Box Elder Creek SPA 124 permit Decision Notice

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has applied for an SPA 124 Permit to implement low-tech process-based restoration (LTPBR) activities on Box Elder Creek in Petroleum County, MT. The proposed project would attempt to improve habitat conditions and ecosystem function on roughly 10-miles of stream by installing 220-300 LTPBR structures meant to restore natural channel dynamics, floodplain development, and riparian connections. The BLM is the sponsor of the project and has a planned implementation schedule ranging from the summer of 2024 to the winter of 2027.

Based on the environmental review provided in the Draft EA, and, to the greatest extent possible, in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies, FWP determined the proposed action (Alternative 2), will not have significant adverse impacts on the human environment associated with the proposed action and constitutes a reasonable and appropriate strategy to achieve identified objectives. Therefore, preparation of an environmental impact statement or EIS is unnecessary.
FWP hereby adopts the Draft EA as final and approves Alternative 2, the Proposed Action.

Related Documents:  Box Elder Creek SPA 124 permit Decision Notice