Decision Memo Completed

Bannock Guard Station Watershed Improvement Project

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Bannock, Idaho Westside Ranger District

The proposed action is to restore approximately 1,000 feet of Mink Creek in the Bannock Guard Station (GS) area, upsize the bridge on the Guard Station access road, modify the culvert bone-yard, and stabilize streambanks at the Mink Creek Group Site.

Location

9 1/2 miles south of Pocatello, ID along Mink Creek through the Guard Station and Mink Creek Group Site

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/25/2011
2
Comment Period
04/22/2012
3
Decision
06/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Bannock Guard Station Watershed Improvement Project Decision MemoDecision Signed Date: 06/06/2012 Legal Notice Date: 06/14/2012
ForestsCaribou-Targhee National Forest
DistrictsWestside Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT8S; R35E; Section 18 NW ¼
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants