Forest Service reaches decision on the Deep Creek and Whitewater Wild and Scenic Rivers Project
Contact Information: Gus Bahena gustavo.bahena@usda.gov
Previous commenters on project may submit objections during a 45-day administrative review period
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Nov. 8, 2024 – The USDA Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management, has released the final Environmental Assessment and Draft Decision Notice for the Deep Creek and Whitewater Comprehensive River Management Plans (CRMP).
Water pools in an area of Deep Creek near the Pacific Crest Trail.
Photo Credit: Gus Bahena, Forest ServiceThe CRMPs identify management actions that will benefit the watershed condition and help protect the extraordinary remarkable values within each corridor.
The photo shows Deep Creek and a proposed boundary for its conservation. Click to expand. USDA Forest Service image.
Interested community members and stakeholders, who have previously commented on the project and have standing to object, may submit objections online during the 45-day administrative review period (objection period) scheduled to begin Nov. 8 with the publication of a legal notice in the newspaper of record, the “San Bernardino Sun.”
Project documents can be found on the Deep Creek and Whitewater River Comprehensive River Management Plan Project
The map shows Deep Creek and a proposed boundary for its conservation. Click to expand. USDA Forest Service image.
Photo Credit: Gus Bahena, Forest ServiceFor more information, contact Jihadda Govan at jihadda.govan@usda.gov.
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