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The Salmon-Challis National Forest will no longer send mass email communications regarding proposed projects. Individual project websites containing project information and documentation will remain available on the Salmon-Challis National Forest Projects website, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/salmon-challis/projects. Comments may be submitted electronically by selecting "Comment/Object on Project" under "Get Connected" on a project's website. Electronic comment submission will be available only during the open comment period listed in the project description. Comments may also be submitted through email or mail. Please check the Salmon-Challis National Forest Projects website regularly to stay up-to-date on proposed Forest projects.
Legal notices required for Salmon-Challis National Forest projects will be published in the local newspaper:
Note: Not all proposed projects may appear on the map. See the list below for a more complete list.
The Forest Service follows NEPA regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under this rule, Forest Service officials determine which proposed projects are shared for public input.
The agency no longer issues a schedule of proposed actions (SOPA) report. Below is the current list of proposed projects available for review—your opportunity to learn more, share feedback, and stay engaged in decisions that shape the future of our public lands.
The proposal is to authorize placer mining activities for gold in the North Fork of Sheep Creek area of the North Fork Ranger District. Up to approximately 100 cubic yards of material would be processed over a five year period.
The Forest Service is considering amending its land management plans to address new and evolving issues arising since implementing sage-grouse plans in 2015. This project is in cooperation with the USDI Bureau of Land Management.
The project would reroute part of NFSR 258 away from the streambank, install a new channel-spanning bridge in a more stable location, rehabilitate the existing ford crossings, and decommission the original road.
The Forest Service proposes to authorize mineral exploration drilling activities for locatable minerals on NFS lands as outlined in the Operator's Plan of Operations. Four drill pads are proposed over a 12-month period.
The Forest Service proposes to implement the Deep Rabbit Fuels Break Project on the Salmon Cobalt Ranger District of the Salmon Challis National Forest. This project aims to proactively reduce hazardous fuels across two fuel break.
Proposal to establish drill pads, and construction of temporary drill roads for exploratory drilling on the Salmon-Challis National Forest near Gibbonsville, Idaho.
This project proposes to replace a stream ford crossing with a bridge on USFS Trail No 4323 to improve access for recreationalists and address ESA fish species habitat concerns.
Replacement of an existing diversion structure with a new structure designed to accommodate fish passage in Knapp Creek for all life stages and ensure full water delivery to irrigated private land.
The Forest Service proposes to authorize mineral exploration drilling activities for locatable minerals on NFS lands as outlined in the Operator's Plan of Operations. Three drill pads are proposed over a 12-month period.
This purpose of the project is to remove both infested and adjacent uninfested trees to prevent future insect outbreaks and improve the stand's ability to resist other insect and diseases. Up to 250-acres of commercial sanitation harvest is proposed.
Formation Capital Corporation U.S. (FCC), Salmon, Idaho submitted a Special Use Application to the Salmon-Challis National Forest for the use of the Moyer Administrative Site (Moyer) for employee housing.
Relocate 0.1 miles of fence on the Boone Creek C&H grazing allotment, between the Road Creek and Ramey Creek units.The need for this project is to improve the distribution of livestock use in the Road Creek unit.
The Salmon-Challis National Forest is proposing to redesignate Route #60413-E as a motorized trail, open to all vehicles. Project information can be found at: https://usfs-public.box.com/s/jg9pbxxd4l0t6g2n759k3x63ulafu2cb
Conduct habitat and aquatic passage enhancement activities, including process-based restoration across six miles and habitat enhancement at three stream crossings
