink a 30-year permit to bury 435 feet of fiber cable where Robie Creek Road crosses the Boise National Forest (BNF). Construction on the BNF is expected to take 2-3 days.
The Forest Service is proposing to authorize the issuance of a Special Use Permit to CenturyLink to install a short section (450 feet) of buried telecommunication line on National Forest System lands to connect two existing pieces of infrastructure.
The forest proposes to implement vegetation treatments using timber harvest and prescribed fire to promote forest resiliency and address hazardous fuels within the wildland urban interface while responding to insect and disease outbreaks.
This collaborative project proposes vegetation restoration, fuel reduction in WUI areas, mountain bike trail construction, road closures/decomissioning and aquatic organism passage elements within a 22,850 acre project area.
Implement silvicultural activities on an estimated 2,000 acres; reduce natural fuel loads on approximately 500 acres, and; decommission roughly 4 miles of road.
Manage forest structure and species composition to improve forest landscape resiliency to recover from uncharacteristic insect and disease disturbance.
The Mountain Home Highway District proposes to reopen an existing reclaimed aggregate pit on Forest Road 131. Approximately 288,000 cubic yards of material would be used for road improvements over five phases during a 30-year period.
Precommercial thinning project on about 8,900 acres of young overstocked plantation and naturally regenerated timber stands within the 1993 Rabbit Creek Burn Area. Thinned trees would generally be less than 15 feet tall with slash left on site.
Locatable minerals exploration. Proposal to drill 256 new exploratory holes to retrieve core samples. Project will involve construction of about 13.3 miles of new temporary road and use of about 4.7 miles existing unauthorized road as temporary road
The project proposes to replace 6 stream crossings to restore fish passage. The new structures would be a bottomless arch culvert or bridge large enough to provide for 100-year flood event and provide fish passage.
The proponent would utilize a mini-excavator to extract sand and gravel and process it through a trommel to extract precious metals. This is a locatable minerals project regulated under 36 CFR 228A.
This project proposes to add about 4 miles of existing trails on NFS and BLM lands to the Ridges to Rivers Trail System. Land easements have recently been acquired allowing these existing trails to be added to the trail system(s).
Idaho Communications LLC dba Day Wireless systems is requesting permission to install a generator with an electric panel, an access gate, and a 500-gallon LP storage tank installed on a concrete pad at their communication site at Lower Deer Point.
The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) in collaboration with the Idaho Geological Survey (IGS) is conducting a study of the Deadwood-Reeves Creek fault system as part of a dam safety evaluation.
This project would renew the special use permit issued to Deadwood Outfitters for a new term of 20 years. There are no changes to the authorized facilities or increases in authorized activities proprosed.
The Decision Memo for the Dog Creek Campground Powerline Maintenance Project has been signed. This decision authorizes Idaho Power to perform maintenance on an existing original underground extension powerline within the Dog Creek campground.
The Forest proposes to upgrade campground site features to meet Forest Service standards, national accessibility standards, and the demand of the public for high-quality recreational experiences on National Forest System lands.
Travel management plan to allow application of Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Rule (36 CFR261.13) to designate public motorized wheeled vehicle routes.
The Boise NF is proposing to issue a new special use authorization to replace expired authorization LMN527401, which authorized a buried waterline used to supply water for fire protection and irrigation to the lot owners of Enchanted Valley.
This project would utilize salvage, commercial thinning, non-commercial thinning and prescribed fire to project is to improve stand conditions, increase resiliency to ongoing and future insect activity, reduce existing hazardous fuels accumulations.
This project will evaluate current livestock management on the Featherville Sheep and Goat (S&G) Allotment and proposes to authorize continued livestock grazing on approximately 142,800 acres of National Forest System land.
The purpose of the Flat Post-Fire Recovery Project is to address the safety risk caused by hazard trees along open National Forest System roads and trails in an efficient and economic manner and restore portions of the landscape affected by fire.
Realign approximately 1/2 mile segment of NFS Road 327 where a reoccurring, rotational landslide is located. This landslide is located at approximate milepost 31.5.
