Environmental Assessment Completed

Longley Meadows Fish Habitat Enhancement Project

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

Phase II of the Bird Track Springs Fish Enhancement Project. The objective is to enhance 1.55 miles of fish habitat for salmonids by creating an active and available floodplain, relocating channels, enhancing riparian vegetation and wetlands.

Location

Located along a portion of the Grande Ronde River, adjacent to Hwy 244 on national forest land and private lands, in the vicinity of Spring Creek and Longley Meadows.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/14/2018
2
Comment Period
08/21/2019
3
Decision
04/2020 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation219 (2012)
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Longley Meadows Fish Habitat Enhancement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/13/2020 Legal Notice Date: 04/13/2020
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsLa Grande Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT3S, R36E, Sections 11,12, 14
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management