Decision Memo Completed

Oxbow Tailings Project Phase I and III

Malheur National Forest Grant, Oregon Blue Mountain Ranger District

Authorizing the Warm Springs Tribe to perform stream restoration activities NFS land adjacent to private land as a part of a larger project. The project area encompasses small (less than 5%) of NFS land that intersects the MFJD River.

Location

Middle Fork John Day River nine miles below Bates, OR.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/24/2011
2
Comment Period
06/25/2011
3
Decision
07/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Oxbow Tailings ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/15/2011 Legal Notice Date: 07/15/2011
ForestsMalheur National Forest
DistrictsBlue Mountain Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 11 S, R 34 E, Sec. 6, NW SE; SE NW & NW NW; T 11 S, R 34 E, Sec 31, NW SW;
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management