Environmental Assessment Completed

Indian Ford Creek Restoration Project

Deschutes National Forest Deschutes, Oregon Sisters Ranger District

The project would restore fish passage to Indian Ford Creek by addressing the last remaining artificial barriers. It will improve habitat conditions by reducing dispersed camping impacts, thinning conifers and restoring hydrologic function.

Location

Lower Indian Ford Creek subwatershed and extends from Glaze Meadow to the east end of the Indian Ford Grazing Allotment.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/13/2014
2
Comment Period
03/19/2015
3
Objection Period Start
05/18/2015
4
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Indian Ford Creek Restoration projectDecision Signed Date: 07/10/2015
ForestsDeschutes National Forest
DistrictsSisters Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT14S, R09E, Sections 11, 13, 14, 15 and T14S, R10E, Sections 16, 17, and 21.
Wildlife, fish, rare plants