Environmental Assessment Completed

Deep Creek Watershed Improvement Project

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Oneida, Idaho Westside Ranger District

Improve riparian habitat by removing Russian olive and salt cedar along ~2 miles of Deep Creek above Stone Reservoir; stabilize eroding streambanks to improve watershed conditions.

Location

Along Deep Creek, upstream of Stone Reservoir on the Curlew National Grassland

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/29/2013
2
Comment Period
02/28/2014
3
Objection Period Start
07/20/2016
4
Decision
09/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Deep Creek Watershed Improvement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/15/2016
ForestsCaribou-Targhee National Forest
DistrictsWestside Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT15S; R32E; Sections 13, 23, 24, & 26
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management