Salmon-Challis National Forest

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Projects & Plans

• Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)

(projects are listed from most current to oldest -- just click on the name to go to more information regarding the project)

• Sage Creek Materials Pit Project -- (North Fork Ranger District) Scoping Announcement
  
  
• Gibbonsville Urban/Wildland Interface Fuels Reduction EA -- (North Fork Ranger District) Public Comment Period, The opportunity to comment ends 30 days following the date of publication (July 22, 2004) of the legal notice in the Recorder Herald newspaper.
  
  
• Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Noxious Weeds Treatments Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, available for review, April 2004
  
  
• Salmon River Bridges -- (North Fork Ranger District) Scoping Letter, April 15, 2004
  
  
• Salmon Interface / Moose Creek Fuels Reduction Project (Salmon/Cobalt Ranger District) comments due by March 15, 2004, comments-intermtn-salmon-challis-salmon-cobalt@fs.fed.us
  
  
• Colson Creek Materials Pit (North Fork Ranger District) Scoping: February 2004
  
  

• Management Indicator Species Lists -- (Forest wide) Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact to the Proposed Amendments to the Salmon and Challis Land and Resource Management Plans, signed February 2, 2004.
  

• Indian Creek Fisheries Stream Restoration Partnership Project (North Fork Ranger District) Scoping: January 2004

• Indian Creek Road Reconstruction Project (North Fork Ranger District) Scoping: late January 2004

• Frank Church River of No Return Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement
  Record of Decision published December 18, 2003. The 45-day appeal period begins December 19, 2003. Send appeals to: appeals-intermtn-regional-office@fs.fed.us, specify "FCRONR Wilderness Plan" on the subject line of your appeal.
  

• Lost River/Lemhi Grazing Allotments Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Document (Lost River Ranger District)
  comments due September 5, 2003 -- email to: comments-intermtn-salmon-challis@fs.fed.us, specify Lost River/
  Lemhi scoping on the subject line
  

Morgan Creek and Eddy Creek Grazing Allotment Plans (Challis Ranger District)
comments due October 27, 2003 -- email to: comments-intermtn-salmon-challis@fs.fed.us, specify Morgan-Eddy scoping on the subject line.


• Noxious Weed Management FINAL Environmental Impact Statement -- (Forest wide, non-wilderness) September 2003
• Northern Rockies Lynx Amendment (Forest wide)
  
• Forest Wide Roads Analysis - moved to Forest Engineering page (January 2004)
  
  

• Forest Plan Monitoring and Evaluation Report for 2000 and 2001
  August 2002

• Salmon Interface Watershed Assessment (SIWA) (Salmon/Cobalt Ranger District)
  June 2002

• Salmon Wild and Scenic River Management Plan
  January 13, 2003

Sage Creek Materials Pit Project

• Scoping Document

The North Fork Ranger District of the Salmon-Challis National Forest is proposing the expansion of a
small existing rock pit located in the Sage Creek drainage, southeast of the Sage Creek Road.

Send electronic comments to: comments-intermtn-salmon-challis-northfork@fs.fed.us ( specify "Sage Creek Material Pit" on the subject line).

The opportunity to comment ends 30 days following the date of publication of this legal notice in the Recorder Herald newspaper.

Terry Hershey, Acting District Ranger
North Fork Ranger District
11 Casey Road
P O Box 180
North Fork, ID 83466
Telephone: (208) 865-2700

Salmon River Bridges

• Scoping Letter
  
  • Legal Ad published April 15, 2004 in the Recorder Herald Newspaper of Salmon, ID, comments must be submitted within 30 days of the date the legal ad is published.
• Vicinity Map
  
  
• For More Information contact Norm Ando, Interdisciplinary Team Leader, nando@fs.fed.us , 208 865-2737.
  
  
• Send electronic comments to: comments-intermtn-salmon-challis-northfork@fs.fed.us
  • Please specify "Salmon River Bridges" on the subject line.
    