Project objectives are to create or enhance defensible space for suppression resources, restore vegetative conditions more reflective of fire-adapted ecosystems, reduce hazardous fuels, and minimizing risks to public health and safety.
Recontour approximately 40 miles of non-Forest System routes in the South Fork Salmon River Watershed and rehabilitate approximately 41 stream crossings. Restore drainage on approximately 4.5 miles of the "Old South Fork Road."
The Forest Service was a cooperating agency, assisting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in that Agency's geothermal leasing analysis and decision. The BLM issued a record of decision on 12/17/2008.
The proposed action would allow a maximum of six head of horses or 34 head months within a permitted grazing area of 409 acres. The allotment would continue to be managed using variable number, variable season provisions in the grazing permit.
The purpose of this analysis is to provide for approval of a Plan of Operations to explore for locatable minerals on an existing mining claim. The proponent is proposing to excavate five test holes for gold.
The purpose of this analysis is to provide for approval of a Plan of Operations to explore for locatable minerals. The proponent proposes to conduct placer exploration using mechanized equipment adjacent to Grimes Creek.
The proponent proposes to conduct minerals exploration activities to acquire detailed geologic data within the Henry Clay mineral claims group to determine the extent of the mineral resources.
Manage forest to accelerate development of large, ponderosa pine to support wildlife habitat, increase resilience to un-natural disturbance, reduce hazardous fuels, improve watershed function, and provide wood products to support local economies.
The purpose of the of this Federal action is to respond to the operator's PoO for mineral exploration as necessary to meet Forest Service regulations within the context of federal mining laws
The proposed action is to issue a combined 30-year special use permit (SUP) for the expiring permits currently authorized to the Idaho Transportation Department (IDT), Division of Aeronautics (DoA)to maintain and operate airstrips on NFS land.
The USFS is proposing to issue a new special use authorization to replace expired authorization LMN400144 which authorizes the operation and maintenance of overhead and underground 34.5 kv power transmission lines.
The Boise National Forest would authorize Idaho Power Company to reroute approximately 2.49 miles of existing overhead 7.2-kilovolt (kV) distribution line with approximately 2.74 miles of single-phase underground line.
Travel management plan to allow application of Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Rule (36 CFR261.13) by proposing to allow public motorized wheeled vehicle travel on designated routes only.
5-yr SUP for Enduro 100, a 2-day national motorcycle enduro event in early June on NFS roads & trails around Idaho City, ID. Event would alternate annually between 3 courses. Other high intensity, short-duration rec events may also be analyzed.
The proposal is to issue a new special use authorization for a new term to replace expired authorization EMT102950 which authorized IDL to maintain two buildings on NFS lands.
The proposal is to issue a new special use authorization for a new term to replace expired authorization EMT199607 which authorized rental use and maintenance of the Forest Service tree cooler at the Garden Valley administrative site by IDL.
The proposal is to issue a new special use authorization for a new term to replace expired authorization EMT100131 which authorized the operation and maintenance of the Banks Maintenance Shed No. 3114
Idaho Power proposes to install new underground power cables to the top of Shafer Butte and Deer Point at Bogus Basin. The existing cables that provide power to these two areas of critical facilities are deteriorating.
Issuance of a FLPMA permit authorizing IPC to use NFS lands for the purpose of operating and maintaining a 34.5-kilovolt distribution power line. The line would runfrom Horseshoe Bend to Placerville and Placerville to Garden Valley.
The special use permit for Line 328 would be renewed for another 20-year term. The renewed permit, including those portions of Line 328 on the Emmett and Cascade Ranger Districts only, would also address access to the power line and its structures.
National Science Foundation funded SNOWIE (Seeded and Natural Orographic Wintertime cloud field research campaign which will deploy an array of meteorological sensors to gather scientific evidence to determine effects of cloud seeding.
