Decision Memo Completed

Sheep Creek Large Woody Debris and Planting Project

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Union, Oregon La Grande Ranger District

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 Exclusion32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Sheep Creek Large Woody Debris and Planting ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/18/2013 Legal Notice Date: 04/18/2013
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsLa Grande Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionThe project is located along Upper Grande Ronde River and Sheep Creek which is a tributary to the Upper Grande Ronde.
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants