Decision Memo Completed

Tincup Creek Restoration

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Caribou, Idaho Soda Springs Ranger District

To restore connectivity of Tincup Creek to the floodplain, enable return of willows, encourage beaver colonization, stabilize vertical eroding banks at meanders, improve habitat for 3 sensitive species, and to improve grazing and riparian conditions.

Location

Project is located between the Tincup Highway and the North Fork Tincup Bridge along the Bridge Creek Road #117, 11 miles East of Freedom, WY.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/17/2016
2
Comment Period
02/17/2016
3
Decision
01/2017 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityNoxious Weed Treatments; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements
DM Tincup Creek Stream RestorationDecision Signed Date: 01/13/2017
ForestsCaribou-Targhee National Forest
DistrictsSoda Springs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT.5.S.,R.44.E.,Sections 14, 15, 22, and 23.
Grazing managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management