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Comment period open on Halfway Malin project |
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May 11, 2017 |
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests is inviting
the public to review and make comments on the
Halfway Malin Environmental Assessment (EA). The
proposed project area includes roughly 4,860
acres and is located about ten miles up the St.
Joe River from Avery, Idaho, between Bird Creek
and Eagle Creek.
The proposal includes over 800 acres of timber
harvest with openings larger than 40 acres,
approximately 480 acres of prescribed burning,
and tree planting followed by gopher baiting,
white pine pruning, and thinning. The proposal
also includes road construction for timber
harvest, removing a culvert, and decommissioning
or storing roads.
According to District Ranger Matt Davis, the
project was developed to address forest health
and to improve resilience to disturbances, such
as insect and disease outbreaks and drought.
Additional objectives include improving big game
forage, improving stream habitat, maintaining
wildlife security areas, and contributing wood
products for a sustainable forest-products
industry. Davis said, "Comments will be used to
help refine the analysis and help the Forest
Supervisor formulate a draft decision." Davis
asks that the comments provided be specific with
supporting reasons.
The official 30-day public review and comment
started May 10 and is open until June 12.
Comments may be submitted to the St. Joe Ranger
District office, by email to
comments-northern-idpanhandle-stjoe@fs.fed.us,
in person, or by phone. For information, please
contact the St.Joe Ranger District at the St.
Maries office (208) 245-2531 or visit the
project website at:
http://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/ipnf/landmanagement/projects. |
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