To restore stream channel form/function and adjacent riparian habitat in Philadelphia Canyon, Lincoln National Forest Smokey Bear Ranger District proposes to install erosion control features within and adjacent to the drainage channel.
Location
The project is located approximately 7.5 miles north-northwest of the Smokey Bear Ranger District office in Ruidoso, New Mexico, and the project would be accessed using FS Road 598.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/22/2021
2
Decision
12/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Philadelphia Canyon Riparian Restoration | Decision Signed Date: 12/06/2021 |
| Forests | Lincoln National Forest |
| Districts | Smokey Bear Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | sections 5, 8, and 9 of T. 10 S., R. 13 E. |