Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 04/01/2016 to 06/30/2016 Sawtooth National Forest

Project Name

Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)

04/01/2016 to 06/30/2016

Sawtooth 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

R4 - Intermountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

Boise & Sawtooth Forest-wide

Invasive Plant Species

Treatments

EIS

*UPDATED*

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants

- Vegetation management

(other than forest products)

- Watershed management

In Progress:

NOI in Federal Register

06/25/2015

Est. DEIS NOA in Federal

Register 04/2016

Expected:12/2016 12/2016 Carol Brown

208-727-5002 cpbrown@fs.fed.us

Description: Analyze and disclose the effects of treating invasive and noxious weeds forest-wide on the Boise & Sawtooth

National Forests.

Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47151

Location: UNIT - Boise National Forest All Units, Sawtooth National Forest All Units. STATE - Idaho, Utah. COUNTY -

Ada, Blaine, Boise, Camas, Cassia, Custer, Elmore, Gem, Oneida, Power, Twin Falls, Valley, Box Elder. LEGAL

- Not Applicable. Sawtooth and Boise National Forests.

Sawtooth National Forest Fairfield Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Faulkner Group 1 Allotment

Analysis

EA

*UPDATED*

- Grazing management Developing Proposal

Est. Scoping Start 08/2016

Expected:01/2017 03/2017

R4 - Intermountain Region

Renee Kehler

208-764-3202 rkehler@fs.fed.us

Description: Analysis of domestic sheep grazing on six allotments on the Fairfield Ranger District.

Over-Snow Vehicle Travel

Management in the Northern

Portion of the Fairfield Ranger

District

EA

*UPDATED*

Location: UNIT - Fairfield Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Camas, Elmore. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T2-4N

R11-14E.

- Recreation management In Progress:

Comment Period Public Notice

09/08/2015

Expected:07/2016 12/2016 Steven Frost

208-764-3202 srfrost@fs.fed.us

Description: Evaluate the revision of access restrictions to the winter backcountry areas of the northern portions of the Fairfield

Ranger District.


Location: UNIT - Fairfield Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Camas. LEGAL - T 2-6 N and R 12-15 E, Boise

Meridian. Road Corridor from Couch Summit to Fleck Summit and the Upper South Fork Boise River area.

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Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Sawtooth National Forest Fairfield Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Salt Bowns Vegetation

Management Project

CE

*UPDATED*




- Fuels management

In Progress:

Scoping Start 01/22/2016

Expected:08/2016 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48305

08/2016 Lyn Snoddy

208-737-3200 lynlsnoddy@fs.fed.us

Description:

Proposal to conduct vegetation management activities to address insect infestations and resulting fuel build-up in the Salt Creek/Bowns Creek and Fleck Summit area

Web Link:

Location: UNIT - Fairfield Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Camas. LEGAL - Project area includes portions of T3N, R13E; T3N, R14E; T2N, R12E; T2N, R13E; T2N, R14E. Project area within Fairfield Ranger District: east of Boardman Creek, west of Little Smokey Creek, south of Fleck Summit, north of North Fork Soldier Creek.

Sawtooth National Forest Ketchum Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Deer Creek Post Fire

Restoration

CE

*UPDATED*


- Recreation management



- Road management

Completed Actual: 02/01/2016 06/2016 Erika Phillips

208-622-0094 egphillips@fs.fed.us

Description:

The proposed projects are intended to restore riparian vegetation and channel integrity of the main Deer Creek channel; re-establish and repair recreation improvements destroyed by the Beaver Fire; and restore access onto the drainage trail system.


Deer Creek Road Realignment

Project

EA

*UPDATED*

Location: UNIT - Ketchum Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - T2N, R16E, Sections 1-4 and

9-12. T2N, R17E, Sections 4-8. The project area is within the Deer Creek subwatershed, located approximately 5 miles northwest of Hailey, Idaho.


- Road management

In Progress:

Comment Period Public Notice

02/03/2016

Expected:05/2016 07/2016 Bobbi Filbert

208-727-5003 bfilbert@fs.fed.us

Description: Relocate 3200 feet of the Deer Creek road out of the floodplain; Remove 3 bridges crossing Deer Creek; Install one bridge crossing North Fork Creek; Restore 1/2 mile of Deer Creek Road in the floodplain.


Location: UNIT - Ketchum Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Deer Creek watershed on the Ketchum Ranger District.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Sawtooth National Forest Ketchum Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Eves Gulch - Fox Peak

Connector Trail

CE

*UPDATED*


- Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A Renee Catherin

208-622-0096 rcatherin@fs.fed.us

Description: This project would connect the top of Eve Gulch Tr. 146 to the Osberg Ridgeline Tr. 147 just east of Fox Peak. The proposed singletrack trail would be open to mountain bikes, equestrians and foot traffic only. Closed to all motorized use.


Greenhorn, Warm Springs,

Corral Creek Vault Toilet

Replacement and Installation

CE

Pioneer Yurt Summer Use project

CE

*UPDATED*

Sun Valley Super Enduro &

Cross-Country Mountain Bike

Race

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Ketchum Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - T4N, R17E, S6. Project area located northwest of Ketchum, Idaho on ridgeline between top of Eve Gulch Tr. 146/W. Fork Warm Springs to the

.

junction with Osberg Ridgeline Tr. 147 East of Fox Peak.

- Recreation management Developing Proposal


Expected:06/2016 09/2016 Zachary Poff

208-622-0087 zpoff@fs.fed.us

Description:

The District plans to replace the existing vault toilet at the Greenhorn Gulch Trailhead with a new SST and ADAcompliant vault toilet, and install two new vault toilets in Warm Springs Creek and Corral Creek drainages to serve the public.

Location: UNIT - Ketchum Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Greenhorn

Gulch, Warm Springs Creek, and Corral Creek drainages.


- Special use management

Completed Actual: 01/07/2016 06/2016 Zachary Poff


Description: The Ketchum District proposes to amend a special use permit, which would authorize summer use of the Pioneer

Yurt in the Hyndman Basin. Sun Valley Trekking seeks to allow access to the yurt & facilities year-round for rental.

Location: UNIT - Ketchum Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Hyndman

Basin, East Fork of the Wood River.



In Progress:


Expected:05/2016 06/2016 Zachary Poff


Description: Proposal to issue a Recreation Event Special-Use Permit to Mountain Sports International for a 4-stage mountain bike race to be held June 25-26, 2016.

Location: UNIT - Ketchum Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Bald Mountain

Ski Area (T4N, R17E, Sec 13-15, 21-28, 34-36). Wood River Valley, Galena Lodge to the Adams Gulch area.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Sawtooth National Forest Minidoka Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Black Pine Allotments: Point

Springs, EightMile, Moberg,

Black Pine, Kelsaw, & Mineral

Gulch C&H

EA

*UPDATED*


- Grazing management Cancelled N/A N/A Gilbert Jackson

208-677-8296 grjackson@fs.fed.us

Description: Reauthorization of livestock grazing on the Point Springs, Eight Mile, Moberg, Black Pine, Kelsaw and Mineral

Gulch allotments.


Black Pine Shrub Planting

Project

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Cassia. LEGAL - T13SR28ESec32,

T14SR28ESec2-5,8-11,14-17,20-29,32-36, T15SR28ESec1-4,9-16,(21-28,33-36) T16SR28ESec1-4,9-

15,22,24-16, T14SR29ESec19,28-33, T15SR29ESec3-10,15-23,26-35, T16SR29ESec2-11,15-22,28-30.

Black Pine Division- Point Spring C&H, Eight Mile C&H, Moberg C&H, Black Pine C&H, Mineral Gulch C&H

Allotments, Sawtooth National Forest, Minidoka Ranger District.




In Progress:


Expected:04/2016 04/2016 Scott Soletti

208-677-8292 scottrsoletti@fs.fed.us

Description: This project is an effort to re-establish sagebrush and bitterbrush in portions of the Black Pine Division that have burned in recent wildfires and have not recovered. Planting would be completed by crews using augers or a tractor using a planter.


Coal Pit Boundary Fence

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Cassia. LEGAL - Not Applicable. This project is located in the Black Pine Division of the Minidoka Ranger District in the Black Pine Two fire perimeter on the east side of the division.

- Grazing management In Progress:


Expected:04/2016 05/2016

Description:

Construct approximately 2.5 miles of wire fence to aid in livestock control and distribution. This fence is proposed because the natural boundary burned in the 2012 Cave Canyon Fire and is no longer controlling livestock.


Peter Gula

208-677-8290 pagula@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Cassia. LEGAL - Township 12 South, Range 20

East, Sections 1 and 2. Minidoka Ranger District of the Sawtooth National Forest, west of Oakley Valley, Idaho in

Cassia County.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Cotton Ridge RAWS

CE

*UPDATED*


- Fuels management

- Facility management

In Progress:


Expected:10/2016 11/2016 Matt Ginder

208-678-0430 mginder@fs.fed.us

Description: The proposed action of the Sawtooth National Forest is to install a Remote Access Weather Station (RAWS) on

Cotton Ridge. The RAWS will have an approximate foot print of 15 feet by 15 feet.

Hadley Small Tracts Act

CE

*UPDATED*


Location: UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Cassia. LEGAL - The legal description of the proposed activity on Cotton Ridge is Boise Meridian, T14S, R19E, section 26.

. Cotton Ridge of the Cassia Division.

