Hilton Lakes and Hilton Creek Trail Project
A trails management project to protect watershed conditions: install stream protection treatments at stream crossings; construct trail reroutes; reconstruct trail causeways; add trail stabilizing structures; reduce trail widths to Forest standard.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
Project area is 20 miles northwest of Bishop, CA, in the Hilton Creek analysis unit of the John Muir Wilderness.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 08/23/2011 |
| Comment Period | 02/07/2012 |
| Decision | 07/2012 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 06/2013 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
White Mountain Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
215
Project Purpose:
Watershed Management; Recreation Management
Project Activity:
Trail Management; Watershed Improvements; Wilderness Management
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Hilton Lakes and Hilton Creek Trail Project Decision Notice/FONSI
Decision Signed Date: 07/18/2012
Legal Notice Date: 09/29/2012
Forests:
Inyo National Forest
Districts:
White Mountain Ranger District
States:
California
Counties:
Inyo
Legal Land Description:
Sections 2, 11, 12, 13, 24, 25, 26, T.5S, R.29E. Sections 25, 36, T.5S, R291/2E. Sections 30, 31, T.5S, R.30E. Section 1, T.6S, R.291/2 E.
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Jeff Novak
798 North Main Street
Bishop, CA 93514
760-876-6231
jnovak@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 9/30/2012