Environmental Assessment Completed

Gold Creek Valley Restoration

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Kittitas, Washington Cle Elum Ranger District

A multi-partner effort to recover Gold Creek bull trout populations by correcting habitat conditions which create significant mortality, reconnecting the creek and floodplain, and restoring natural processes. Provide recreation at this valued site.

Location

Gold Creek drainage near Alpine Lakes Wilderness to Lake Keechelus

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/13/2020
2
Comment Period
04/03/2024
3
Objection Period Start
08/02/2024
4
Decision
12/2024 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
03/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Gold Creek Valley RestorationDecision Signed Date: 12/09/2024
ForestsOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
DistrictsCle Elum Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 22N, R 11E, Sec 1, 2, 10, 11, 14, 15, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, 35; T 21N, R 11E, Sec 1, 2, 11, 12, 13; T21N, R12E Sec 10
Wildlife, fish, rare plants