The project would utilize untreated wood posts and on-site materials to build multiple beaver dam analogs (BDAs). These temporary structures would be constructed by hand and would mimic the influence of beaver dams on the stream and riparian area.
Location
Butler Creek, Coulter Mesa, roughly 16 miles north of Rifle, Colorado.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/04/2022
2
Decision
06/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Butler Creek BDA Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/15/2023 |
| Forests | White River National Forest |
| Districts | West Zone/Rifle Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |