The project would reconstruct portions of the mainstem and side channels, by adding gravel and over 3000 pieces of wood to the stream and floodplain. Several levees and rip-rap would be removed to improve floodplain access.
Location
The project area is approximately 835 acres and includes 4.5 miles of the lower South Fork McKenzie River below Courgar Dam to the McKenzie River mainstem.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/12/2015
2
Comment Period
01/10/2018
3
Objection Period Start
03/07/2018
4
Decision
05/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Lower South Fork McKenzie River Floodplain Enhancement | Decision Signed Date: 05/01/2018 |
| Forests | Willamette National Forest |
| Districts | McKenzie River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T16S R4E Sections 23,24; T16S R4.5E Sections 24,25; T16S R5E Sections 19,30,31 |