Decision Memo Completed

Cabin Creek Westslope Cutthroat Trout Barrier

Custer Gallatin National Forest Gallatin, Montana Hebgen Lake Ranger District

It is proposed to construct a concrete barrier of adequate height and gradient to prevent the continued invasion of rainbow trout into the headwaters of the Cabin Creek Drainage

Location

Project area is located approx. 17 miles NW of West Yellowstone,MT, near Hebgen Lake Dam. The specific site is along lower Cabin Creek approximately 0.5 mile upstread from confluence of Madison River

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/27/2014
2
Decision
03/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Population Enhancements
Cabin Creek Fish BarrierDecision Signed Date: 03/31/2014
ForestsCuster Gallatin National Forest
DistrictsHebgen Lake Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT. 11 S., R. 3 E., Section 15
Wildlife, fish, rare plants