Decision Memo Completed

Corvallis Watershed 2 Aquatic Restoration Project

Siuslaw National Forest Benton, Oregon Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

Removal of 66 large Douglas-fir trees, 30 to 36 inch diameter at breast height to be used as large wood, placing them in the lower 1.3 miles of Rock Creek with a large excavator.

Location

Rock Creek - Corvallis watershed

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/23/2013
2
Comment Period
07/23/2013
3
Decision
09/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7); 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Corvallis Watershed 2 Aquatic Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/30/2013 Legal Notice Date: 10/04/2013
ForestsSiuslaw National Forest
DistrictsCentral Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 12 South, Range 6 West, Sections 20,29 and Township 12 South, Range 7 West, Sections 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management