Environmental Impact Statement Completed

High Uintas Wilderness Colorado River Cutthroat Trout (CRCT) Habitat Enhancement

Ashley National Forest Duchesne, Utah Roosevelt Ranger District

Cooperative project with UDWR to restore and enhance CRCT populations within the High Uintas wilderness through the use of piscicide rotenone to remove non-native fish from selected streams and lakes. CRCT would be reintroduced following treatment

Location

High Uintas Wilderness Area Roosevelt Ranger District, Duchesne Ranger District.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
07/06/2010
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/24/2013
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
07/23/2019
4
Objection Period Start
07/23/2019
5
Decision
01/2020 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
05/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements
High Uintas Wilderness Colorado River Cutthroat Trout (CRCT) Habitat Enhancement.Decision Signed Date: 01/13/2020
ForestsAshley National Forest
DistrictsRoosevelt Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plants