Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
Sawtooth National Forest
This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
Greater Sage-grouse
Management Direction - Idaho
- Land management planning
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
EIS
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/24/2013
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 02/2014
Expected:08/2014
09/2014
Glen Stein
801-625-5281
gstein@fs.fed.us
Description: The purpose of this project is to prepare environmental impact statements (EISs) and supplemental environmental
impact statements to incorporate greater sage-grouse conservation measures into Bureau of Land Management
land use plans and Forest Plans.
Location:
UNIT - Boise National Forest All Units, Salmon-Challis National Forest All Units, Sawtooth National Forest All
Units, Caribou-Targhee National Forest All Units. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Adams, Blaine, Bonneville,
Camas, Caribou, Cassia, Elmore, Fremont, Madison. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Boise NF, Salmon-Challis NF,
Caribou-Targhee NF, Sawtooth NF, Curlew NG.
R4 - Intermountain Region
Sawtooth National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Stacey Clark
208-727-5008
staceyclark@fs.fed.us
Idaho Department of Fish and
Game Administrative Site
Special Use Permit
- Special use management
CE
Description: To reissue a special use permit to Idaho Fish and Game for an existing administrative cabin and corral for a term
of 20 years.
Location:
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2014
08/2014
UNIT - Sawtooth National Forest All Units. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - T.10 N., R14E., Sec.
31, NW1/4, B.M. The site is located five miles south of Stanley, ID on the south side of Boundary Creek Road
#70212.
Sawtooth National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
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R4 - Intermountain Region
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Sawtooth National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
Commercial Film Permit
Issuance
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/28/2011
Project Contact
Expected:10/2014
12/2014
CE
Ed Cannady
208-727-5004
ecannady@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to issue a 5-year special use permit re-authorizing commercial video and still photography on the
Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Ketchum Ranger District for a new term with no changes to the existing
permit.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37778
Location:
Sawtooth National Forest
UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Ketchum Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine,
Custer. Sawtooth National Recreation Area excluding the Sawtooth Wilderness, and the entire Ketchum Ranger
District, Sawtooth National Forest.
R4 - Intermountain Region
Fairfield Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Over-Snow Vehicle Access in
the Upper South Fork Boise
River Area project
- Recreation management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
12/20/2013
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 10/2014
Expected:01/2015
02/2015
Steven Frost
208-727-5000
srfrost@fs.fed.us
Description: Evaluate the revision of access restrictions to the winter backcountry areas of the Upper South Fork Boise River.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=31915
Location:
Rusty Nugget Placer
Exploratory Plan of Operations
UNIT - Fairfield Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Camas. LEGAL - T 2-6 N and R 12-154 E, Boise
Meridian. Road Corridor from Couch Summit to Fleck Summit and the Upper South Fork Boise River area.
- Minerals and Geology
Completed
CE
Actual: 09/18/2014
09/2014
Heidie Torrealday
208-677-8295
htorrealday@fs.fed.us
Description: The Proponent's proposal is to evaluate the lateral and vertical extent of placer gold mineralization in alluvial
gravels on the mining claim. He will determine depth to groundwater and overall geologic conditions of the claim.
Location:
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UNIT - Fairfield Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Camas. LEGAL - Section 8, T5N, R13E. The four
acre unpatented mining claim is located on the bank of Ross Fork near the confluence of Little Bear Creek.
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Project Name
Sawtooth National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Fairfield Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Soldier Mountain Ski Area Base - Special use management
Improvements
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 09/2014
Expected:01/2015
05/2015
CE
Steven Frost
208-764-3202
srfrost@fs.fed.us
Description: The Soldier Mountain Ski Area proposes to construct a shop (snow cat storage), a new rental shop, up to 12 small
cabins for overnight accommodation, and a small lift at the base facilities.
*NEW LISTING*
Location:
Sawtooth National Forest
Project Contact
UNIT - Fairfield Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Camas. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Soldier
Mountain Ski Are base facilities occur on the Sawtooth National Forest approximately 10 miles north of Fairfield,
Idaho.
