White Sand Ecosystem Management Project; Clearwater National Forest, Idaho County, ID

摘要

The USDA, Forest Service, will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to disclose the environmental effects of vegetation retention, vegetation treatments, access management, and fish habitat enhancement in the vicinity of White Sand Creek, Beaver Creek, Savage Creek, Rabbit Creek, and Colt Creek drainages. The area is located south and east of the Powell Ranger Station, Powell Ranger District, Clearwater National Forest, Idaho County, Idaho. Most of the proposed project's activities are within the North Fork Spruce - White Sand (#1309) and Sneakfoot Meadows (#1314) Roadless Areas. 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 within the context of Ecosystem Management principles; conserve biological diversity; retain the undeveloped character of White Sand scenery; restore ecosystem function in fire-dependant forest communities; reduce the risk of large fires and improve opportunities for use of prescribed natural fire; create vistas and visually rehabilitate severa