Decision Memo Completed

Thacher School Term Permit Reissuance for Golden Trout Wilderness School

Inyo National Forest Inyo, California Inyo National Forest All Units

Reissuance of a ten year term permit to The Thacher School for operation and maintenance of Golden Trout Wilderness School in the Golden Trout Wilderness.

Location

On Cottonwood Creek in the Golden Trout Wilderness at a location just south of the John Muir Wilderness. The camp is roughly 2.5 miles north of the Horseshoe Meadow Trailhead.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/02/2019
2
Decision
10/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Thacher School Term Permit Reissuance for Golden Trout Wilderness SchoolDecision Signed Date: 10/04/2024
ForestsInyo National Forest
DistrictsMount Whitney Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT16.5S R35E Section 33 and T17S R35E Section 3 as shown on the Cirque Peak, California 7.5 minute USGS Topographic Map. UTM Zone 11, 394616mE, 4038284mN.
Special use management