Terry Hershey, Acting District Ranger
North Fork Ranger District
11 Casey Road
P O Box 180
North Fork, ID 83466
Telephone: (208) 865-2700
Facsimile: (208) 865-2739

Salmon Interface / Moose Creek Fuels Reduction Project

• Invitation to Comment letter - Comments due March 15, 2004
  comments-intermtn-salmon-challis-salmon-cobalt@fs.fed.us
• Road Treatment spreadsheet
• Vegetation Treatment spreadsheet
• Proposed Road Status Map
• Proposed Vegetation Treatment Map

  Your comments will continue to help refine the proposed action, any alternatives, as well as the environmental analysis. Pursuant to 36 CFR 215.3(a), this proposal is subject to legal notice and opportunity to comment. Comments on the proposed action will be accepted for 30-days following publication of a legal notice (36 CFR 215.5(b)(1)(iv)). You may submit comments by letter, telephone, facsimile, electronically (in Word or .rtf format) or office visit (during the hours of 8 AM to 4:30 PM). In order to be eligible for appeal, comments must be substantive and timely. Pursuant to 36 CFR 215.2, substantive comments are within the scope of the proposed action and would include supporting reasons for the Responsible Official to consider.

Colson Creek Materials Pit Project

• Scoping letter, February 2, 2004
• General Vicinity Map
• Location Map

  for more informaion contact Gail Baer,Interdisciplinary team leader, email gbaer@fs.fed.us or 208 756-5101

Please send comments to:

E-mail: comments-intermtn-salmon-challis-northfork@fs.fed.us
Please specify "Colson Creek Materials Pit" on the subject line.

Terry Hershey, Acting District Ranger
North Fork Ranger District
11 Casey Road
P O Box 180
North Fork, ID 83466
Telephone: (208) 865-2700
Facsimile: (208) 865-2739

Indian Creek Fisheries Stream Restoration Partnership Project

• Scoping letter, January 23, 2004
• Scoping Document
• Map 1, Vicinity Map
• Map 2, Vicinity Map w/ownership
• Map 3 - unavailable as of January 30, 2004
  

  Please direct comments to:

  Terry Hershey, Acting District Ranger
  c/o IDT Leader Dan Garcia
  North Fork Ranger District
  11 Casey Road
  P O Box 180
  North Fork, ID 83466
  Telephone: (208) 865-2700
  Facsimile: (208) 865-2739
  E-mail: comments-intermtn-salmon-challis-northfork@fs.fed.us
  Please specify "Stream Restoration Project" on the subject line.

Indian Creek Road Reconstruction Project

• Scoping Letter, January 27, 2004
• Vicinity Map
• Design Plan

  Please direct comments on the proposed action to:

  Terry Hershey, Acting District Ranger
  c/o IDT Leader Dan Garcia
  North Fork Ranger District
  11 Casey Road
  P O Box 180
  North Fork, ID 83466
  Telephone: (208) 865-2700
  Facsimile: (208) 865-2739
  E-mail: comments-intermtn-salmon-challis-northfork@fs.fed.us
  Please specify "Road Reconstruction Project" on the subject line.

Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Plan

Record of Decision Documents:

• Record of Decision
• ROD errata -- December 2003
  

Management Plan Documents:

• Management Plan Errata -- December 2003
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Appendix A - The Wilderness Act
• Appendix B - The Wild & Scenic Wilderness Act
• Appendix C - The Central Idaho Wilderness Act
• Appendix D - Bill to Rename the RONR Wilderness
• Appendix E - FC-RONRW Coordination and Operating Charger
• Appendix F - Wild and Scenic River ORV's
• Appendix G - FC-RONR Wilderness Remedial Plan
• Appendix H - Transportation Plan
• Appendix I - Policies and Guidelines for Fish and Wildlife Management
• Appendix J - Trail Maintenance Standards
• Appendix K - 1987 Policy Guidelines for Resolution of Powerboat Access
• Appendix L - Glossary
  
  

FEIS Documents:

• FEIS Errata -- December 2003
• Cover Letter -- contains information on commenting
• FEIS Executive Summary
• Cover Page -- contains a summary of where we are in the process
• FEIS Chapter 1 -- Purpose of and Need for Action
• FEIS Chapter 2 -- Alternatives
• FEIS Chapter 3 -- Affected Environment
• FEIS Chapter 4 -- Environmental Consequences
• FEIS Chapter 5 -- Public Involvement
• FEIS Appendix Table of Contents (click on the appendix you want to view)
  
  Related News Releases:
  
  
• Forest Supervisors Sign Decision for
  Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness -- December 15, 2003
  
• Officials Seek to Clarify Actions for Frank Church Revised Plan, October 24, 2003
• Forest Service Releases Final EIS for the
  Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness, September 8, 2003

