Decision Memo Completed

Divide Allotment - 3900 Road Fence

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Wallowa, Oregon Wallowa Valley Ranger District

The Forest Service proposes to construct fence on the Divide Cattle and Horse Allotment to control livestock distribution, reduce fine sediment deposition in Little Sheep, Big Sheep, and Salt Creeks and to decrease riparian grazing effects.

Location

Little Sheep Creek (5 miles), Salt Creek (1 mile), and Big Sheep Creek (1 mile) entirely on Wallowa-Whitman National Forest administered lands.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/07/2011
2
Comment Period
08/22/2012
3
Decision
12/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (9), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(9)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityGrazing Allotment Management; Species Habitat Improvements
Divide Allotment - 3900 Road FenceDecision Signed Date: 12/17/2012 Legal Notice Date: 12/19/2012
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsWallowa Valley Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT3S, R46E, sections 29 and 32; T4S, R46E, sections 5916, 21, 22, 27 Willamette Meridian
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsGrazing management