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January 2008
- Weiser Ranger District Seeks Grants for Local Trail Rehabilitation Project (1/18)
- Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation Grants Requested by the Payette National Forest (1/22)
February 2008
- Payette National Forest to Host Public Meeting on Weiser Ranger District Travel Planning (2/11)
- Snow Sculpture Awards to Aid Local Scholarship (2/14)
- Local Public Meetings for Proposed Idaho Roadless Rule (2/14)
- Meeting Scheduled for Small Business Contract Opportunities (2/19)
- Heavy Equipment with Operators to Sign Up For Fire Suppression Use (2/26)
- Payette National Forest Continues Projects to Reduce Wildfire Risks (2/28)
March 2008
- Payette National Forest Recruiting for Youth Conservation Corps Program (3/10)
- Forest Service Seeks Grants to get “More Kids in the Woods” (3/12)
April 2008
- Payette National Forest Welcomes New Public Affairs Officer (4/1)
- US Forest Service Awards $168,000 Grant to Diamond Ridge Lumber of Kuna, Idaho (4/7)
- Brant Petersen to Serve as Acting Weiser District Ranger (4/11)
- Prescribed Fire Planned North of Weiser (4/17)
- Gray’s Creek Fire Salvage Decision Notice Signed (4/24)
May 2008
- Local Students Celebrate FFA Forestry Day with U.S. Forest Service (5/7)
- Firewood Permits Available Starting on May 15 for Most Southwest Idaho National Forests (5/9)
- Mushroom Permits Available on the Boise and Payette National Forests (5/19)
- Recreational Opportunities on the Payette National Forest (5/19)
- Price Valley Helibase Prepares for Annual Helitack and Rappel Training (5/19)
- Work to Begin on the South Fork Salmon River Road (5/23)
June 2008
- Local Fire and Emergency Crews to Conduct Forest Fire Simulation Exercise (6/11)
- Bear Tornado Salvage Available for Firewood (6/24)
- Major Culvert and Bridge Replacement Projects Underway (6/30)
July 2008
- Yellowpine Mudslide Update (7/24) - (pdf 29KB)
- Council Biomass Demonstration Postponed (7/25)
- Road Closure Update (7/29)
- Two New Fires On the Payette National Forest (7/30)
- Mesa Fire Update (7/31)
- Cabin Creek Fire Update (7/31)
August 2008
- Travel Management Decisions Delayed (8/1)
- Mesa Fire Update (8/1)
- Cabin Creek Update (8/1)
- Cabin Creek & Rush Creek Fire Update (8/4)
- Resource objective added to management strategy of Rush Creek Fire (8/7)
- Cabin Creek Fire Update (8/8)
- Lightening Fires Keep Payette Fire Crews Busy (8/8)
- Frank Church Wilderness Fire Update (8/15)
- Road Closure Update (8/21)
- Road Closure Location Map (8/21) - (pdf 436KB)
- Small Fire Ignites Near the East Fork Salmon River Road (8/22)
- Wilderness Fire Grows to 4,320 Acres (8/27)
- McCall and Council District Ranger Detailers Announced (8/27)
September 2008
- Fall Burning to Begin on the New Meadows Ranger District (9/8)
- Fall Burning to Begin on Krassel and McCall Ranger Districts (9/8)
- Smokey Boulder Road Closure Update (9/09)
- Fall Burning to Begin on the Council and Weiser Ranger Districts (9/9)
- Payette National Forest Releases DSEIS for Big Horn Sheep Viability (9/18)
- Fee-free Days on Saturday and Sunday at Federal Recreation Sites (9/23)
- Record of Decision for Snow-free Travel on McCall & Krassel RDs to be released next week (9/29)
- 400 Miles of Trail Cleared on the Krassel Ranger District (9/29)
October 2008
- McCall & Krassel Ranger Districts Snow-free Travel Management Record of Decision Released to the Public (10/6/08)
- PNF Issues Emergency Closure for North Fork Grays Creek Road (10/8/08)
US Forest Service - Payette National Forest
Last Modified: Thursday, 09 October 2008 at 14:23:42 EDT