Environmental Assessment Completed

East Fork Illinois River Channel & Floodplain Restoration

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Del Norte, California Wild Rivers Ranger District

Place large wood, construct a 1500-foot side channel, and revegetate about 7 miles of stream to improve fish habitat and water quality.

Location

About 11 miles south of Cave Junction, Oregon, within Del Norte County, California.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/10/2014
2
Comment Period
08/14/2015
3
Objection Period Start
09/19/2015
4
Decision
11/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
East Fork Illinois River Channel & Floodplain RestorationDecision Signed Date: 11/06/2015
ForestsRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
DistrictsWild Rivers Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT18N-R5E-Sec. 1, 2, 4, 12; T19N-R5E-Sec. 33-35. Humboldt Meridian.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed management