The project will develop a management plan and establish final boundaries to facilitate the protection and enhancement of scenery, geology, and recreation outstandingly remarkable values for the designated East Rosebud Creek Wild and Scenic River.
Elkhorn Creek was designated by Congress as an addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System by the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996. Approximately 3.4 miles of the designated Elkhorn Creek are located on National Forest System lands on the Willamette National Forest, and 3 miles are located on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered lands. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act requires a Comprehensive River Management Plan (CRMP) for designated rivers, which outlines management direction to protect the special values of these rivers for present and future generations. Currently at this stage of the project process, the Willamette National Forest and the BLM welcome comments on the draft Elkhorn Creek Wild and Scenic River CRMP and the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Elkhorn Creek CRMP.
The draft EA provides background information, purpose and need for the plan, and the environmental analysis. The draft CRMP contains information on recreational user capacity, the proposed final river corridor boundaries, management direction including desired conditions, monitoring plan, and maps. For a description of free flow, water quality, and outstandingly remarkable values, please refer to the draft Comprehensive River Management Plan, the River Values Report for Elkhorn Creek Wild and Scenic River (2021), and the Elkhorn Creek Wild and Scenic River Changed Conditions Post-Fire Summary Report (2022). These reports, the draft CRMP, the draft EA, and the specialist reports are available for review on the Forest Service project website at the following address:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60604. The BLM project website is located here:
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2015173/510.