Decision Memo Completed

2021 Watershed Improvement Project

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Ashland; Bayfield; Forest; Oconto; Price; Sawyer; Vilas, Wisconsin Chequamegon / Nicolet National Forest All Units

Watershed improvement projects: culvert replacements to reduce erosion and improve fish/aquatic passage, installation of a hardened trail crossing, road reconstruction with improved drainage, and replacement or rehab of road and trail bridges.

Location

Watershed improvement projects are scattered across the four districts

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/08/2021
2
Decision
04/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityWatershed Improvements
2021 Watershed Improvement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/21/2021
ForestsChequamegon / Nicolet National Forest
DistrictsMedford-Park Falls Ranger District; Great Divide Ranger District; Eagle River-Florence Ranger District; Lakewood-Laona Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionApproximately 30 locations across the seven counties. See website for project descriptions, exact locations, and map.
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants