Restore degraded habitat across 13 meadow complexes in and around Golden Trout Wilderness Area. Includes maintenance of exiting and placement of new instream restoration treatment structures to reconnect incised stream channels to the floodplain.
Location
13 meadows in the Kern Pleateau area of the Inyo National Forest, from Monache Meadows in the South to Horseshoe Meadow in the North. Mostly within the Golden Trout Wilderness.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/10/2022
2
Decision
04/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Watershed Improvements; Wilderness Management |
| Kern Plateau Meadow Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/18/2023 |
| Forests | Inyo National Forest |
| Districts | Mount Whitney Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |