Fern Star Timber Sale; Clearwater National Forest, Clearwater County, Idaho

概要

The USDA, Forest Service, will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to disclose the environmental effects of timber harvest, road construction, reforestation and prescribed burning in the vicinity of the Isabella Creek and the Star Creek drainages. The area lies to the east of Isabella Creek and is located in the northwestern corner of the North Fork Ranger District, Clearwater National Forest, Clearwater County, Idaho. A portion of the proposed project's activities are within a roadless area. The proposal's actions are being considered together because they represent either connected or cumulative actions as defined by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1508.25). The purposes of the project are to implement the Clearwater Forest Plan; sustain the diversity and productivity of all ecosystems within the Project Area including the aquatic ecosystems, sensitive plan communities and old growth forest ecosystems; provide conditions that ensure positive timber growth; and reduce the risk of large fires within the Fern Star Project Area; develop a permanent transportation plan for the area that uses ecologically-sensitive road design methods for new roads, utilizes ti