Decision Memo Completed

Willow Creek Riparian Fence

Sawtooth National Forest Cassia, Idaho Minidoka Ranger District

Installation of approximatly 2 miles of fence from Carlson Spring to Willow Creek Peak. The fence is intended to keep cattle from trailing into the Willow Creek drainage and spending a large amount of the permitted time in this unit without moving.

Location

Fence line will follow the ridgeline and road from Carlson Spring north to about Williow Creek Peak and the allotment boundary fence between the Trout Creek and Goose Creek allotments.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/12/2012
2
Comment Period
04/07/2012
3
Decision
05/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.11, 7 Cfr 1B.3(A) (1)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Allotment Management; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Decision Memo Goose Creek Allotment Willow Creek Drift FenceDecision Signed Date: 05/21/2012
ForestsSawtooth National Forest
DistrictsMinidoka Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT16SR20E, Sec 5,8,17
Grazing management