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 Exclusion | 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Noxious Weed Treatments; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements |
| DM Tincup Creek Stream Restoration | Decision Signed Date: 01/13/2017 |
| Forests | Caribou-Targhee National Forest |
| Districts | Soda Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T.5.S.,R.44.E.,Sections 14, 15, 22, and 23. |