Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 04/01/2015 to 06/30/2015 Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Project Name

Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)

04/01/2015 to 06/30/2015

Idaho Panhandle National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.

Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

R1 - Northern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

Lookout Pass Ski Area

Expansion Third-Party EIS

EIS

- Recreation management

- Special use management

In Progress:

NOI in Federal Register

04/04/2014

Est. DEIS NOA in Federal

Register 11/2015

Expected:11/2016 06/2017 Jason Kirchner

208-765-7211 jdkirchner@fs.fed.us

Description: Proposal by Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area to expand its special use permit to upgrade and develop new lifts, ski terrain, parking, access roads, and guest service facilities.

Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43757

Upper Lochsa Land Exchange

EIS

Location: UNIT - Fernan Ranger District, Lolo National Forest All Units. STATE - Idaho, Montana. COUNTY - Shoshone,

Mineral. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area on Montana-Idaho Border, approximately 12 miles east of Wallace, Idaho.

- Land ownership management On Hold N/A N/A

Description:

The Forest Service (FS) is considering a land exchange with Western Pacific Timber. The FS would receive approx. 40,000 acres of WPT land in the upper Lochsa River drainage and WPT would recieve an equal value of

Forest Service land in north Idaho.


Teresa Trulock

208-935-4256 ttrulock@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Sandpoint Ranger District, Palouse Ranger District, North Fork Ranger District, Red River Ranger District,

Powell Ranger District , Clearwater Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater,

Idaho, Kootenai, Latah. The lands to acquire are in the upper Lochsa River drainage on the border of ID and MT.

The federal lands to exchange out of are scattered on the Idaho Panhandle, Clearwater, and Nez Perce NF's.

Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) R1 - Northern Region

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Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)

IPNF Noxious Weed Treatment

Project

EIS

R1 - Northern Region

- Vegetation management

(other than forest products)

Expected:06/2016 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36183

06/2016 Karl Dekome

208-765-7479 kdekome@fs.fed.us

Description:

Management of non-native invasive plant species utilizing herbicides, biological control agents, cultural and mechanical methods for weed control.

Web Link:

In Progress:


10/28/2011


Register 07/2015

Idaho Panhandle and Kootenai

National Forest, Forest Plan

Revision

EIS

Location: UNIT - Idaho Panhandle National Forest All Units. STATE - Idaho, Montana, Washington. COUNTY -

Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone, Lincoln, Sanders, Pend Oreille. LEGAL -

Not Applicable. Various locations across the forest.

- Land management planning Completed Actual: 01/05/2015 02/2015 Nancy Kertis

208-765-7417 nkertis@fs.fed.us

Description: Forest Plan Revision


Interagency Natural Resource

Center

EA

Location:

- Facility management In Progress:

Comment Period Public Notice

10/18/2014

Expected:04/2016 09/2016 James Gebhardt

208-765-7382 jgebhardt@fs.fed.us

Description:

Construction of a new interagency office for the IPNF Supervisor's Office, Bureau of Land Management Coeur d'Alene Field Office and US Fish and Wildlife Supervisor's Office on lands located within the Forest Service Coeur d'Alene Nursery


Location:

UNIT - Idaho Panhandle National Forest All Units. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Benewah, Bonner, Boundary,

Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Northern Idaho.

UNIT - Idaho Panhandle National Forest All Units. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Kootenai. LEGAL - T51N,

R4W, south 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of section 34, B.M. Located within the fenceline on the southeast corner of the Forest

Service Coeur d'Alene Nursery.

Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) R1 - Northern Region



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)

Bonner County Dock Permits

CE


- Special use management Completed 01/2015 Debbie Butler

(208) 443-6822 dabutler@fs.fed.us

Description: Continued authorization of three docks owned by Bonner County at Lee's Point on the Clark Fork River, Granite

Creek on Lake Pend Oreille, and Kaispell Bay on Priest Lake.


Coeur d'Alene Basin Natural

Resource Restoration Plan

EIS

Location: UNIT - Sandpoint Ranger District, Priest Lake Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner. LEGAL -

T55N, R2E, SE1/4, NW1/4 of Section 6; T55N, R1W, Section 26; T60N, R5W, SE 1/4 of Section 12, B.M. Lee's

Point on the Clark Fork River, Granite Creek at Lake Pend Oreille and Kalispell Bay at Priest Lake.

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants

- Watershed management

In Progress:


06/13/2013


Register 10/2015

Expected:11/2016 02/2017 Melissa Christensen

208-783-2115 melissajchristensen@fs.

fed.us

Description: Restore, rehabilitate, replace, and/or acquire the equivalent of the injured natural resources in the Coeur d'Alene

Basin as a result of the release of hazardous mining wastes.


Northern Lights, Inc. Power

Line Special Use Permit

Reissuance

CE

Location: UNIT - Wallace Ranger District, Avery Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Benewah, Kootenai,

Shoshone. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Coeur d'Alene Lake Basin - including the Coeur d'Alene River (North Fork,

South Fork, and main stem), the St. Joe River, Lake Coeur d'Alene, and the Upper Spokane River.

- Special use management Completed 01/2015 Joseph Holzinger

208-765-7279 jholzinger@fs.fed.us

Description:

Reissuance of existing Special Use Permit for the continued operation and maintenance of a power line across

National Forest System lands for an additional 50 year period.

Location: UNIT - Sandpoint Ranger District, Bonners Ferry Ranger District, Priest Lake Ranger District. STATE - Idaho.

COUNTY - Bonner, Boundary. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Various locations throughout Bonner and Boundary

Counties.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)

Selkirk Mountain Range Winter

Travel Plan

EIS


- Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A David Cobb

208-443-6854 dcobb@fs.fed.us

Description: Travel management plan for motorized winter recreation use within the Selkirk Mountain Range on the Bonners

Ferry, Priest Lake Ranger District and Sandpoint Ranger District.


Location: UNIT - Sandpoint Ranger District, Bonners Ferry Ranger District, Priest Lake Ranger District. STATE - Idaho,

Washington. COUNTY - Bonner, Boundary, Pend Oreille. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Priest Lake, Sandpoint, and

Bonners Ferry Ranger Districts.

Idaho Panhandle National Forest Bonners Ferry Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Bog Creek Road Project

EA


- Road management In Progress:

Notice of Initiation 02/06/2013

Est. Comment Period Public

Notice 11/2015

Expected:09/2016 09/2016 Shanda Dekome

208-765-7238 sdekome@fs.fed.us

Description: Providing safe east-west access across the Selkirk Mtns for U.S. Border Patrol agents by repairing and maintaining portions of the Bog Creek Road (Forest Roads 1013 and 2450).


Location: UNIT - Bonners Ferry Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Boundary. LEGAL - T65N, R4W, Sections

8, 9, 10, 15, 17, 19 and T65N, R5W, Section 24, B.M. Selkirk Mountains of northern Idaho within 2 miles of the

Canadian border.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Boulder Creek

EA


- Forest products

- Fuels management

Developing Proposal

Est. Notice of Initiation 05/2015

Expected:08/2016 07/2017 Douglas Nishek

208-267-6765 dnishek@fs.fed.us

Description: Ecosystem restoration in various forest types. Project purposes include reducing sediment to Boulder Creek and protecting emergency communication equipment on Black Mountain from wildfire.

Deer Creek

EA

Location: UNIT - Bonners Ferry Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Boundary. LEGAL - Federal lands in all or portions of:

T61N, R2E, Sections 1-2, 11-13, 20-36.

T61N, R3E, Sections 5-9, 16-22, 27-34.

T60N, R2E, Sect. 1-36.

T60N, R3E, Sect. 3-9, 16-20, 29-30.

T59N, R2E, Sect. 4,BM. The Boulder Creek project is located on federally managed lands in the Boulder Creek

Watershed and includes the drainages east of Katka peak.

- Forest products

- Fuels management

- Road management

In Progress:



Notice 07/2015

Expected:06/2016 09/2016 Albert Helgenberg

208-265-6643 ajhelgenberg@fs.fed.us

Description:

The activities associated with this project include timber harvest, timber stand maintenance, fuels treatments, and road maintenance.


