Categorical Exclusion Developing Proposal

Upper Trout Creek Restoration Project

Gifford Pinchot National Forest Mt. Adams Ranger District

The project will thin 4000-6000 full-length trees and place trees instream in Trout, East Fork Trout, Crater, and Layout Creeks in order to improve habitat for ESA-listed Steelhead. The project will also install beaver dam analogs and plant native riparian vegetation to improve watershed conditions.

Location

Trout Creek subwatershed, north of National Forest Road 43. T4N R6E Sec 2, 3, 11, 13, 14, 22, 23

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
2
Finding/Decision Date

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-47d-USFS
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants