Decision Memo Completed

Bull Run Subwatershed Restoration Project Phase I

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Grant, Oregon Whitman Ranger District

The project will improve fish habitat on Corral, Deep & Channel Creeks which are tributaries to Bullrun Creek and the North Fork of the John Day River. Activities will improve floodplain function, water storage, fish passage and habitat complexity.

Location

Project will occur in the area surrounding the community of Granite on Corral Creek, Deep Creek, and Channel Creek within the Granite Creek watershed and Bullrun subwatershed.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/01/2014
2
Decision
02/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Bull Run Restoration Project Phase OneDecision Signed Date: 02/20/2015
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsWhitman Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 9 S, R 35.5E, S 1, 2 and T 9 S, R 36 E, S 8, 18
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management