Decision Memo Completed

Cottonwood Gallery Forest Habitat Protection Snake River Fences and Corral

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Bonneville, Idaho Palisades Ranger District

Project proposes to exclude cattle from a portion of the South Fork of the Snake River riparian area to improve habitat and comply with a change in management.

Location

Project area is located about 2 miles south of Swan Valley, ID along the lower reaches of Paawahan'to'I Naokwaide Creek where it flows into the South Fork of the Snake River.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/13/2016
2
Comment Period
02/07/2023
3
Decision
05/2023 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityGrazing Allotment Management; Species Habitat Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements
Cottonwood Gallery Forest Habitat Protection Snake River Fences and CorralDecision Signed Date: 05/08/2023
ForestsCaribou-Targhee National Forest
DistrictsPalisades Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 1N R 42 E Sec12 &13 T1N R 43E Sec 19
Grazing managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsLand ownership management