Decision Memo Completed

Bluff Creek Restoration Project

Ottawa National Forest Ontonagon, Michigan Ottawa National Forest All Units

The goals of the proposed project are to restore channel processes to a 2,000 linear foot stretch of Bluff Creek and enable fish passage through the Choate Road crossing and into the upstream reaches of Bluff Creek and its tributaries.

Location

It is located at the intersection of Bluff Creek and Choate Road in Ontonagon County, Michigan.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/15/2023
2
Decision
11/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7); 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18); 32.2 (19), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(19)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityWatershed Improvements
Bluff Creek Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 11/09/2023
ForestsOttawa National Forest
DistrictsWatersmeet Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSection 1, T46N, R40W, and Section 6, T46N, R39W.
Watershed management