R4 - Intermountain Region
Ketchum Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
BSM Barite Exploration Project
- Minerals and Geology
On Hold
N/A
N/A
EA
Heidie Torrealday
208-737-3224
htorrealday@fs.fed.us
Description: Exploration for mineralization by constructing 16 drill pads and drilling 22 core and reverse circulation holes on
their claims on National Forest during the exploration period. Reconstruction of a collapsed adit.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43335
Location:
Lake Creek Riparian and
Stream Enhancement Project
UNIT - Ketchum Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - Township 3 North, Range 21
East, Section 12, Blaine County Idaho. Ketchum Ranger District, Sawtooth National Forest, Blaine County, State
of Idaho.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/27/2014
Expected:09/2014
CE
10/2014
Erika Phillips
208-622-0094
egphillips@fs.fed.us
Description: The activity will occur on the Sawtooth National Forest in the Lake Creek drainage, approximately three miles north
of Ketchum, in the Big Wood River watershed.
Location:
Sawtooth National Forest
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UNIT - Ketchum Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - R4, Sawtooth National Forest,
Ketchum Ranger District, Blaine County, Idaho. Lake Creek drainage.
Minidoka Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R4 - Intermountain Region
Sawtooth National Forest
Project Name
Sawtooth National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Minidoka Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
2013 Radio System
Improvements
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/17/2013
Expected:01/2015
Project Contact
04/2015
CE
David Ashby
208-678-0430
dashby@fs.fed.us
Description: Installation of Pepro Radio shelters on Mount Harrison and Heglar Peak. Installation of a 40' antenna on Mount
Harrison.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42107
Location:
Black Pine Allotments: Point
Springs, EightMile, Moberg,
Black Pine, Kelsaw, & Mineral
Gulch C&H
UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Cassia. LEGAL - Boise Meridian, T13S, R24E,
section 4.
Boise Meridian, T12S, R29E, section 12. Sawtooth National Forest, Minidoka Ranger District, Albion Division
Mount Harrison Electronic Site, Sublett Division Heglar Peak.
- Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
01/16/2012
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 08/2014
Expected:10/2014
Actual: 09/09/2013
11/2014
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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37693
Location:
Edwards Creek Aquatic
Organism Passage
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) T16SR28ESec1-4,915,22,24-16, 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.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2015
CE
Expected:07/2015
07/2015
Mark Dallon
208-678-0430
mdallon@fs.fed.us
Description: This project would improve a road crossing to enable passage for fish and other aquatic organisms in Edwards
Creek.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44402
Location:
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UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Cassia. LEGAL - T 15 S, R 24 E, Section 4,
SENW. Edwards Creek, 1/2 mile downstream of forest boundary on private road.
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Project Name
Sawtooth National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
Minidoka Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
David Ashby
775-752-3357
dashby@fs.fed.us
Minidoka Supplement to the
2008 Travel Plan Map Revision
Environmental Assessment
- Road management
EA
Description: Supplement the 2008 "Travel Plan Map Revision - Elimination of Motorized Cross-Country Travel and Motorized
Route Designation Environmental Assessment" for the Minidoka Ranger District.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41283
Location:
Completed
Actual: 08/21/2014
09/2014
UNIT - Minidoka Ranger District. STATE - Idaho, Utah. COUNTY - Cassia, Oneida, Power, Twin Falls, Box
Elder. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Minidoka Ranger District.
David Ashby
208-678-0430
dashby@fs.fed.us
Recreation Residence
Improvement Project
Thompson Flat Tract #5
- Special use management
CE
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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42923
Location:
Rock Creek Fuels & Vegetation
Project
EA
*NEW LISTING*
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Expected:07/2014
08/2014
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.
Steve Clezie
- Vegetation management
Developing Proposal
Expected:09/2015
09/2015
208-678-0430
(other than forest products)
Est. Notice of Initiation 10/2014
sclezie@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: Treat vegetation using prescribed fire and mechanical treatments in order to reduce fuel loads and to create a
more desirable fire regime.
