Build, re-build and/or maintain approximately 30 miles of fencing to improve livestock management and distribution, protect critical bull trout aquatic habitat, enhance riparian areas and hardwoods, and enhance Monument Rock Wilderness values.
Location
The project areas are located approximately 20-25 miles southeast of Prairie City, Oregon, in Upper North Fork, Malheur River watershed. Grant and Baker counties.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/26/2013
2
Decision
05/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (9), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(9) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Grazing Allotment Management; Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements; Watershed Improvements; Wilderness Management |
| Crane Creek - Elk Flat Fencing Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/30/2014 |
| Forests | Malheur National Forest |
| Districts | Prairie City Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T15S R35½E Sec 33; T16S R35E Sec 4,5,9,16,17,19,20,21,22,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34; T14S R35½E Sec 23,26,35,36; T14S R36E Sec 31; T15S R35½E, Sec. 1; T15S R36E, Sec. 5,6,7,8,18. |