Decision Memo Completed

Bassett Gulch Restoration Project

Sawtooth National Forest Blaine, Idaho Ketchum Ranger District

Remove the old road leading to Basset Gulch to reconnect and enhance floodplain and wetland habitat. Bank enhancement and stabilization using wood revetments will protect FS road 227 and private property and enhance complex in-channel habitat.

Location

Located 5 miles west of Ketchum, ID on Warm Spring Creek adjacent to Bassett Gulch.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/16/2023
2
Decision
02/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Warm Spring Creek Restoration- Bassett GulchDecision Signed Date: 02/16/2024
ForestsSawtooth National Forest
DistrictsKetchum Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants