Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is requesting a permit to allow reach-scale bioassays to assess how the piscicide rotenone (liquid) would perform in different habitat and water chemistry types and to assess the deactivating agent.
Location
East Fork Meadow, Sourdough, Scotty, and Lost Pony creeks, approximately 15-20 miles NE of Ovando, Montana within the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/31/2018
2
Decision
08/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements |
| N. Fork Blackfoot River Native Fish Pilot-level bioassay & fish distribution testing permit issuance | Decision Signed Date: 08/08/2018 |
| Forests | Lewis And Clark National Forest |
| Districts | Lincoln Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |