Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation Project

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Idaho, Idaho Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest All Units

The Red River Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests is proposing to rehabilitate the lower two miles of the Crooked River valley bottom with meanders & re-align 3 miles the Crooked River Road 233 through the narrow canyon.

Location

Red River Ranger District, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, Idaho County, Idaho, 5 miles southwest of Elk City, Idaho.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
12/12/2012
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/28/2014
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/25/2015
4
Objection Period Start
02/25/2015
5
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
08/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Road Improvements/Construction; Watershed Improvements
Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation - Final Record of DecisionDecision Signed Date: 07/21/2015
ForestsNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
DistrictsRed River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT29N, R7E, Sections 25 and 36; T29N, R8E, Sections 32 and 33; T28 N, R7E, Sections 1, 2, 11, 13, 14, and 24; T28N, R8E, Sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20. (Boise Meridian).
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management