Decision Memo Completed

Beaver Lodge Impoundment Restoration project

Chippewa National Forest Itasca, Minnesota Deer River Ranger District

Improve watershed conditions, reduce maintenance costs, and increase public safety by Impoundment including removing the control structure,culvert,and flood plain fill material and revegetating with native species.This is outside the LLBO reservation

Location

8 miles Northwest of Talmoon, MN and three miles Southwest of Wirt, MN on the headwaters of Fletcher Creek. The access is from Itasca 29, however there is no public vehicle access to the impoundment.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/17/2020
2
Decision
02/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Beaver Lodge Impoundment Restoration projectDecision Signed Date: 02/05/2021
ForestsChippewa National Forest
DistrictsDeer River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 149N Range 25W Section 30 - NE SW
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants