Place wood structures along Sheep Creek, and plant deciduous seedlings and cuttings. It would improve habitat for spring Chinook salmon, summer steelhead, and bull trout. This is critical habitat for bull trout, a threatened species under ESA
Location
T6S, R35E, Sec 1 and 12. And T4S, R35E, Sec14
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/30/2010
2
Comment Period
05/23/2012
3
Decision
04/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Sheep Creek Large Woody Debris and Planting Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/18/2013 Legal Notice Date: 04/18/2013 |
| Forests | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Districts | La Grande Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | The project is located along Upper Grande Ronde River and Sheep Creek which is a tributary to the Upper Grande Ronde. |