- Land ownership management Developing Proposal


Expected:06/2016 07/2016

Description:

Disposal of a one acre isolated parcel acquired in December of 1947 for the use of a sheep corral and gathering area under the Administrative Site Act of March 2, 1925. This isolated one acre parcel is no longer needed.


Loren Poppert

208 677 8297 lpoppert@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Cassia. LEGAL - Township 13S Range 25E

Section 32. Township 13S Range 25E Section 32.

Johnson Creek Aquatic Habitat

Project

CE

*NEW LISTING*





- Road management

Developing Proposal


Expected:08/2016 09/2016 Mark Dallon

208-678-0430 mdallon@fs.fed.us

Description:

The proposed action is to reroute Forest Road 60002 to remain on the east side of Johnson Creek, eliminating the

2 stream crossings.


Location: UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Box Elder. LEGAL - The proposed activity is located on the north slope of the Raft River Range, 6 miles south of Yost, Utah in Box Elder County at T 14 N, R

15 W, Sections 27, 34. Johnson Creek in the Raft River Division.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Lynn Bench Sage-Grouse

Habitat Restoration Project

CE

*NEW LISTING*






In Progress:


Expected:07/2016 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48661

08/2016 Scott Soletti

208-677-8292 scottrsoletti@fs.fed.us

Description:

The USFS proposes 1,156 acres of hand treatment of juniper and 806 acres of juniper mastication to improve habitat conditions for Greater sage-grouse and mule deer in the Raft River division.

Web Link:

Magic Mountain Boundary

Change

CE

*UPDATED*

Location: UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Box Elder. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The proposed project is on the west end of the Raft River Division of the Minidoka Ranger District on Lynn Bench in the

Raft River Mountains in Box Elder County.



In Progress:


Expected:07/2016 08/2016 David Ashby

208-678-0430 dashby@fs.fed.us

Description: This project involves changing the boundary to include previously used areas that are outside of the official map boundary of the ski area, the boundary change is approximately 2.5 acres and replacement of the existing lift.


Minidoka Trail Improvements

CE

Location: UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Twin Falls. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Magic

Mountain Ski Area in the Rock Creek Recreational Complex.



Expected:06/2016 08/2016

Description:

This project will remove some one way trails from the designated system in the Cassia, Albion and Sublett

Divisions and replace them with trails in these same divisions that create loops and connections.


David Ashby


Location: UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Cassia, Twin Falls. LEGAL - Boise Meridian,

Township 12, 13, 14, 15 S, Range 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 29 E. Cassia, Albion and Sublett Divisions.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Pomerelle Ski Area

Improvements

CE

*UPDATED*




In Progress:




Description: This project will add on approximately ¼ mile of new cat track at the top of racecourse ski run, add on to the existing lodge on the northeast side, and construct a new pond and a ski patrol building.

Recreation Residence

Improvement Project

Thompson Flat Tract #5

CE

Location: UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Cassia. LEGAL - The legal description of the proposed activity is Boise Meridian, Township 13 South, Range 24 East, Section 10. This includes areas within the Albion Division of the Minidoka Ranger District. Albion Division of the Minidoka Ranger District.

- Special use management In Progress:




Description: The Forest Service, Sawtooth National Forest, Minidoka Ranger District is proposing to authorize improvements which will include repair/installing a septic system, and adding a bathroom to the cabin.


Location: UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Cassia. LEGAL - Township 13 South, Range 24

East, Section 3. Thompson Flat Summer Home Tract #5, Albion Divison, Minidoka Ranger District, Sawtooth

National Forest.

Rock Creek Fuels & Vegetation

Project

EA

*UPDATED*



- Fuels management

Completed Actual: 02/16/2016 02/2016 Steve Clezie

208-678-0430 sclezie@fs.fed.us

Description: Treat vegetation using prescribed fire and mechanical treatments in order to reduce fuel loads and to create a more desirable fire regime.


Location: UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Cassia, Twin Falls. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Treatments will be within the Cassia Division in three watersheds - Rock Creek MA, Trapper Creek MA, and

Shoshone Creek MA.

Sawtooth National Forest Sawtooth National Recreation Area (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R4 - Intermountain Region



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Sawtooth National Forest Sawtooth National Recreation Area (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Champion Fish Screens (2)

Special Use Permit

CE


- Special use management On Hold N/A N/A Susan Kranz

208-727-5018 skranz@fs.fed.us

Description: Proposal to issue a 20 year special use permit for continued use of two fish screens with access across National

Forest System lands on a total of 0.50 acres.


Location: UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - NW 1/4, NW 1/4,

Sec. 23, T8N, R14E, B.M. The fish screens are located off Valley Road, FS Rd #70194, via Champion Creek Road

#70458 through private property to non-system forest roads on National Forest System lands.

