Decision Memo Completed

Cottonwood Stream Restoration Project

Lolo National Forest Missoula, Montana Seeley Lake Ranger District

Restoration of approximately 2,500 feet of stream channel including relocation or removal of one dispersed recreation site.

Location

Approximately 7 miles east of the town of Seeley Lake, MT within the upper reaches of the Cottonwood Creek watershed located entirely on National Forest System Land

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/02/2012
2
Decision
05/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (19), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(19)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityDispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Cottonwood Stream Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 05/15/2014
ForestsLolo National Forest
DistrictsSeeley Lake Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSections 10,11,12, & 13, T16N, R14W USGS Quad Name and Number: Morrel Mountain 1416
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management