Location:
Sawtooth National Forest
In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/06/2013
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 Recreation Area (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R4 - Intermountain Region
Sawtooth National Forest
Project Name
Sawtooth National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Sawtooth National Recreation Area (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Boulder Mountain Tour Special
Use Permit Issuance
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2014
Expected:11/2014
Project Contact
12/2014
CE
Ed Cannady
208-727-5004
ecannady@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to issue a 5-year Recreation Event special use permit re-authorizing the annual Boulder Mountain Tour
Ski Race for a new term with no changes to the existing permit.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37776
Location:
UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - T6N R15E; T6N
R16E; T5N R16E;T5N R17E B. M. Sawtooth National Recreation Area within the Big Wood River Drainage along
the Boulder Mountain/Harriman Trail.
Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch
Road and Trail Access Special
Use Permit
- Special use management
CE
Description: Analyze a special use permit for both road and trail access to the ranch.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44202
Location:
Meadow Creek Cattle/Horse
Allotment analysis
In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/01/2014
Expected:11/2014
07/2015
Stacey Clark
208-727-5008
staceyclark@fs.fed.us
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
EA
Robert Garcia
208-774-3014
rmgarcia@fs.fed.us
Description: Authorized continued livestock grazing on the Meadow Creek Allotment. Re-locate the fence to the boundary line.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41097
Location:
Pole Creek Diversion Special
Use Authorization
UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Custer. The 930 acre Meadow Creek
allotment is located 2 miles southwest of Stanley Idaho.
- Watershed management
- Special use management
Completed
EA
Actual: 09/11/2014
10/2014
Mark Moulton
208-727-5000
mmoulton@fs.fed.us
Description: The proposal would issue special use permit(s) to re-authorize the continued use of an irrigation diversion from
Pole Creek, as well as related roads, ditches, and small irrigated parcels on National Forest System lands.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41737
Location:
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UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - T7N, R14E, Sections
15, 23, 24, and 25, B. M. Within the Pole Creek drainage, approximately 1.5 miles north and east of Sawtooth
City, Idaho.
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Project Name
Sawtooth National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Sawtooth National Recreation Area (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Redfish - Road #210 Fuels
Reduction Project
- Fuels management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2014
Expected:03/2015
07/2015
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Michelle Erdie
208-622-8275
merdie@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to conduct fuel reduction activities on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area along Forest Road #210
and in the Redfish Complex.
Location:
Redfish to Stanley Trail
Project Contact
UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - Sec.
1,2,3,12,13,19,24, T9N, R13E; Sec.7,18,19, T9N, R14E; Sec.35, T10N, R13E, B. M. The site is located 4 miles
south of Stanley, ID along Forest Road #210 and in the Redfish Complex.
- Recreation management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/28/2014
Expected:01/2015
05/2016
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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43434
Location:
Silver King Mine Road Access
Special Use Permit
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.
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2014
CE
*NEW LISTING*
07/2015
Stacey Clark
208-727-5008
staceyclark@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to issue a special use permit authorizing 0.1 miles of existing non-system road and 50 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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45468
Location:
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Expected:12/2014
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.
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Project Name
Sawtooth National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
Sawtooth National Recreation Area (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Susan Kranz
208-727-5018
skranz@fs.fed.us
Smiley Creek Airport Well and
Road Access Special Use
Permit
- Special use management
CE
Description: Idaho Department of Transportation,Division of Aeronautics would be authorized a special use permit for continued
use of an existing well and 0.1 mile of associated water and power lines; and a new permit for 0.1 mile of an
existing road access.
Location:
In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/30/2014
Expected:10/2014
11/2014
UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Blaine. LEGAL - T.7N., R.14E, Sec.
27, NE1/4, SE1/4, B.M. The area (airport) is located on the east side of State Highway 75, Smiley Creek Lodge
and the designated community of Smiley Creek.
Heidie Torrealday
208-677-8295
htorrealday@fs.fed.us
Warm Springs Recreational
Placer Mining Plan of
Operations
- Minerals and Geology
EA
Description: Plan of Operations for recreational placer mining on an unpatented mining claim within the Sawtooth National
Recreation Area, Custer County, Idaho
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42965
Location:
On Hold
N/A
N/A
UNIT - Sawtooth National Recreation Area. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Custer. LEGAL - Sec. 29, T11N,
R16E, B. M. Activity proposed to occur on an unpatented mining claim located above the high-water mark of the
Salmon River near Torrey's Campground, Custer County, Idaho.
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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
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