Decision Memo Completed

Knock-on-Wood Habitat Improvement

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Idaho, Idaho Lochsa/Powell Ranger District

The Knock-on-Wood Habitat Improvement project would place large wood or install structures in streams within the Lolo Creek drainage. The addition of wood would provide complex fish habitat by improving limiting factors for steelhead habitat.

Location

The Knock-on-Wood Habitat Improvement project area encompasses approximately 78,500 acres in the Lolo Creek watershed within the Clearwater River subbasin; 15 miles northeast of Kamiah, Idaho.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/08/2022
2
Decision
11/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements; Watershed Improvements
Knock-on Wood Habitat ImprovementDecision Signed Date: 11/04/2022
ForestsNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
DistrictsLochsa/Powell Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants