Decision Memo Completed

Ibeck Creek ATV Trail Re-route

Chugach National Forest Valdez-Cordova, Alaska Cordova Ranger District

Restore damage caused by all-terrain vehicles on spawning and rearing habitat utilized by coho salmon by re-directing trails at key stream crossings, installing low-water fords, blocking some crossings with boulders and re-vegetating streambanks.

Location

Approximately 8 miles east of Cordova, AK on north side of Copper River Highway.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/01/2011
2
Comment Period
12/01/2011
3
Decision
05/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1); 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Travel Management; Watershed Improvements
Ibeck Creek Fish Habitat Protection and All-Terrain Vehicle Re-RouteDecision Signed Date: 05/22/2012 Legal Notice Date: 05/25/2012
ForestsChugach National Forest
DistrictsCordova Ranger District
Watershed managementRecreation managementWildlife, fish, rare plants