Improve existing spawning and rearing conditions for chum/coho salmon in upper Marx Creek. Activities include raising water temperature, creating shallow water habitat, and ultimately increasing the number of chum/coho salmon produced by Marx Creek.
Location
Marx Creek, near Hyder, Alaska. The project is located in Scenic Viewshed LUD.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/17/2013
2
Comment Period
04/18/2013
3
Decision
08/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements |
| Decision Notice and FONSI for the Marx Creek Habitat Enhancement | Decision Signed Date: 08/18/2013 Legal Notice Date: 11/26/2013 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 68 South, Range 99 East, Section 14, Copper River Meridian. |