Project Design Elements

Final Record of Decision

EIS No. 20240123

End of the World Project

Road Reroute – New Construction
Road #9469 Reconstruction
Road Improvement
x Install additional cross drain culverts
x Harden stream crossings for
cattle/ATVs
Road Decommissioning
Culvert Replacements for Aquatic Organism
Passage
Culvert Removals (Road Decommissioning)
Riparian Planting
Limitation of Cattle Access by Strategic Tree
Felling

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All mileages are approximate and are rounded up to the closest whole numbers.

Table 3: Alternative B Cont.
Resource
Invasive Species

Range

Treatment – Alternative B
x Consecutive targeted prescribe fires to
reduce seedbed where native bunchgrass
communities are not intact.
x Additional bio-control releases in partnership
with the Nez Perce Tribe bio-control center.
x Aerial restoration efforts of invasive annual
grass communities often produces poor
results; therefore, aerial seeding both native
grass/forb and introduced annual grasses that
stay greener, longer may be utilized if an
effective seedbed can be achieved by
prescribed fire, and funding is secured.
x If the Range Specialists are able to determine
that aerial restoration of annual grasslands
has an economically viable chance at
success, then the following may be
considered if available on the market:
o Aerial application of US
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) classified bio-pesticides such
as Pseudomonas fluorescens as a
tool for the management of invasive
annual grasses such as cheatgrass,
medusahead, and ventanata.
Presently, the only strain registered
for use as a bio-pesticide in region 1
is sold under the trade name D7® by
Verdesian Life Sciences and is not
being commercially produced.
Additional fencing within the project area is
proposed (if needed) to restore forest vegetation,
meadows and grassland OR to maintain or improve
water quality and aquatic habitats

Final Record of Decision

EIS No. 20240123

End of the World Project

Prescribed fire is proposed. Specific prescriptions are described in the Natural Fuels Reduction section of
the Proposed Action.
Trails
Trail restoration or reconstruction, bridge repair,
reconstruction, or replacement, culvert replacement;
stream crossing hardening, installation of new water
bars/dips, tread delineation, and possible tread base
stabilization to adequately support the designed trail