The next Land Allocation Committee meeting will be Wednesday, March 15 from 7-8:30 pm

Idaho First Bank, 475 Deinhard Ln, McCall, ID 83638

Minerals and Mining on the Payette National Forest

Our guest speakers include Johanna Defoort with Midas Gold. Johanna and others will be presenting information on overall the geology of the Payette National Forest, the mining history of the area and the new Plan of Restoration and Operations for Midas Gold’s Stibnite Project.

Mine development and permanent land protections are often viewed as being mutually exclusive. Designations such as Wilderness preclude new mining claims and developing existing claims in designated areas is often problematic.

Likewise, areas developed for intensive mining may damage sensitive resources such as fisheries and affect the wilderness qualities of these areas.

The Land Allocation Committee will review the potential for mineral development and permanent protections in and around the Secesh and Needles Recommended Wilderness Areas. The group will also discuss if any future boundary modifications might be warranted. 

The meeting is sponsored by the Payette Forest Coalition (PFC), a collaborative group working to build diverse community support for forest restoration projects on the Payette National Forest.

The PFC formed a Land Allocation Committee to review current land designations, assess what is and is not working, and develop recommendations. Our group is hosting a series of listening sessions to hear from various stakeholders on their perspectives on land management designations.

The meeting is open to all members of the public. The PFC has not recommended any changes from the current status.

Everyone is also encouraged to join the PFC meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 16 from 10-3 at the Payette Forest Supervisor’s office.

http://0104.nccdn.net/1_5/2f7/39a/010/March-2017-PFC-meeting-agenda.pdf

For more information on the Payette Forest Coalition, go to

http://payetteforestcoalition.org/ 

For more information on the Land Allocation Committee, contact John Robison at (208) 345-6933 x 13 or jrobison@idahoconservation.org.

Subscribe to emails on Payette Forest Coalition meetings here:

http://payetteforestcoalition.org/PayetteForward.html

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