Decision Memo Completed

Van Houten Lake Fish Barrier Project

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Beaverhead, Montana Wisdom Ranger District

This proposal is to build a structure at the outlet of Van Houten Lake to block non-native trout passage upstream into the lake.

Location

Big Hole Landscape, West Big Hole Flats Management Area, south of Jackson, Montana.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/14/2014
2
Decision
06/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Van Houten Fish BarrierDecision Signed Date: 06/05/2015
ForestsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
DistrictsWisdom Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT22N, R15W, Section 8
Vegetation management (other than forest products)