Decision Memo Completed

Otter Creek Headwaters Large Woody Debris Restoration

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests Bennington, Vermont Manchester Ranger District

Large woody debris (LWD) would be placed in stream channels by Chop & Drop method without use of heavy equipment in the following brooks: Big Branch (3.9mi), Ten Kilns (2.7mi), and their un-named first order tributaries near FR10 and FR30.

Location

Forest Service land in the vicinity of Mt. Tabor, areas around FR 10 and FR 30. Town of Mt. Tabor, county of Bennington.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/16/2010
2
Decision
06/2010 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2010 (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; Watershed Improvements
Otter Creek Headwaters Large Woody Debris ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/01/2010
ForestsGreen Mountain And Finger Lakes National Forests
DistrictsManchester Ranger District
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants