Decision Memo Completed

Crane Creek - Elk Flat Fencing

Malheur National Forest Baker; Grant, Oregon Prairie City Ranger District

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 Exclusion32.2 (9), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(9)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityGrazing Allotment Management; Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements; Watershed Improvements; Wilderness Management
Crane Creek - Elk Flat Fencing ProjectDecision Signed Date: 05/30/2014
ForestsMalheur National Forest
DistrictsPrairie City Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT15S 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.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsGrazing managementWatershed management