Elk Mountain Farms Water

Diversion and Transmission

Special Use Permit

CE

Location: UNIT - Bonners Ferry Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Boundary. LEGAL - Portions of T63N, R2E,

Sections 12, 13, 14, 15,16 , 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34 and 36; T62N, R2E, Sections 2, 4 and 6; T63N, R3E,

Sections 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33. The Deer Creek project is located north of Moyie

Springs in multiple drainages that flow into the Moyie and Kootenai Rivers including Deer Creek, Curley Creek,

Skin Creek, Meadow Creek and Fry Creek.

- Special use management On Hold N/A N/A Joseph Holzinger


Description: Issue a Special Use Permit for maintenance and use of an existing water system.

Location: UNIT - Bonners Ferry Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Boundary. LEGAL - Section 22, T64N,

R1W, B.M. Fisher Creek drainage.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Hellroaring

EA

- Forest products



- Fuels management


In Progress:

Description:

Vegetation management and fuels reduction.

Web Link:


07/25/2014


09/2015

North Zone Aquatic Organism

Passage Improvement Project

CE

*NEW LISTING*


Douglas Nishek

208-267-6765 dnishek@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Bonners Ferry Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Boundary. LEGAL - T64N, R1E, Sections

1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13; T65N, R1E, Sections 35 and 36; T65N, R2E, Sections 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34;T64N, R2E,

Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, Boise Meridian. The project encompasses the Hellroaring Creek drainage and is bordered by Round Prairie to the north, Tungsten Mountain to the southwest, and Bussard Mountain to the south.


- Road management

In Progress:

Scoping Start 03/22/2015

Expected:06/2015 07/2015

Description:

Replace up to 17 road culverts that are impeding or completely blocking upstream fish passage to beneficial spawning and rearing habitat.


Sean Stash

208-265-6654 sstash@fs.fed.us

US Border Patrol

Communication Facility

Additions

CE

Location: UNIT - Bonners Ferry Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner, Boundary. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. The culverts identified for replacement are located at various places in the Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, and Priest Lake Ranger Districts.

- Special use management Completed Actual: 02/12/2015 05/2015 Joseph Holzinger


Description: The US Border Patrol is proposing to expand the communication system in and around the north Idaho border to increase surveillance and operate more safely. The additional radio equipment would be installed on Hall, Copper and Saddle Mtn. comm. sites.


Location: UNIT - Bonners Ferry Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Boundary. LEGAL - Hall Mountain - T65N,

R1E, S1/2 S1/2 Section 20; Copper Mountain - T65N, R3E, Section 20; Saddle Mountain - T65N, R3W, SE1/4

Section 30, B.M. Hall, Copper and Saddle Communication Sites.

Idaho Panhandle National Forest Coeur d'Alene Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

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Idaho Panhandle National Forest


Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Bottom Canyon Project

EA


- Forest products




In Progress:


10/10/2014


07/2015 Kerry Arneson

208-769-3021 karneson@fs.fed.us

Description:

The Bottom Canyon project area is located approximately 10 miles northeast of the city of Coeur d'Alene, ID. The project area is approximately 11,000 acres in size and has high potential for both vegetation and watershed restoration activities.

Web Link:

Elk Mountain Tungsten

CE

Location: UNIT - Fernan Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Kootenai. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Kootenai

County, ID. T50N R2W sections 7, 8, 17-20 and 30; T50N R2W sections 10-16 and 21-26; T51N R1W sections 6 and 31; T51N R2W sections 1, 2, 35 and 36, Boise Meridian. (Project #4).

- Minerals and Geology On Hold N/A N/A Timothy Sadler

208-765-7206 tjsadler@fs.fed.us

Description: Brushing existing trenches and access roads, performing geophysical surveys and geochemical surveys.

Fun For a Day

CE

Location: UNIT - Fernan Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Kootenai. LEGAL - T49N, R2W, Sections 7, 8, 17,

18, B.M. Beauty Creek drainage, west of Elk Mountain, near Mineral Ridge.

Fernan Rod & Gun Club Permit

Re-Issue

EA

- Special use management In Progress:



Notice 05/2015

Expected:10/2015 01/2016 Joseph Holzinger


Description:

To authorize the continued operation and maintenance of a target range. The target range has operated under the special use permit since 1990. Permit may be issued for up to a 20-year term.

Location: UNIT - Fernan Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Kootenai. LEGAL - T50 N, R3W, NE1/4, NW1/4

Section 2, B.M. Fernan Hill/Smith Gulch.

- Minerals and Geology Completed Actual: 02/11/2015 05/2015 Timothy Sadler


Description:

Placer Gold Exploration Trench


Location: UNIT - Wallace Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Shoshone. LEGAL - T50N R4E Sec 26 SE 1/4,

B.M. Between Daisy and Fancy Gulches off of Eagle Creek Road.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Last Rainbow

CE


- Minerals and Geology On Hold N/A N/A Justin Rice

208-765-7356 jwrice@fs.fed.us

Description: Exploratory Placer Pit, 25 feet by 35 feet located on National Forest Lands up the Lost Creek Drainage. Excavation will be down to bedrock with the top 7 feet being overburden and 12 inches being pay gravel to be processed and returned.


Moon Digs

CE

Location: UNIT - Fernan Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Shoshone. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Lost Creek

Drainage in Shoshone County off of Kings Pass Highway (aka FR605).

- Minerals and Geology Cancelled N/A N/A Timothy Sadler


Description:

Underground mineral exploration involving hand drilling, sampling, and mapping existing adits.

Progress Camp Drill Core

Exploration

CE

Prospecting Duke

CE

Location: UNIT - Wallace Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Shoshone. LEGAL - T49N, R3E, Section 26, B.M.

W. F. Moon Gulch north of Osburn, ID on County Road #930.



Description:

Lode mineral exploration consisting of drill holes in five different sites.

Location: UNIT - Wallace Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Shoshone. LEGAL - T50N, R5E, Section 19 and

T50N, R4E, Section 10, BM. Map #7 - E. Fk. of Eagle Creek near Oregon Gulch and N. Fk. of the Coeur d'Alene

River just upriver from the Shoshone Work Center.



Description: Trenching 250" x 30' with 200' temporary access road, gravel will be hauled offsite (private) to process for gold and reeturned for reclamation.

Location: UNIT - Fernan Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Shoshone. LEGAL - T49N, R4W, Section 4, B.M.

Prospect Gulch south of Babins Junction on the Coeur d'Alene river Ranger District.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Idaho Panhandle National Forest Priest Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Authorization of Frontier

Communication's Existing

Telephone and Fiber Optic

Lines

CE

- Special use management

Description:

Web Link:

In Progress:


Special use authorization


Elkins Resort Permit Renewal

CE

08/2015


Joseph Holzinger


Location: UNIT - Priest Lake Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner, Boundary. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Throughout North Idaho: Bonners Ferry, Priest Lake and Sandpoint Ranger Districts.

- Special use management Completed Actual: 02/12/2015 03/2015 Debbie Butler


Description: Permit renewal

Inland Empire Sled Dog

Association Race

CE

Jasper Mountain

CE

Location: UNIT - Priest Lake Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner. LEGAL - T61N, R4W, Section 19,

B.M. Reeder Bay of Priest Lake.

- Special use management Completed Actual: 02/05/2015 02/2015 Debbie Butler


Description:

Annual dog sled race on the Hanna Flats/Priest Lake Airstrip


Location: UNIT - Priest Lake Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner. LEGAL - T60N, R5W., sections 2, 3,

4, 9, 10; T61N, R5W, sections 34, B.M.

. Priest Lake Airstrip.

- Forest products



- Fuels management

In Progress:


Expected:04/2015 10/2015 Tera Little

406-329-3146 teralittle@fs.fed.us

Description: The Idaho Panhandle NF is proposing a project in the Jasper Mountain area to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect or disease infestation. This project would occur in an area designated under section 602 of HFRA.


Location: UNIT - Priest Lake Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The potential project area boundary runs north to south, from Pee Wee trailhead to the headwaters area of Quartz

Creek, and east to west from Jasper Mtn to Quartz Mtn. T57N, R5W, and multiple sections.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Idaho Panhandle National Forest Priest Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Outlet Bay Water Association

Well/Road Addition and Permit

Reissuance

CE






Description: This water transmission system special use permit has expired and needs to be reissued for a new term. The holders are also requesting the addition of an access road and second well in order to serve additional customers.

Solo Quartz Crystal

Management Area

CE

Location: UNIT - Priest Lake Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner. LEGAL - T59N, R4W, W1/2 NE1/4

Section 6, B.M. Adjacent to Hwy 57 near Outlet Bay.



Description: Setting up management parameters for removing crystal material from the site

Location: UNIT - Priest Lake Ranger District. STATE - Washington. COUNTY - Pend Oreille. LEGAL - T34N R45E

Section 1, Willamette Meridian. Solo Creek drainage approximately one mile up Road #659.

Idaho Panhandle National Forest Sandpoint Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Adamson Private Access Road

Special Use Permit

CE


- Special use management Completed Actual: 01/27/2015 01/2015

Description:

Landowner is requesting continued use of an existing unimproved road to access private property. The access road is approximately 1,000 feet in length and 15 feet in width before entering private property.


Joseph Holzinger


Avista Lakeview 343 Overhead to Underground Project

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Sandpoint Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner. LEGAL - T55N, R5W, SW1/4 Section

6, B.M. Approximately 3 miles south of Newport, just east of Hwy 41.





Description: Burying portions of the Lakeview 343 overhead distribution line. In total, 3,075 feet of overhead line and 12 poles would be removed from NFS lands with additional overhead line and poles removed from adjacent private lands.

Location: UNIT - Sandpoint Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Cedar Creek

- T55N, R1W, Section 25; Whiskey Rock - T54N, R1W, Section 3; and Granite Creek - T54N, R1W, Section 11.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Falling Drill

CE




Description: Drill core mineral exploration. One drill site is proposed (up to nine holes drilled from one location).

Grouse Creek Large Wood

Replenishment Project

CE

Harbor Marina Partners Road

Relocation at Garfield Bay

CE

Lightning Creek Blowdown

CE

Location: UNIT - Sandpoint Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner. LEGAL - T.54N., R.1W., Section 1,

B.M. Falls Creek. Forest Road 1088 to Falls Creek mine site.

- Watershed management Developing Proposal

Est. Scoping Start 04/2015

Expected:06/2015 07/2015 Jill Cobb

208-443-6835 jcobb@fs.fed.us

Description: Replenish large wood for fish habitat enhancement in Grouse Creek. Hand crews will place approximately 350 pieces of large wood in four to five reaches over about six miles in Grouse Creek.


Location: UNIT - Sandpoint Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner. LEGAL - T 59N, R 1E, Sections 16, 20,

21, 22, 23 and 30, BM. Grouse Creek, about twenty miles north and east of Sandpoint, Idaho.





Description:

The proposal includes realigning approximately 100 feet of a private access road on NFS lands to provide legal, public access to NFS lands and other private land in Garfield Bay.

Location: UNIT - Sandpoint Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner. LEGAL - T56N, R1W, Section 22, B.M.

Forest Service parcel south of Garfield Bay marina.

- Forest products Developing Proposal


Expected:07/2015 08/2015 Luke Hixson

208-443-6809 lhixson@fs.fed.us

Description: Salvage of trees that blew down during a wind even in 2014 along Lightning Creek Road.

Location: UNIT - Sandpoint Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner. LEGAL - T57N, R2E, Section 19, B.M.

The project is located near Lightning Creek on Forest Service Road 419, approximately 7 miles north of Clark

Fork, ID.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Treasured Landscapes

Prescribed Fire and Whitebark

Pine Restoration Project

CE



- Fuels management

In Progress:


Description:

Prescribed burning and thinning of small trees.

Web Link:


Treasured Landscapes

Recreation Projects

EA


Sara Savage

208-443-6834 sesavage@fs.fed.us

UNIT - Sandpoint Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonner. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Projects are located throughout the Lightning Creek drainage north of Clark Fork, ID.

08/2015

Location: UNIT - Sandpoint Ranger District. STATE - Idaho, Montana. COUNTY - Bonner, Lincoln. LEGAL - BM -

T56N, R2E, Sections 2 & 3; T56N, R3E, Sections 19,20,21,& 28; T57N, R2E, Sections 4,8,9,17-

20,22,23,26,27,34 & 35; T57N, R3E, Sections 3,4,9,10,16,17,18,20, PM - T29N, R35W, Sect. 26 & 3. Lightning

Creek drainage north of Clark Fork, ID.

