Klamath Falls 

Resource Area 

Planning Update

 Fall 2009 

Klamath Falls Resource Area


BLM

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As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has responsibility for 

most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes fostering the wisest 

use of our land and water resources, protecting our fish and wildlife, preserving the environmental 

and cultural values of our national parks and historical places, and providing for the enjoyment of 

life through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources and 

works to assure that their development is in the best interest of all our people. The Department also 

has a major responsibility for American Indian reservation communities and for people who live in 

Island Territories under U.S. administration. 

BLM/OR/WA/PL-09/072+1792 

Cover Photograph: Mortar and pestle (photograph by Brooke Brown) 
 

 

United States Department of the Interior 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

Klamath Falls Resource Area 

2795 Anderson Avenue, Building 25 

Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603-7891 

Phone: (541) 883-6916 | Fax: (541) 884-2097 

E-Mail Address: Username@or.blm.gov 

IN REPLY REFER TO: 

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KLAMATH FALLS RESOURCE AREA PLANNING UPDATE 

Fall 2009
 

Planning Update General Information – This Planning Update provides information about activities proposed 

on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Klamath Falls Resource Area (KFRA). The table included provides 

the location and brief description of most activities proposed within the Resource Area. (Refer to the map 

following the table.) Additional information can be obtained from the contact person listed in the project 

descriptions or the Resource Area Planner. As certain projects reach stages for public involvement, news releases 

and public notices may be published in the local Klamath Falls newspaper, The Herald and News. 

Klamath Falls Resource Area Resource Management Plan Update – Since June 1995 the Klamath Falls 

Resource Area has been managing most lands under the direction of the Klamath Falls Resource Area Resource 

Management Plan (RMP). In addition, acquired lands at the Wood River Wetland have been managed under the 

Klamath Falls Resource Area Upper Klamath Basin and Wood River Wetland Record of Decision and Resource 

Management Plan (Wood River RMP) since February 1996. In FY 2004, the BLM began to revise the six 

existing Resource Management Plans in western Oregon. The Klamath Falls Resource Area RMP was included 

in this revision process. As part of that process, the decisions and management direction for the Wood River 

Wetland were to be incorporated into this new (revised) RMP. 

In December 2008 the BLM issued six Records of Decision (RODs) for the Resource Management Plans (RMPs) 

that were developed under the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. The RODs formally adopted the Proposed 

Resource Management Plan (PRMP) that was put forward in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), 

which was released in October 2008. On July 16, 2009 the U.S. Department of the Interior, withdrew the Records 

of Decision (2008 RODs) for the Western Oregon Plan Revisions and directed the BLM to implement actions in 

conformance with the resource management plans for western Oregon that were in place prior to December 30, 

2008. 

This Planning Update will continue to identify projects being considered for implementation of the 1995 and 1996 

resource management plans currently in effect for the Klamath Falls Resource Area. Project planning and 

preparation of National Environmental Policy Act documentation for most of these projects listed in this Update, 

began prior to the effective date of the 2008 ROD. All projects are now designed to comply with the land use 

allocations, management direction, and objectives of the 1995 and 1996 RMPs. 

If you have any questions on this update or recommendations for improvement, please notify us in person or call 

(541) 883-6916. The information contained in this Planning Update is also available on our website at: 

http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/lakeview/plans/ . In order to reduce printing costs, please contact us if you wish 

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Sincerely, 

/s/ Donald J. Holmstrom 

Manager, Klamath Falls Resource Area 
SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED PROJECTS 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT * KLAMATH FALLS RESOURCE AREA * 2795 ANDERSON AVENUE, BLDG. #25 * KLAMATH FA

PHONE NUMBER: (541) 883-6916 

PROJECT TITLE & DESCRIPTION LOCATION MAP 

REF. # 

STATUS OF 

ANALYSIS 

ANALYSIS 

COMPLETION 

PRO

IMPLEM

CX = Categorical Exclusion, DNA = Determination of NEPA Adequacy, EA = Environmental Assessment, EIS = Environmental Impact Statement, D

Timber Management – New Projects 

Cold Onion Forest Health Treatments EA – for the Cold Creek and Onion Springs timber sales in Jenny Creek Watershed 

T38S., R.5E., Sec. 33, 34 

T.39S., R.6E., Sec. 2,11-13 #26 

EA completed. 

Public comment 

ended 4/3/09 

Fall 2009 

Proposed 

Cold Creek 

Onion Spri

Adobe West Timber Sale DR to the South Gerber Forest Health Treatments EA (#OR-014-04-06) 

T41S, R141⁄2E, Sections 

16, 21, 22 #10 DR in progress Fall 2009 FY 

Timber Management – Recent Decisions 

Brady’s Boot Timber Sale DR to the South Gerber Forest Health Treatments EA (#OR-014-04-06) 

T41S, R141⁄2E, Sections 

13-15, 23, 24 #10 DR complete 8/18/09 Sold o

Gerber Stew Stewardship Contract – New Projects 

2009 Juniper Disposal EA - This EA analyzes the utilization of previously cut juniper on units totaling approximately 3,000 acres. Various locations None EA in progress FY 2010 FY 

Management Facilities – New Projects 

Yainax Road Maintenance Brushing T.37S., R.13E., Sec. 26 #13 CX in progress FY 2010 FY 

South Gerber Well and Reservoir Reconfiguration EA T. 41 S., R. 141⁄2 E., Section 14, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 #10 EA completed. Public comment ended 9/19/09. 8/18/09 Fal