Idaho Power Company (IPC) proposes to rebuild and reroute approximately 1,990 feet of the existing overhead powerline line with approximately 2,150 feet of overhead line along the westerly right-of-way (ROW) of Lester Creek Road, south of Pine, ID.
Amend an existing special use permit to allow Idaho Power to relocate approximately 1,922 feet (ten spans) of existing 34.5 kv overhead distribution powerline from its cross-country alignment to a new location immediately adjacent to an existing road
This project is for a proposed Plan of Operations for locatable minerals, as allowed by federal mining regulations (36 CFR 228A). The proposal is to dig 4 prospect pits next to Mores Creek and process with a highbanker and small trommel.
This project is for a proposed Plan of Operations for locatable minerals, as allowed by federal mining regulations (36 CFR 228A). The proponent proposes to explore three sites on two mining claims near Steamboat Gulch east of Idaho City.
The Forests propose to issue a Recreation Event Special Use Authorization to McCall Ultra Sled Dog Challenge LLC, to conduct a multi-day sled dog racing event on groomed snowmobile routes across 5 Districts on the Payette and Boise National Forests.
This project would re-route about 1 mile of the Joe's Creek Trail (NFS Trail #137) to address trail conditions, resource concerns, and improve manageability of the trail.
Renew existing special use permit for horse camp, trail rides, fishing, and big game hunting outfitter and guide operations. A new 10-year special use permit is proposed.
Issuance of a 10-yr special use permit to outfit and guide predator hunting for wolf, cougar and bear. Keller Outfitter and Guides have purchased a portion of Allred Adventures Outfitter and Guide area and a new special use permit is required.
This proposal would amend Korell Outfitters special use permit to include Fish & Game hunting units 32 and 32A. This area located on the Emmett Ranger District would be used to hunt mountain lion and bear with dogs.
The USFS has approved Rural Telephone's request to place underground fiber optic cable in a conduit within the road right-of-way of FS-160 from Hwy 20 to a subdivision west of Little Camas Reservoir.
The Forest Service has been enjoined from using CE category #10 and this project will be re-analyzed and documented in an EA. The intent of this project is to reduce hazardous fuels accumulations on about 4,600 acres near the town of Placerville, ID
The objective is to restore species composition and stand structure while reducing undesirable tree densities and favoring the retention of the larger diameter, more fire-resistant trees.
This project proposes prescribe within a 2,515-acre project area to reduce fuels and maintain a natural fire return interval. There would be a 752-acre primary treatment area within the project area. Click on "Project Detail" for more info.
The proposal is to issue a new special use authorization for a new term to replace expired authorization LMN433701 which authorized the Fire Station off mile marker 80 on Idaho State Highway 21.
Improve the intake and diversion from Richards Creek to the Lowman Nature Fish Ponds to increase flow going into the ponds and reduce the sediment build-up within the diversion pipe. A new intake will be installed.
This project proposes hazardous fuel reduction on approximately 9,400 acres within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). Proposed treatments include both prescribed fire and mechanical understory thinning.
The Forest Service would grant permanent access across approximately 1.2 miles of road to Main Ranch Holdings, LLC. In exchange, Forest Service would acquire permanent access across approximately 2.8 miles.
The Forest Service would approve a plan of operations for the exploration of pegmatite crystals on an established mining claim on National Forest System land.
The purpose of the of this Federal action is to respond to the operator's PoO for mineral exploration as necessary to meet Forest Service regulations within the context of federal mining lawsa.
Implement road work on NFS Road 205 to re-establish public access and reduce impacts to an intermittent stream channel, as well as the downstream Queens River. Work includes realigning NFS Road 206 to avoid crossing the intermittent stream.
Landslides have removed portions of NFSR 474, the road is non-drivable. In lieu of repairing NFSR 474, the FS proposes to reconstruct and upgrade NFSR 427. The impassable section of NFSR 474 would be decommissioned and removed from the MVUM.
The District Ranger signed the Decision for the New Start - JaBob Mining Project Plan of Operations. A copy of the Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impact, and Decision Notice can be found under the Analysis and Decision tabs.
