Decision Memo Completed

Bitter Lick Creek Instream Restoration Project

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Jackson, Oregon High Cascades Ranger District

Reconstruct inlet to an off-channel pond to provide consistent flow of water from mainstem Bitter Lick Creek channel. Reconfigure four legacy instream structures that currently impair movement of juvinile anadromous fish.

Location

Approximately 8 air miles north of Lost Creek Reservoir (along OR Hwy 62).

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/16/2014
2
Decision
10/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Bitter Lick Creek RestorationDecision Signed Date: 10/23/2014
ForestsRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
DistrictsHigh Cascades Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNortheast 1/4 section 12, Township 32 South, Range 1 East, of Willamette Meridian.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management