Environmental Assessment Completed

Wheeler Creek Fish Barrier

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

Construction of a fish barrier in Wheeler Creek at the US Forest Service boundary. The barrier will prevent non-native rainbow trout from downstream from hybridizing with native Colorado River cutthroat trout upstream of the barrier.

Location

Wheeler Creek at USFS boundary

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/12/2012
2
Comment Period
03/12/2012
3
Decision
06/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Wheeler Creek Fish BarrierDecision Signed Date: 06/17/2012
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsYampa Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT. 2N., R. 84W., Sec. 17
Wildlife, fish, rare plants