- Recreation management In Progress:


03/10/2015

Expected:07/2015 07/2015 Erick Walker

775-884-8120 ewalker02@fs.fed.us

Description: Several projects encompassing trail reroute and reconstruction, ATV trail bridge construction, snowmobile warming hut construction, and mountain lake boardwalks.


Location:

Idaho Panhandle National Forest St. Joe Ranger DistricT (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Avery White House

Conveyance

CE

- Land ownership management In Progress:


Expected:05/2015

Description:

Conveyance of a Forest Service facility.


Location:

09/2015


Leann Maupin

208-765-7275 lmaupin@fs.fed.us

UNIT - Avery Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Shoshone. LEGAL - T45N., R5E., Section 15, BM.

Lot 6. St. Joe River in Avery, Idaho.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Big Creek Trail 44 Reroute

CE


- Recreation management Completed Actual: 03/19/2015 07/2015 Lynette Myhre

208-245-6034 lmyhre@fs.fed.us

Description: Reroute approximately 1 1/2 miles of Big Creek Trail 44. The current single-track motorized trail has long, steep grades. It would be relocated, and the existing section of trail would be decommissioned and recontoured.


Clarkia Work Center

Conveyance

CE

Emerald Creek Garnet Area

Improvement Project

EA

Location: UNIT - St. Maries Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Shoshone. LEGAL - Sections 28, 29, & 32,

T46N, R3E, BM. Big Creek Drainage on the St. Joe Ranger District.

- Land ownership management Developing Proposal


Expected:05/2015 09/2015 Leann Maupin

208-765-7275 lmaupin@fs.fed.us

Description:

Conveyance of National Forest System land and facilities at the Clarkia Work Center.


Location: UNIT - St. Maries Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Shoshone. LEGAL - T42N., R2E., East half of

Section 6, BM. Near Clarkia, Idaho.


- Minerals and Geology

In Progress:


09/22/2014

Expected:09/2015 09/2015 Lynette Myhre


Description: This project will keep the public sluicing operations at the current location and build a road from 281 Gulch to

Garnet Gulch, construct a parking area, improve Road 3781 and implement other improvements for operations.


Location: UNIT - St. Maries Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Latah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Emerald Creek

Garnet Area in 281 Gulch and Garnet Gulch, St. Joe Ranger District.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Halfway Malin

EA

*NEW LISTING*


- Forest products




- Road management

In Progress:



Notice 08/2015


06/2016 Lynette Myhre


Description:

Vegetation management and watershed improvement including timber harvest, road construction, road storage & decommissioning, prescribed burning, culvert removal, log jam removal, tree planting, and travel management changes.

Web Link:

Marble Creek Trail 261 Reroute

CE

Location: UNIT - Avery Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Shoshone. LEGAL - Sections 9-11, 15-17, 19-22

T45N, R7E, BM. Bottle Creek, Tin Can Creek, and Malin Creek Drainages north of the St. Joe River on the St. Joe

Ranger District.

- Recreation management Completed Actual: 03/19/2015 07/2015 Lynette Myhre


Description: Relocation of single-track motorized trail and decommission existing section that needs to be replaced because of a sustained, steep grade and erosion.


Monitor Project

CE

Location: UNIT - St. Maries Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Shoshone. LEGAL - Sections 34 & 35, T44N,

R3E, BM. Marble Creek Drainage on the St. Joe Ranger District.



Description:

Mineral exploration at seven drill sites


Location: UNIT - Avery Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Shoshone. LEGAL - T46N, R7E, Sections 4 - 9,

B.M. Between the Manhattan and Mineral Creesk and southwest of Silver Lake.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


St. Joe Travel Management

Plan

EA


- Road management

In Progress:


09/11/2009

Est. Objection Period Legal

Notice 06/2015

Expected:09/2015 01/2016

Description:

Designating roads and trails for public motorized vehicle use on the St. Joe Ranger District.


Location:


Mary Price

208-245-6022 mprice@fs.fed.us

UNIT - St. Maries Ranger District, Avery Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Benewah, Clearwater,

Latah, Shoshone. LEGAL - Not Applicable. St. Joe Ranger District including Avery RD & St. Maries RD.

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(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.


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