The Forest Service has recently entered into an agreement to initiate a land exchange with Western Pacific Timber (WPT), LLC. In the proposed land exchange the Forest Service would acquire approximately 39,371 acres of former Plum Creek Timber Co. lands in the upper Lochsa River drainage (see Western Pacific Timber map below) in exchange for approximately 28,212 acres of National Forest System (NFS) land. The NFS lands are located on the Clearwater, Nez Perce and Idaho Panhandle National Forests (see Forest maps below). The lands included in this proposed exchange are located within Benewah, Clearwater, Latah, Shoshone, Bonner, Kootenai and Idaho Counties. The Clearwater National Forest recently completed a feasibility analysis (see below) of the proposed exchange as a first level screen to; review forest management plans, identify public benefit, identify availability of resources to complete the proposed exchange, identify title and property description problems and identify potential support and opposition. The next step in the exchange process is to complete an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EIS will be prepared to describe the proposal and disclose the effects of the land exchange. The EIS includes a public involvement process which will begin this fall. The automated list of published NEPA documents for this project is available here. For more information on this proposed exchange please contact Teresa Trulock at 208-935-4256. Overview of Exchange Area, 11" x 17", 3.3 mb For on-screen viewing, low resolution -
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Feasibility Analysis
Public Scoping for the Environmental Impact Statement
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