Decision Memo Completed

Eight Mile Creek Juniper Cutting and Fish Habitat Improvement

Sawtooth National Forest Cassia, Idaho Minidoka Ranger District

This project would improve fish habitat in Eightmile Creek by removing juniper within 50 feet of Eightmile Creek and placing large cut pieces in the channel to provide fish habitat and cover.

Location

Eightmile Creek, west slope of Black Pine Division, 15 miles southeast of Malta, ID.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/11/2013
2
Comment Period
03/11/2013
3
Decision
05/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Decision Memo Eight Mile CreekDecision Signed Date: 05/08/2013 Legal Notice Date: 05/13/2013
ForestsSawtooth National Forest
DistrictsMinidoka Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 14 S, R 28 E, Section 34 and T 15 S, R 28 E, Sections 2, 3, and 4.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)