Salvage hazard trees and other trees, mitigate threats to resources and reforest fire impacted areas in the northern portion of the 2016 Pioneer Fire Area.
This project would replace a failing sewage system at the North Shore Lodge. A new drain field would be installed outside the current permit area. The permit would be amended to reflect this additional area. Work would meet CDHD requirement.
Manage forest structure and species composition to improve forest landscape resiliency to recover from uncharacteristic insect and disease disturbance.
The proponent will utilize a mini-excavator to extract sand and gravel and process it through a trommel to extract precious metals. This is a locatable minerals project regulated under 36 CFR 228A.
Enhance whitebark pine by felling competing conifers (e.g. lodgepole pine & subalpine fir) 3 feet tall to 5 inches dbh, and girdling competing conifers greater than 5 inches dbh and less than 20 inches dbh.
The Boise National Forest would issue a special use permit (SUP) to the Paradise Valley Homeowners Association to install and maintain a community dock at Warm Lake.
The project is designed to provide a maintenance prescribed fire underburn on approximately 3,900 acres. This area was previously treated with prescribed fire in April 1997.
The USDA Forest Service is proposing to authorize livestock grazing through a 10-year term grazing permit on the Crumley Gulch C&H and Porter Creek C&H Allotments on the Idaho City Ranger District of the Boise National Forest.
The purpose of this project is to restore vegetation conditions on about 1,626 acres of ponderosa pine plantations on the Emmett Ranger District. Plantations would be thinned using chainsaws followed by activity fuels treatments.
The purpose of the project is to provide campgrounds that are reasonably free of hazards resulting from dead and dying trees and to improve and maintain forest health and resilience within the campgrounds in both the short and long term.
The proposed improvements are designed to bring Antelope, Sage Hen Creek, Eastside, and Hollywood campgrounds in line with current Forest Service standards.
The operator will use a mini-excavator or similar size equipment to excavate sand and gravel and process it in a self-contained unit to extract precious metals.
The project proposes to remove hazard trees along (0 to 160 ft from) open roads in the Bear Valley and Bull Trout areas. Hazard trees are those that have been killed by fire or beetles or those that will die (from beetle attacks) soon.
The project proposes to install three aquatic organism passage (AOP) structures to replace old culverts. This will improve aquatic organism passage and allow for natural channel flow.
This project proposes vegetation restoration utilizing prescribed fire on approximately 8,200 acres in the Rocky Canyon Subwatershed in the Middle Fork Payette River subbasin.
Implement a variety of treatments to promote wildfire recovery including road decommissioning/closures, restrictions on trail uses, closing/establishing dispersed campsites, and rehabilitating disturbed areas.
The Forest Supervisor has published the Revised Environmental Assessment and Draft Decision Notice for the Sage Hen Project. This project is now in a 45-day administrative objection period.
Around Sage Hen Reservoir campgrounds and roads, remove current and future hazard trees damaged by the Douglas-fir tussock moth, dwarf mistletoe, western gall rust, and structural defects that are creating a public safety hazard.
Prescribed burning on approximately 20,700 acres to restore fire's natural role using low to moderate intensity fire. Reduce fuel loading across the landscape to limit the spread and intensity of a high severity wildfire. Timeframe is approx. 2-7 yr
This project is designed to modify stand conditions to improve wildlife habitat and increase resiliency to insects, disease and wildfire; as well as improve watershed conditions and reduce long-term sedimentation caused by existing roads.
Proposed improvements are designed to bring the campgrounds in line with current Forest Service standards, provide better accessibility to larger vehicle size classes, meet accessibility standards, while addressing resource impacts and user demand.
The Boise National Forest (BNF) is proposing a bank stabilization project, planting, and fencing on Silver Creek, near the north turn-around loop in the Silver Creek Campground.
Renovate the Silver Creek Plunge Campground to bring it up to Forest Service standards. Project activities include designation of individual campsites and access routes, installation of toilet facilities and a new water system.