Howdyville Wetland Restoration

CE



In Progress:


Expected:05/2016 06/2016

Description:

Restore approximately 2 acres of wetlands in the immediate vicinity of the 2.2 acre acquired Howdyville Log Mill parcel near Valley Creek.


Sharon Browder

208-727-5005 sfbrowder@fs.fed.us

Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch

Road and Trail Access Special

Use Permit

CE

Meadow Creek Cattle/Horse

Allotment analysis

EA

Location: UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - HES #578, Section

36, T11N, R12E, B.M. Turnout across Hwy 21 from Elk Mountain Resort, approximately 3 miles west of Stanley,

Idaho.

- Special use management On Hold N/A N/A Jill Allgood

208-737-3247 jallgood@fs.fed.us

Description: Analyze a special use permit for both road and trail access to the ranch.


Location: UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - Secs. 17 & 20,

T9N, R14E, B.M. The project is located on the east side of Highway 75 near Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch, 9 miles south of Stanley, ID.

- Grazing management On Hold N/A N/A Robert Garcia

208-774-3014 rmgarcia@fs.fed.us

Description:

Authorized continued livestock grazing on the Meadow Creek Allotment.


Location: UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The

930 acre Meadow Creek allotment is located 2 miles southwest of Stanley Idaho.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Pole Creek Meadow Historic

Channel Reconnect

CE




In Progress:


Expected:05/2016 09/2016 Mark Moulton

208-727-5000 mmoulton@fs.fed.us

Description: Proposal to return about 1,500 ft of Pole Creek to its historic natural channel rather than have it remain confined within the walls of an eroding gully as it is currently & has been for decades. The change would address a chronic resource impact.


Location: UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - T7N, R15E, Secs. 19 and 30. B. M. Within Pole Creek Meadows, 3 miles east of Sawtooth City, Idaho.

Redfish Lake Lodge Water Tank

CE

*UPDATED*



In Progress:


Expected:05/2016 11/2016 Deidre Witsen

307-739-5434 dwitsen@fs.fed.us

Description:

Proposal to upgrade the Redfish Recreation Complex water system to include a second potable water well &

15,000 gal. of additional water storage capacity to improve the fire suppression sprinkler system to accommodate a new store and lodging in 2016.

Location: UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - T10N, R13E,

Section 34 and T9N, R13E Section 3, Boise Meridian. Approximately five miles south of Stanley, Idaho and located on the ridge above and north of the Redfish Lake Lodge.

Redfish Recreation Complex

Trail

CE



Expected:10/2016 07/2017 Matt Phillips

208-727-5025 mmphillips@fs.fed.us

Description: Develop a 2-mile fully accessible, multi-purpose, non-motorized, public trail from the Redfish entry station to

Redfish Lake within the popular Redfish Lake Recreation Complex.


Location: UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - Sections 26 & 35,

T10N, R13E, B. M. The proposed trail will exist entirely within the Redfish recreation area complex-from the

Redfish entry station (just south of Hwy 75 along the Redfish Lake Road) to the north shore of Redfish Lake.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Silver King Mine Road Access

Special Use Permit

CE

*UPDATED*




Expected:06/2016 07/2016 Jill Allgood

208-737-3247 jallgood@fs.fed.us

Description: Proposal to issue a special use permit authorizing 0.1 miles of existing non-system road and 15 feet of new road construction to access privately owned Silver King Mine. In addition, 0.1 miles of existing road will be restored.

Permit term - 20-yrs.


Stanley Ranch, LLC - Access across NFS lands

CE

*UPDATED*

Stanley to Redfish Lake Trail

CE

Location: UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - NW1/4 Section 14,

T6N, R13E, B. M. Approximately 6 miles northwest of Smiley Creek, ID and Highway 75 up Beaver Creek Road

#204 past Sawtooth City Historical Site.



Expected:06/2016 07/2016 Deidre Witsen

307-739-5434 dwitsen@fs.fed.us

Description:

Evaluate the effects of authorizing 2 access routes to reach private property with wheeled, motorized vehicles have that been used for 20 years. The ROWs will be 528' x 10' and 3,931' x 10'. Period of use is May 1 - November 30 annually.

Location: UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - T10N, R13E,

Sections 6 and 32, Boise Meridian. North and west of Stanley, ID.



Expected:04/2016 10/2016 Matt Phillips

208-727-5025 mmphillips@fs.fed.us

Description: Develop a multi-purpose, non-motorized public trail between Stanley, Idaho and Redfish Recreation Complex.


Location: UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - Sec. 2,3, T9N,

R13E; Sec. 9,15,16,21,22,26,27,34,35, T10N, R13E, B.M. The trail's northern terminus is Stanley City Park. It goes south on a FS trail easement across private land to the Stanley Admin Site on NFS land, then south to connect with existing Redfish trails.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

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