DRAFT Environmental Assessment for Restoring the Little Yellow River

Little Yellow River Restoration Draft Environmental Assessment_4.pdf1.46 MB

DRAFT Environmental Assessment for Restoring the Little Yellow River

This draft Environmental Assessment (EA) is being prepared to evaluate the effects associated with the proposed action and complies with the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance with Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500-1509) and Department of the Interior (43 CFR 46; 516 DM 8) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (550 FW 3) regulations and policies. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires examination of the effects of proposed actions on the natural and human environment.

Author(s)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Publication date

Aug 28, 2023

Type of document

Plan

Facility

Necedah National Wildlife Refuge

Once part of Glacial Lake Wisconsin, Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is now made up of an ancient, exposed lakebed where shallow surface water streams life into the Great Wisconsin Swamp, historic oak savannas and sand prairies. Seen for its importance for migratory birds by Franklin D. Roosevelt...

National Wildlife Refuge

Necedah,WI

Program

A bright blue sky obstructed by fluffy white clouds reflected off of a stream shot from inside a kayak

National Wildlife Refuge System

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages an unparalleled network of public lands and waters called the National Wildlife Refuge System. With more than 570 refuges spanning the country, this system protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on Earth.

Program

Washington,DC

Ecosystem

River/stream

Subject tags

Environmental quality

Ecological restoration

Habitat restoration

Wetland restoration

Wildlife restoration

FWS and DOI Region(s)

Midwest