Management Facilities – Recent Decisions 

Gerber Core Sample Drilling – to find suitable new quarry site in 

support of road maintenance stimulus projects 

T40S, R141⁄2E, Sec.13 

E1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4 #14 CX completed. 7/9/09 Fal

South Gerber Well and Reservoir Reconfiguration DR T. 41 S., R. 141⁄2 E., Section 14, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 #10 DR completed. Appeal period ends 10/25/09 9/21/09 Fal

Range Management – New Projects 

North Horsefly Allotment Fence North Horsefly Allotment #27 EA in progress FY 2010 FY 

Prescribed Burning and Fuels Treatment – New Projects 

Bly Mountain Fuels Reduction and Range Improvement Bly Mountain #27 EA in progress FY 2010 FY 

Recreation – New Projects 

Swan Lake Rim Trail Construction Swan Lake Rim #7 EA in progress FY 2009 FY 

Lands/Realty – New Projects 

New Cingular Cellular Tower Site T. 39S., R11 E., Section 19 #3 EA in progress Fall 2009 FY 

Klamath Falls Resource Area, Fall 2009 Planning Update - Page 2 
SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED PROJECTS 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT * KLAMATH FALLS RESOURCE AREA * 2795 ANDERSON AVENUE, BLDG. #25 * KLAMATH FA

PHONE NUMBER: (541) 883-6916 

PROJECT TITLE & DESCRIPTION LOCATION MAP 

REF. # 

STATUS OF 

ANALYSIS 

ANALYSIS 

COMPLETION 

PRO

IMPLEM

Lands/Realty – Recent Decisions 

PacifiCorp Powerline ROW Renewal Across the southern end of the Resource Area None CX completed. 9/16/09 FY 

Hydrology/Fisheries – New Projects 

Wood River Canal Water Control Structure – Oregon spotted frog habitat enhancement Wood River Wetland #8 CX in progress FY 2010 FY 

Hydrology/Fisheries – Recent Decisions 

Pitchlog Stream Crossing Improvement DR – Installation of 3 

flood culverts to reclaim original floodplain and repair incised channel 

T39S,R14E, Sec. 25 #6 

DR completed. 

Appeal period ended 9/19/09 

8/17/09 Fal

Placement of Large Wood in Spencer Creek – Decision Record 

#2 to EA #OR-014-04-08 for helicopter portion of proposed action Spencer Creek #9 

DR completed. 

Appeal period ended 8/10/09 

7/9/09 Fal

Interdisciplinary – Landscape Level Analysis 

Wildgal-Dixie Landscape Analysis – Analysis of several proposed treatments (roads, vegetation, prescribed burning, etc.). 

Southwest corner of the 

Resource Area #11 Initial scoping in progress. FY 2010 201

Spencer Creek Landscape Analysis – Analysis of several proposed treatments (roads, vegetation, prescribed burning, etc.). 

Spencer Creek 5th Field 

Watershed #9 

Initial scoping 

complete. EA in 

progress 

FY 2009 201

Off-highway Vehicle (OHV) Route Designation Resource Area Wide None 

Inventory 

completed. EA in 

progress 

FY 2012 FY 

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SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED PROJECTS 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT * KLAMATH FALLS RESOURCE AREA * 2795 ANDERSON AVENUE, BLDG. #25 * KLAMATH FA

PHONE NUMBER: (541) 883-6916 

PROJECT TITLE & DESCRIPTION LOCATION MAP 

REF. # 

SPECIAL AREAS 

AFFECTED 

STATUS OF ANALYSIS COM

D

Rangeland Health Standards Assessments – in progress 

These assessments compare the monitoring information collected against the five Standards for Rangeland Health and propose management changes if current grazi

Standards, or not making significant improvement towards meeting them. Changes are implemented through the grazing decision or agreement p

Ketcham Allotment (#0835) East of Klamath Falls #5 None Known Assessment in progress F

Windy Ridge Allotment (#0838) East of Klamath Falls #5 None Known Assessment in progress F

Barnwell Allotment (#0807) East of Klamath Falls #2 None Known Assessment in progress F

Horton Allotment (#0829) East of Klamath Falls #4 None Known Assessment in progress F

Marshall Allotment (#0841) East of Klamath Falls #1 None Known Assessment in progress F

Bryant-Lyon Allotment (#0840) East of Malin #36 None Known Assessment in progress FRajnus Bros. Allotment (#0849) Southeast of Klamath Falls #29 None Known Assessment in progress F

Wilkinson Allotment (#0850) East of Klamath Falls #3 None Known Assessment in progress F

Rangeland Health Standards Assessments – completed in FY 2009 

Swede Cabin Allotment (#0847) Northeast of Bly #12 None Known Assessment completed F

7C Allotment (#853) Northeast of Bly #12 None Known Assessment completed F

Haught Allotment (#0801) Buck Butte #43 None Known Assessment completed FMills Creek Allotment (#0865) East of Malin #36 None Known Assessment completed F

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH 

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Yearly Scheduled Events - 2009 

Event/Activity Date Location Contact(s) # of Participants 

Wilderness & Horse Packing Clinic May 1-3 Klamath County Fairgrounds Scott Senter 7

International Migratory Bird Day May 9 Veteran’s Memorial Park Steve Hayner RAP Camp June 15-19 Camp Esther Applegate Scott Senter 

Klamath County Fair August 6-9 Klamath County Fairgrounds Scott Senter 9

Sixth Grade Forestry Tour September 22-24 Clover Creek Educational Area Sarah Diehr 6

National Public Lands Day September 26 Wood River Wetland Scott Senter 

*Numbers of public participants for large events are estimates. 

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