Ken Wotring FC–RONR Wilderness Coordinator Salmon-Challis National Forest 50 Highway 93 South Salmon, Idaho 83467 (208) 756-5131 email: appeals-intermtn-regional-office@fs.fed.us specify "FCRONR Wilderness Plan" on the subject line of your email

Management Indicator Species List

Decision Notice and FONSI for the Proposed Amendments to the Salmon and Challis Land and Resource Management Plans
(February 2004)

Gibbonsville Urban/Wildland Interface Fuels Reduction

-- July 2004 -- Public Comment Period

The North Fork District Ranger is proposing to cut by hand, and by tractor and skyline mechanized equipment approximately 5,000 acres of hazardous fuels within the North Fork Salmon River drainage in the vicinity of Gibbonsville, Idaho. The District is also proposing to close approximately 14 miles of unclassified road, and reopen the Hammerean Creek Road (#60449) by removing a slide to allow seasonal access. Lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir stands would be treated in 117 units, ranging from approximately 2 to 344 acres in size. Treatments would begin in 2005 and are anticipated to be complete by 2012.

• Cover Letter
• Notice of Proposed Action
• Proposed Action Prescriptions
• Proposed Action Roads
• Road Map Index - click on the quadrant you want to view
• Unit Map Index - click on the quadrant you want to view

Please send written comments to:

Terry Hershey, Acting District Ranger
North Fork Ranger District
P.O. Box 1805
North Fork, ID 83466
phone: (208) 865-2700
fax: (208) 865-2739
electronic comments: comments-intermtn-salmon-challis-northfork@fs.fed.us (E-mailed comments must be submitted in MS Word (*.doc) or rich text format (*.rtf)

Comments may be delivered to the North Fork Ranger District office during regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, Monday-Friday, excluding federal holidays. The opportunity to comment ends 30 days following the date of publication (July 22, 2004) of the legal notice in the Recorder Herald.

Salmon Wild and Scenic River Management Plan, January 13, 2003

• News Release
• Record of Decision
• Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

Forest Plan Monitoring and Evaluation Report for 2000 and 2001 (August 2002)

• Report

Schedule of Proposed Actions(SOPA)

• 4rth Quarter 2004- (October - December) [ PDF ]

  Mardi Gooby
  50 Highway 93 South
  Salmon, ID 83467
  (208) 756-5148
  

Salmon Interface Watershed Assessment (SIWA)
(June 2002)

• Brochure
• News Release
• Map

Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Noxious Weed Treatments

Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement - April 2004

Abstract: This supplement to the 1999 Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
Noxious Weed Treatments Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) summarizes recent
noxious and invasive weed inventories for the Frank Church-River of No Return
Wilderness, and analyzes the effects of making minor modifications to the existing noxious
and invasive weed management strategy.

• Table of Contents - You can go into this document to link to other sections of the document.
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• List of Preparers
• Literature Cited

Appendices:

The opportunity to comment ends 45 days following the date of publication of the Notice of Availability (NOA) in the Federal Register. The NOA was published on May 7, 2004. Comments can be sent via email to comments-intermtn-salmon-challis@fs.fed.us., please indicate "Wilderness Weeds DSEIS" on the subject line.

Salmon-Challis National Forest Noxious Weed Management Program

Final Environmental Impact Statement - September 2003

• Executive Summary
• Table of Contents (you can open this file and click on sections of the FEIS you want to jump to.)
• Chapter 1 - Purpose and Need
• Chapter 2 - Alternatives
• Chapter 3 - Affected Environment
• Chapter 4 - Environmental Consequences
• Chapter 5 - 9 - Consultation & Coordination, Glossary, Acronyms & Abbreviations, List of Contributors, References
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Appendix D
• Appendix E
• Appendix F
• Appendix G
• Appendix H
• Appendix I
• Appendix J
• Appendix K
• Appendix L
• Appendix M
• Map
  

Bill Diage 50 Highway 93 South Salmon, ID 83467 (208) 756-5562 email: wdiage@fs.fed.us

Morgan Creek and Eddy Creek Grazing Allotment Management Plans

comments due October 27, 2003 -- email to: comments-intermtn-salmon-challis@fs.fed.us, specify Morgan-Eddy scoping on the subject line.

• Scoping Letter - September 29, 2003 [PDF]
• Scoping Document - September 29, 2003 [PDF]
• Map [PDF]

USDA Forest Service - Salmon-Challis National Forest
Last Modified: Friday, 15 October 2004 at 15:39:28 EDT