Decision Memo Completed

Soldier Creek Crossing

Bighorn National Forest Big Horn, Wyoming Powder River Ranger District

Replace existing culvert on FR 24 with a bottomless arch culvert designed to facilitate aquatic organism passage (AOP). Current culvert is a barrier to AOP and does not function properly.

Location

Soldier Creek crossing of FR 24, approximately 20 miles northeast of Tensleep, WY on the Bighorn NF.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/26/2011
2
Decision
10/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Watershed Improvements
Soldier Creek Crossing Culvert ReplacementDecision Signed Date: 10/18/2011
ForestsBighorn National Forest
DistrictsPowder River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT49N, R87W, Section 1
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed managementRoad management