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Comment sought on Camp Robin project |
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December 20, 2017 |
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests is seeking
public comments on the Camp Robin Project
located on the Bonners Ferry Ranger District.
The public comment period is open for 30 days,
with comments accepted through January 19.
Project information and instructions on how to
comment are available on the Idaho Panhandle
National Forests
website.
Public comments help guide the project. Please
focus your comments on the proposed action and
include rationale to help us understand your
concerns. The Bonners Ferry Ranger District will
be hosting an open house meeting at the Boundary
County Extension Office on Thursday, January 4,
from 6 to 8 p.m. at 6447 Kootenai Street,
Bonners Ferry.
Camp Robin is a vegetation management project
designed to address hazardous fuels, forest
health and resilience, wildlife habitat,
watershed health and recreation management
concerns. Within the 42,000-acre project area,
approximately 380 acres are proposed for
prescribed burning and about 6,200 acres for
commercial vegetation management.
The project was developed in collaboration with
the Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative (KVRI)
to complement other landscape restoration work
in the Lower Kootenai River Valley. The KVRI
collaborative consists of the Kootenai Tribe of
Idaho, Boundary County, City of Bonners Ferry,
private citizens, landowners, Federal and State
agencies, conservation/environmental advocacy
groups, and representatives of business and
industry.
Bonners Ferry District Ranger Kevin Knauth,
would like to thank all of the stakeholders
involved in the project planning efforts.
Please contact Project Team Leader Doug Nishek
at
dnishek@fs.fed.us or (208) 267-5561 with any
questions about this project. |
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