USFWS/CDFG proposal to restore the threatened Paiute cutthroat trout by eradicating non-native trout from 9.1 mi of historic PCT habitat in the Silver King Creek drainage (Carson-Iceberg Wilderness), using the the piscicide rotenone.
Location
Silver King Creek watershed, Carson-Icebery Wilderness
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
06/02/2006
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/20/2009
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
05/20/2010
4
Decision
05/2010 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2010 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Species Population Enhancements; Wilderness Management |
| Paiute Cutthroat Trout Restoration | Decision Signed Date: 05/20/2010 Legal Notice Date: 05/22/2010 |
| Forests | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |
| Districts | Carson Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T7N, R21E, Secs 1, 12, 13; T7N, R22E, Secs 6, 7; T8N, R22E, Secs 19,30,31 |