This project is designed to restore access to high quality habitat for federally listed summer steelhead by restoring floodplain connectivity. This will be accomplished by replacing an aquatic passage and relocating 0.5 miles of NFS road.
Location
The proposed project area is 27 miles SW of La Grande along NFS road 5160.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/23/2023
2
Decision
09/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (25), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(25) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements; Watershed Improvements |
| Little Fly Aquatic Organism Passage and Floodplain Restoration | Decision Signed Date: 09/20/2023 |
| Forests | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Districts | La Grande Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |