Corps seeks public comments for Dworshak vegetation management draft FONSI and Environmental Assessment
AHSAHKA, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District (Corps), invites public comments on the draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for Dworshak Lock and Dam’s vegetation management plan.
The Corps proposes to implement vegetation management projects identified in the Dworshak Five-Year Vegetation Management Plan (fiscal years 2015-2020) to improve ecosystem health and enhance elk habitat on lands surrounding the Dworshak Dam and Reservoir.
Links to the draft FONSI and EA are available online at http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/Locations/DistrictLocksandDams/DworshakDamandReservoir/DworshakVegetationManagement.aspx.
Public comments will be accepted Aug. 28, 2015 to Sept. 27, 2015. Comments must be postmarked or emailed no later than Sept.27, 2015, to be considered and included in the public record. Comments may be mailed to:
USACE -- Walla Walla District
CENWW-PD-EC -- Dworshak Veg. Mgt.
201 North 3rd Avenue
Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876
You may also submit comments via email to NEPANWW@usace.army.mil.
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Release no. 15-054