Environmental Assessment Completed

Trout Creek Fish Barrier

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland Rio Blanco, Colorado Yampa Ranger District

Prevent whirling disease infected fish from entering the Trout Creek drainage thereby spreading the disease to native Colorado Cutthroat Trout.

Location

South of Sheriffs Reservoir at the inlet of Trout Creek.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/01/2010
2
Comment Period
03/18/2010
3
Decision
05/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements
Trout Creek Fish Barrier DN/FONSIDecision Signed Date: 05/10/2011 Legal Notice Date: 05/22/2011
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsYampa Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSW, NW, S14, T2N, R87W
Wildlife, fish, rare plants