Environmental Impact Statement Cancelled

Elk Creek Watershed Project

Klamath National Forest & Butte Valley National Grassland Siskiyou, California Happy Camp Ranger District

Integrated resource management project that aims to improve physical and biological conditions in the Elk Creek watershed. Water Board Waiver Category B.

Location

East Fork Elk Creek 6th-field (180102090302),Lower Elk Creek 6th-field (180102090303), Upper Elk Creek 6th-field (180102090301)

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
10/02/2017
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/2019 (Estimated)
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/2020 (Estimated)
4
Objection Period Start
04/2020 (Estimated)
5
Decision
09/2020 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
09/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
ForestsKlamath National Forest
DistrictsHappy Camp Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionVarious Sections of Townships 14,15,16 North, Ranges 7,8 East, Humboldt Meridian and various sections of Township 44,45 North, Range 12 West, Mount Diablo Meridian.
Watershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsRoad managementForest productsFuels management