Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Paiute Cutthroat Trout Restoration

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Alpine, California Carson Ranger District

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 AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecies Population Enhancements; Wilderness Management
Paiute Cutthroat Trout RestorationDecision Signed Date: 05/20/2010 Legal Notice Date: 05/22/2010
ForestsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
DistrictsCarson Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT7N, R21E, Secs 1, 12, 13; T7N, R22E, Secs 6, 7; T8N, R22E, Secs 19,30,31
Wildlife, fish, rare plants