Decision Memo Completed

Browns Creek Tributary Restoration

Tongass National Forest Wrangell-Petersburg, Alaska Petersburg Ranger District

Restore instream habitat by placing 8-12 LW structures into 2 tributaries of Browns Ck.Logs for LW structures sourced from nearby uplands and/or RMA stream buffers. Work will take place on 0.3 mi of stream and approx 5 ac riparian habitat.

Location

Two tributaries of Browns Creek on Kuiu Island, located approximately 1 mile upstream of the eastern shore of Rowan Bay.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/20/2010
2
Decision
05/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2011 (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 ActivityWatershed Improvements
Browns Creek Tributary RestorationDecision Signed Date: 05/04/2011
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsPetersburg Ranger District
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants