United States Department of Roadless Area Conservation Agriculture National Forest System Lands in Idaho Forest Service Idaho Final Environmental Impact Statement National Forests August 2008 Appendix C—Idaho Roadless Areas Volume 3: Clearwater, Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai, Nez Perce, and Wallowa Whitman National Forests The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Idaho FEIS Idaho Roadless Areas Table of Contents APPENDIX C. IDAHO ROADLESS AREAS............ C3-1 Mt. Willard-Lake Estelle ............................. C3-162 North Fork #147........................................... C3-168 Clearwater National Forest Packsaddle #155........................................... C3-172 Bighorn-Weitas #306 ....................................... C3-3 Pinchot Butte #149....................................... C3-176 Eldorado Creek #312....................................... C3-9 Roland Point #146........................................ C3-180 Hoodoo #301 .................................................. C3-12 Saddle Mountain #154 ................................ C3-184 Lochsa Face #311 ........................................... C3-18 Salmo-Priest #981 ........................................ C3-187 Lolo Creek #805 ............................................. C3-24 Schafer Peak #160 ........................................ C3-190 Mallard-Larkins #300 see Idaho Panhandle Scotchman Peaks #662 ................................ C3-195 National Forest Selkirk #125 .................................................. C3-201 Meadow Creek-Upper North Fork #302 see Sheep Mountain – State Line #799 ............ C3-206 Idaho Panhandle National Forest Skitwish Ridge #135 .................................... C3-211 Moose Mountain #305................................... C3-28 Spion Kop #136 ............................................ C3-214 North Fork Spruce–White Sand #309 ......... C3-33 Stevens Peak #142........................................ C3-218 North Lochsa Slope #307.............................. C3-38 Storm Creek #144......................................... C3-222 Pot Mountain #304 ........................................ C3-44 Tepee Creek #133......................................... C3-226 Rackliff-Gedney #841 see Nez Perce Trestle Peak #129 ......................................... C3-229 National Forest..................................................... Trouble Creek #138 ..................................... C3-233 Rawhide #313................................................. C3-48 Trout Creek #664 ......................................... C3-237 Siwash #303 .................................................... C3-52 Upper Priest #123 ........................................ C3-241 Sneakfoot Meadows #314............................. C3-55 White Mountain #127.................................. C3-246 Weir–Post Office Creek #308........................ C3-60 Wonderful Peak #152.................................. C3-250 Idaho Panhandle National Forest Kootenai National Forest Beetop #130..................................................... C3-64 Mt. Willard-Lake Estelle #173 see Idaho Big Creek #143 ............................................... C3-69 Panhandle National Forest Blacktail Mountain #122 ............................... C3-74 Roberts #691 ................................................. C3-254 Blacktail Mountain #161 ............................... C3-78 Scotchman Peaks #662 see Idaho Panhandle Buckhorn Ridge #661 .................................... C3-82 National Forest Continental Mountain #153.......................... C3-86 West Fork Elk #692...................................... C3-257 East Cathedral Peak #131 ............................. C3-90 East Fork Elk #678 ......................................... C3-94 Nez Perce National Forest Gilt Edge – Silver Creek #792....................... C3-97 Clear Creek #844.......................................... C3-260 Graham Coal #139 ....................................... C3-101 Dixie Summit-Nut Hill #235 ...................... C3-264 Grandmother Mountain #148 .................... C3-105 East Meadow Creek #845D ........................ C3-268 Hammond Creek #145................................ C3-109 Gospel Hump #921...................................... C3-272 Hellroaring #128 .......................................... C3-113 Gospel Hump Adjacent to Wilderness #923 C3-276 Katka Peak #157........................................... C3-116 John Day #852 .............................................. C3-279 Kootenai Peak #126 ..................................... C3-120 Lick Point #227............................................. C3-283 Little Grass Mountain #121 ........................ C3-123 Little Slate Creek #851................................. C3-287 Lost Creek #137............................................ C3-127 Little Slate Creek North #856..................... C3-291 Magee #132................................................... C3-131 Mallard #847................................................. C3-295 Mallard-Larkins #300.................................. C3-135 North Fork Slate Creek #850...................... C3-299 Maple Peak #141.......................................... C3-144 O’Hara-Falls Creek #226............................. C3-302 Meadow Creek–Upper North Fork #302.. C3-148 Rackliff-Gedney #841.................................. C3-307 Midget Peak #151 ........................................ C3-154 Rapid River #922 see Payette National Forest Mosquito Fly #150 ....................................... C3-158 Appendix C. Idaho Roadless Areas C3-i Idaho Roadless Areas Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Idaho FEIS Salmon Face #855......................................... C3-313 Wallowa Whitman National Forest Selway Bitteroot #new ................................ C3-317 Big Canyon #853.......................................... C3-331 Silver Creek-Pilot Knob #849 ..................... C3-319 Klopton Creek-Corral Creek #854............. C3-334 West Fork Crooked River #new ................ C3-323 West Meadow Creek #845C....................... C3-326 C3-ii Appendix C. Idaho Roadless Areas Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Idaho FEIS Idaho Roadless Areas APPENDIX C. IDAHO ROADLESS AREAS The following appendix describes the roadless area attributes and characteristics for each roadless area found in Idaho. This roadless area specific information is intended to inform the public and decision maker about the variability in roadless character across the continuum of roadless areas. For reference, Appendix D summarizes the roadless characteristics in a tabular form. Maps of each of the roadless areas with the Existing Plan, Proposed Idaho Roadless Rule, and Modified Idaho Roadless Rule themes may be found in the EIS map packet. The appendix is based on existing plan documents describing the roadless areas – generally found in appendix C of the existing plan environmental impact statements. Some of the plan appendix C’s date back to 1987, others are more current because they have recently revised their plans. Most acres have been rounded to the nearest hundred. CHANGES BETWEEN DRAFT AND FINAL EIS In response to public comment, the final EIS appendix C includes environmental consequences for application of each theme to each roadless area for the prohibited and permissible activities (timber harvest, road construction and reconstruction, and mineral leasing). A table is included for each roadless area that displays the potential acreage available for each regulated activity under each alternative. The information regarding wildland urban interface (WUI) was removed from appendix C because it came from a variety of sources including appendix C of existing plans, as well as the map of WUI developed by the State of Idaho. Instead, appendix C of this EIS now displays the estimated acreage in each roadless area in a community protection zone (CPZ) in the Backcountry theme for the Modified Rule. This information is useful for showing the number of acres in the Backcountry theme where temporary roads could be constructed. The CPZ acres displayed in the EIS and in appendix C show the total acres within 1-½ miles of a community based on population projections in 2030 (see final EIS, section 3.1). However, it should be noted that these are approximations and are not set boundaries. Each project or activity would be required to determine whether or not it fits within the definition of CPZ and whether or not further action is warranted. Other information has been updated where new information was available. Comments received on the draft EIS providing additional information on roadless areas were considered and incorporated into this appendix C of the final