Boise National Forest

Projects & Plans

Schedule of Proposed Actions

The Forest publishers a Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) four times a year: January, April, July and October. To view the current SOPA, visit the Forest Service SOPA page for the Boise National Forest.

July - September, 2008 - A quarterly statement of all proposed projects on the Forest. ( 138 KB)

Local Projects

Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the environmental effects of a proposed activity on National Forest or other federal lands must first be analyzed, with opportunity for public comment, before a decision is made on whether or not to undertake that activity.

Environmental analysis is currently underway for the following major projects on the Boise National Forest. Click on the links below for more information about each project.

Lowman Ranger District Roadside Hazard Tree Removal EA (8/08)

• Environmental Assessment

SFSR Recreation Access Management Project (8/08)

• Cover Letter (August 19, 2008)
• Proposed Action Report

Middle Fork Salvage Project (6/08)

• Decision Notice/FONSI and Environmental Assessment

South Fork Salmon River Hazard Tree Removal Project (4/08)

• Decision Notice/FONSI and Environmental Assessment

Spruce Creek Project (5/07)

• Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Scriver Creek Integrated Restoration Project (1/07)

• Scoping Cover Letter (.pdf - 33 Kb)
• Project Proposal (.pdf - 555 Kb)

Danskin/Camas Land Exchange (5/08)

• Decision Notice/Finding of No Significant Impact (.pdf - 473 Kb)
• Environmental Assessment (EA) (.pdf - 4.47 Mb)
• Appraisal Review with "Crosswalk" to Parcel Numbers (.pdf - 744 Kb)

Motorized Wheeled-Vehicle Route Designation (updated 5/08)

Wheeled motorized route designations for Mountain Home Ranger District.

• Decision Notice / Finding of No Significant Impact (584 Kb)
• Environmental Assesment (1.18 Mb)

Knox Resource Management Project (8/05)

• Project Proposal for Public Comment (790 kb)
• Cover Letter (24 kb)

Proposed Action Reports for Range Allotments:

• "On-Off" Cattle and Horse Grazing Allotments (8/05)
• Featherville Sheep Allotments (176 kb)
• Wood Creek & Moores Flat Cattle Allotments (142 kb)
• Slickear-Deer Sheep Allotment (191 kb)

Range Allotment Decisions:

• Willow Creek Cattle and Horse Allotment - Decision Memo 1/2006 (38 kb)

Off-Highway Travel Management Project

• Decision Notice(113 kb)
• Final Environmental Assessment (860 kb)
• OHV Travel Management Project Proposal (377 kb)

Shafer Project

• Shafer Resource Management Proposed Action Report (912 kb)
• Shafer Project Update - October 2002

Appeal Decisions

Appeal decisions for projects in the Intermountain Region (including the Boise National Forest) are located here.