Decision Memo Completed

Mountain Yellow-legged Frog Translocation

San Bernardino National Forest Riverside; San Bernardino, California San Bernardino National Forest All Units

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to issue 10(a)(1)(A) permits in accordance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, for the reestablishment and/or population augmentation of the federally endangered mountain yellow-legged frog.

Location

The proposed sites are within Tahquitz and Willow canyons, Bluff Lake/Siberia Creek, and Sugarloaf Pond on the San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, California.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/01/2017
2
Decision
12/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.11, 7 Cfr 1B.3(A) (3)
Special AuthorityNepa Document Prepared By Another Federal Agency
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Population Enhancements
Decision Decided Date12/09/2021
ForestsSan Bernardino National Forest
DistrictsSan Bernardino National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionTahquitz and Willow canyons, Bluff Lake/Siberia Creek, and Sugarloaf Pond on the San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, California
Wildlife, fish, rare plants