SPA 124 Decision Notice: Wetland Restoration on North Willow Creek
May 31, 2024 4:27 PM
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) are partnering to assist in the restoration of prairie streams on BLM administered lands in collaboration with local watershed groups, nonprofits, and agencies. As part of this partnership NWF hired Anabranch Solutions to assist in developing the assessment and design of low-tech process-based restoration practices (LTPBR; Wheaton et al. 2019) in the Musselshell Region, with phased implementation completed during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. A primary focus of this partnership is to better understand the current conditions of prairie streams and how LTPBR practices may improve overall riverscape health.
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.