Boise National Forest proposes to permit Silver Star Communications to install, maintain, and use a buried fiber optic line on the Boise National Forest along Highway 20 in a designated utility corridor.
The forest proposes to implement vegetation treatments using timber harvest and prescribed fire to promote forest resiliency and address hazardous fuels within the wildland urban interface while responding to insect and disease outbreaks.
The purpose of the project is to improve stand conditions, increase resiliency to ongoing and future insect activity, reduce hazardous fuels, and reduce the potential future fuel load being created by the current insect mortality.
The purpose of the Snowball Project is to address the safety risk caused by hazard trees along open National Forest System (NFS) roads and trails in an efficient and economic manner and restore portions of the landscape affected by fire.
The Proposed Action would consist of authorizing a cost-share agreement between the Forest Service, Valley County, and Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation allowing Valley County to groom roughly 243 miles of snowmobile trails.
The District Ranger has signed the Decision. This project will implement sanitation harvest through mechanical removal of insect-infected ponderosa pine in the Dog Creek Campground, Elks Flat Campground, and Bronco Gulch Dispersed Recreation Area.
This proposal includes upland planting of sage brush and bitterbrush on approximately 10,000 acres and riparian planting on 1,500 acres in the SF Boise River Corridor burned by the 2013 Elk and Pony Complex Wildfires.
Authorize the US Fish and Wildlife Service to construct an additional pond in a disturbed area within the existing permit boundary at the South Fork Salmon River Fish Weir. Decision Memo issued on June 3, 2015.
This is a cooperative project between the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain
Research Station and the Nez Tribe to study potential sediment delivery from roads within the South Fork Salmon River watershed.
This project proposes to salvage hazard trees and other trees to mitigate threats to resources and reforest fire impacted areas within the southern portion of the 2016 Pioneer Fire Area.
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This project proposes to fully replace two existing bridges located on National Forest System Roads (NFSR) 304 and FH-82 (Pine Bridge and Granite Creek Road Bridge, respectively).
Acquiring reciprocal easements where they would benefit the Forest Service and permitting the use of private roads/trails on Forest Service lands through granting easements or authorizing special use permits.
The purpose of this federal action is to respond to the operator's PoO for mineral exploration as necessary to meet Forest Service regulations, within the context of the federal mining laws.
Implement silvicultural activities on approximately 1,200 acres in order to move affected stands toward desired vegetative conditions described in Appendix A of the Forest Plan.
Thinning of dense areas of ponderosa pine saplings that established naturally following the 1994 Star Gulch Wildfire. Potentially, 300 to 1,000 acres would be treated in the Cottonwood and Minneha drainages.
The project proposes to establish a new repeater site at Swanholm Mountain within the Ten Mile/Black Warrior IRA to improve radio coverage on the Idaho City RD. Radio equipment, shelter with antenna and prefab concrete pads would be installed.
Re-issue a new Special Use Permit to Table Mountain Outfitters for hunting outfitting and guide services on National Forest Lands for the period of 2015-2024. This is an existing operator and there are no changes to services or locations proposed
The proponent proposes exploratory mining over a 1-acre parcel of FS land. Holes would be dug by hand, mini excavator, or backhoe. Over the course of a 5-year period up to 25 holes may be dug down to bedrock, no more than 2 at a time.
The purpose of this analysis is to provide for approval of a Plan of Operations to explore for locatable minerals on an existing mining claim. The proponent is proposing to excavate 50' x 50' exploration pits within a 3/4 acre area.
The CIO Land Mobile Radio Group, Idaho Department of Lands, and Boise County, propose building a new 80 foot tall radio comms building and tower at Thorn Creek Butte on an old concrete pad, providing line of site comms for safety along HWY 21.
The project will replace four trail bridges over Bull Creek, South Fork Salmon River, Ten Mile Creek, and Lodgepole Creek. Routine inspections found these bridges to have critical deficiencies, reducing their load capacity and structural soundness.
This project would plant native tree species within the portions of the 130,000-acre 2012 Trinity Ridge Fire perimeter. The fire removed native tree species and their seed sources, making natural regeneration difficult.
Manage forest structure and species composition to improve forest landscape resiliency to recover from uncharacteristic insect and disease disturbance.
This project will evaluate current livestock management on the Tripod and Pine Creek Cattle and Horse Allotments and proposes to authorize continued livestock grazing.
The project proposes to replace the existing barrier culvert on Two Bit Creek with Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP) structures which will re-establish unimpeded fish passage to all age classes of anadromous and resident fish species.
The Cascade Ranger District is proposing to decommission approximately 18 miles of non-system routes in the Six-bit Creek and Curtis Creek subwatersheds, part of the South Fork Salmon River subbasin.
The purpose of the project is to protect people, homes, and improve the safety of evacuation routes within the project area in the event of wildfire. Reduce the frequency, extent, severity, and intensity of uncharacteristic or undesirable wildfire.
Valley County has submitted a request to develop and operate a quarry on NFS lands. Material would be used for road maintenance along backcountry roads. Quarry development would coincide with reclamation of the Valdez Pit.
Issuance of a special use permit to Valley County for the storage and maintenance building for the snow groomer and associated equipment located on West Mountain Road.
Placement of small seismometers every 100-500 meters along the sides of existing roads and trails. To be placed for 2 to 8 days in areas previously disturbed by rd construct. or within 18 in of travel surface. Holes will be 6" wide, 6" deep, 18" long
Renew the Special Use Authorization issued to Voice of Idaho Amateur Radio Club for the purpose of operating and maintaining a communciations facility on National Forest System lands.
4,600 ac of treatments designed for veg. restoration and fuel reduction (including defensible space around Wapiti, Bear & Camp Cr summer homes and Hanging Valley) and 6 mi of unclass. rd decom
Remove dead and dying trees in campgrounds and administrative sites near Warm Lake, and use anti-aggregant phermones to deter beetle infestation of additional host trees.
Special use permit renewal for 8 water systems on the Lowman Ranger District within the SF Payette River Corridor including systems on Richards Creek, Kirkham Creek, Wapiti Creek, Long Creek, 2 systems on Dustman Creek and 2 systems on Fence Cr.
The Forest proposes to utilize prescribed fire and non-commercial thinning to improve forest health conditions within the Lowman WUI and other forest lands by reducing tree densities, ladder fuels and other fuel loads.
The proposed action for both the Stringer Pasture C&H and the Van Wyck Holding S&G Allotment is to continue to authorize livestock grazing at current permitted numbers and seasons of use.
Enhance aspen on approximately 150 acres from near Campbell Creek north to Gibson Creek on the west side of Cascade Reservoir, and; treat vegetation on an estimated 90 acres in the WUI near French Creek and Campbell Creek.
This project contributes to the NFP. Restores healthy, diverse, and resilient ecosystem to minimize uncharacteristic fire and reduces hazardous fuels. 420 acres commercial thin; 244 acres precommercial thin; 720 acres prescribed burning.
Proposal includes installation of a communications building near Whitehawk Lookout to improve emergency radio frequencies for Valley Co. The building is 8 ' x 8 ' set on 2' x 2' concrete pads.
This project would renew the Special Use Permit for Wilderness Awareness School for a new term of 10 years. No changes to the special use permit are proposed.
This project would use a combination of commercial and non-commercial thinning and fuel reduction activities to improve forest resiliency from insect and disease disturbance, while promoting large, early-seral tree species and wildlife habitat.
The Forest Service is proposing to reconstruct approximately 1 mile of authorized motorized trail that was destroyed during a flood event. The section to be reconstructed provides access to the Wilson Flat Trail System.
This project is designed to remove this down material from camping and recreating areas, reduce the risk of insect outbreak, and to reduce the fuel loading to help to ensure the safety of the Yellow Pine community.
Issuance of a special use permit (SUP) for the operations and maintenance of a fire station and associated radio communications tower, and emergency landing site (heliport) adjacent to the community of Yellow Pine.
