Decision Memo Completed

Presidential Range Dry River Wilderness Area Trails Project

White Mountain National Forest Carroll; Coos, New Hampshire Saco Ranger District

Sections of the Dry River Trail, Rocky Branch Trail and Isolation Trail in the Presi-Dry Wilderness were damaged by Hurricane Irene and need repair or a nearby relocation. Rocky Branch Shelter 2 is to be decommissioned and tent sites designated.

Location

Sections of Dry River Trail above the footbridge, Rocky Branch Trail between Shelters 1 and 2, and intermittent sections of Isolation (west) Trail. Rocky Shelter 2 is near the jcn. of Isolation Trail.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/17/2014
2
Decision
04/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityTrail Management; Wilderness Management
Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness Area Trails ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/29/2014
ForestsWhite Mountain National Forest
DistrictsSaco Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionCutts Grant and Sargents Purchase in Coos County, NH, and Jackson in Carroll County, NH
Recreation management