Pacific Northwest Backroad Adventures

The Boise National Forest continues their Travel Planning and is now working on portions of the Emmett Ranger District. There are a total of 216,193 acres, comprising some 65 percent of the Ranger District, that have not gone through a complete National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) decision process for route designation. These acres are comprised of the “E” travel management areas identified on the current Boise National Forest Visitor/Travel Map. Public motorized travel in “E” areas currently utilizes established user-created routes, as well as formally designated routes.
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The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Boise District is beginning a new Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Four Rivers Planning Area. The RMP will address management of over 783,000 acres of public lands located in nine west-central and southwestern counties. The counties include Adams, Valley, Washington, Payette, Gem, Boise, Canyon, Ada and Elmore.
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