Decision Memo Completed

Smith Creek Restoration Project

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

The project involves placing wood into a channel spanning log jam configuration using excavators within Smith Creek. Materials would be hand thinned from two precommercial thinning units within the project area. One culvert is proposed for removal.

Location

Smith Creek, within the Starkey experimental forest

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/14/2019
2
Decision
01/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2022 (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; Species Population Enhancements; Watershed Improvements
Smith Creek Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 01/14/2022
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsLa Grande Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT3S R34E S17-20
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management