This project is restoration related: 1) maintaining or restoring the existing values and ecosystem services that a riparian environment provides through improving the hydrological function of the Little Deschutes River to benefit the unique habitats.
Location
The two sections of the project area are both located Between County Road 61 (Crescent cut-off) and Highway 58 in the Crescent Ranger District, Klamath County, Oregon.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/01/2017
2
Comment Period
06/08/2018
3
Objection Period Start
05/24/2019
4
Decision
10/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Improvements/Construction |
| Upper Little Deschutes Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/01/2019 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Crescent Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | The legal descriptions are: Northern Section- T.24 S., R.8 E., Sections 26, 32, 33, 34, and 35; T25S, R08E Sections 4 and 5. Southern Portion: T25S, R08E, Sections 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 29 Willamette Meridian |