USFS in partnership with CA Department of Transportation is proposing to replace 5 culverts along Highway 70 in order to improve passage for aquatic species (fish, amphibians, and reptiles) so they can access previously blocked tributaries.
Location
Highway 70 at post miles(PM) 42.06 (Mill Creek), 42.21 (unnamed tributary), 46.44 (Bear Ranch Creek), 23.67 (Rush Creek) and 31.82 (Soda Creek).
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/09/2016
2
Comment Period
05/24/2017
3
Objection Period Start
07/19/2017
4
Decision
10/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
12/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Feather River Aquatic Organism Passage Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/23/2017 |
| Forests | Plumas National Forest |
| Districts | Mt. Hough Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |