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Schedule Of Proposed Action - 04/01/2011 to 06/30/2011 - Willamette National Forest Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)04/01/2011 to 06/30/2011Willamette National Forest This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
- Special use management In Progress:NOI in Federal Register 06/01/2010Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 08/2011 Expected:03/2012 06/2012 Kristy Boscheinen503-668-1645kboscheinen@fs.fed.us Description: Portland General Electric is proposing to construct, maintain, and operate a 500 kv single- and double-circuit transmission line that would cross 25.7 miles of the Mt. Hood and Willamette National Forests.
- Watershed management - Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 05/03/2010 Expected:08/2010 09/2011 Shari Monson541-225-6424smonson@fs.fed.us Description: The Forest proposes to re-issue Special Use Permit WIL67 to the NRCS for the continued operation of 12 existing SNOTEL Monitoring sites. 2 additional sites will be added to the permit and Soil moisture sensor added at an existing site.
- Recreation management - Special area management - Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 09/13/2010 Expected:06/2011 07/2011 Penny Keen503-854-4202pkeen@fs.fed.us Description: The Special Use Authorization has expired and needs to be reissued. No new facilities or improvements are proposed. No ground disturbance.
- Forest products Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 12/2010 Expected:04/2011 10/2011 Ross Scrocca503-854-3895rscrocca@fs.fed.us Description: Bough harvest on approx 1039 acres in the Whitewater, Pamelia and Straight Creek watersheds. Beargrass harvest on approx 400 acres within the Marion Creek and Lower Blowout Creek watersheds.
- Fuels management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2011 Expected:06/2011 06/2011 Drew Grimes503-854-3220dgrimes@fs.fed.us Description: Increase the defensible space around dispersed recreation and administration sites across the zone by reducing fuel accumulations adjacent to these structures or managed areas making point protection easier in the event of a large landscape fire. Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn, Marion. District wide.
- Forest products - Fuels management In Progress:Scoping Start 02/22/2011Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/2011 Expected:10/2011 12/2011 Lynise Medley503-854-4228lmedley@fs.fed.us Description: The project is proposed to commercially thin about 1500 acres of young second growth forests to enhance the growth and structural complexity of timber stands and complete hazardous fuels reduction on 225 acres.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 01/03/2011 Expected:03/2011 04/2011 Penny Keen503-854-4202pkeen@fs.fed.us Description: Fence to be installed around water building on Breitenbush Rd. Install emergency drainline from water storage tank.
- Recreation management - Special use management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2011 Expected:05/2011 05/2011 Penny Keen503-854-4202pkeen@fs.fed.us Description: The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has varies projects planned the next three to five years.
- Fuels management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2011 Expected:06/2011 09/2011 Nanci Curtis541-367-3285ncurtis@fs.fed.us Description: Understory fuel break adjacent to highway 22. Treatments include whip felling, pruning, chipping, hand piling and pile burning within 200 feet on east side of the road.
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2011 Expected:06/2011 07/2011 Brandon Haraughty503-854-4222bharaughty@fs.fed.us Description: Replace the metal culverts located along the length of Hunt�s Creek Trail #3440 with native rock step-down drains.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/02/2011 Expected:04/2011 08/2011 Lynise Medley503-854-4228lmedley@fs.fed.us Description: The project proposed to commercially thin about 1200 acres of young second growth forests to enhance the growth and structural complexity of timber stands. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=30795
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2011 Expected:06/2011 06/2011 Darrin Neff503-854-4219daneff@fs.fed.us Description: The project will improve 2.4 miles of habitat in the North Santiam River Watershed including 0.5 miles in Horn Creek, 2.0 miles in Marion Creek and North Santiam River. The project will also improve riparian stand conditions.
Opal Lake Trail RerouteCE
- Recreation management Cancelled N/A N/A Brandon Haraughty503-854-4222bharaughty@fs.fed.us Description: The puropse of the trail reroute on Opal Lake trail # 3372 is to replace a trail routed up the fall line of a slope to a trail routed at a less erosive grade along the contours of the slope.
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn, Marion. LEGAL - T 9S, R 5E section 17. Detroit Ranger District.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 05/26/2010 Expected:03/2011 06/2011 Penny Keen503-854-4202pkeen@fs.fed.us Description: Permits have expired and need to be reissued. These are all existing roads, no new ground disturbance.
- Recreation management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2011 Expected:06/2011 09/2011 Darren Cross503-854-4212dmcross@fs.fed.us Description: Treat approximately 20 dispersed recreation sites on French Creek and the South shore of Detroit Lake.
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 02/16/2011 Expected:05/2011 06/2011 Josh Weathers503-854-3226jweathers@fs.fed.us Description: Project is for the installation of a single, concrete CXT restroom at Santiam Flast Campground. This project will reduce the overloaded capacity needs for sanitary facilities at this campground, providing for better health and safety for the public.
Swallow Lake Trail RerouteCE
- Recreation management Cancelled N/A N/A Brandon Haraughty503-854-4222bharaughty@fs.fed.us Description: The purpose of the trail reroute on Swallow Lake Trail # 3488 is to replace a trail routed up the fall line of the slope to a trail routed at a less erosive grade along the contours of the slope. Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn, Marion. LEGAL - T 12S, R 8E sections 5 and 6. Detroit Ranger District.
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2011 Expected:06/2011 09/2011 Bradford Peterson503-854-3894bcpeterson@fs.fed.us Description: This project will involve the reroute of the Temple Lk trail to providelong term drainage stability.
Tumble Lake Trail RerouteCE
- Recreation management Cancelled N/A N/A Brandon Haraughty503-854-4222bharaughty@fs.fed.us Description: The pursose of the trail reroute on Tumble Lake Trail # 3379 is to replace a trail along an old, excessively steep dozerline to a trail routed at a less erosive grade along the contours of the slope.
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Marion. LEGAL - T 10S, R 5E, section 32. Detroit Ranger District, Tumble Lake Trail # 3379.
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 01/2011 Expected:04/2011 05/2011 Kevin Moran541-822-3381kmoran@fs.fed.us Description: Young conifer thinning of approx. 715ac. to maintain and improve stand health and vigor. Conifer pruning of approx. 155ac. to improve wood quality.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 12/2010 Expected:03/2011 09/2011 Penny Harris541-822-7265pjharris@fs.fed.us Description: Wildlife tree creation on 1013 trees within 9 stands; fall 430 trees for down wood within 3 stands
- Forest products - Fuels management - Road management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 10/2010 Expected:07/2011 05/2012 Brenda Hallmark541-822-7244bhallmark@fs.fed.us Description: The project proposes: 1) Commercially harvest approximately 2,000 acres (Heavy Thin, Moderate Thin, Gaps, Dominant Tree Release, and Skips); 2) Non-commercial fuels thinning treatments and sugar pine realease treatments; 3) Decommission/Close roads.
Middle McKenzie River Side Channel EnhancementsCE
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management Completed Actual: 10/06/2010 10/2010 Ray Rivera541-822-7208rrivera@fs.fed.us Description: The proposed action is to add large woody material to 9 potential side channels between the confluence of Frissell Creek downstream to Quartz Creek. Location: UNIT - McKenzie River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Between the confluence of Frissell Creek downstream to Quartz Creek. T15S R6E, Secs. 14, 15, 17, 23, 24, 28, 35.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 11/07/2005 Expected:11/2010 12/2010 Shari Monson541-225-6424smonson@fs.fed.us Description: Reissue a Special Use Permit for the right-of-way for phone lines on the McKenzie River.
Location: UNIT - McKenzie River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T.16S, R.3E; T.16S, R.4E; T.16S, R.5E; T.16S, R.6E; T.16S, R.7E; T.15S, R.5E; T.15S, R.6E; W.M. McKenzie River Ranger District.
- Forest products - Road management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 10/2010 Expected:11/2010 04/2011 Shadie Nimer541-822-7271snimer@fs.fed.us Description: The McKenzie River Ranger District proposes to remove approximately 25 dead and dying trees that are adjacent to road 2600-560. The dead and dying trees pose a hazard to the residents of the Scott Creek summer homes.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 04/01/2010 Expected:08/2011 09/2011 Denise Mercer541-822-7224dmercer@fs.fed.us Description: The replacement of the septic system, installation of a well with transmission lines to the house, building a new outbuilding NTE 130 square feet, adding a new deck, and other minor improvements.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 04/01/2010 Expected:12/2010 02/2011 Denise Mercer541-822-7224dmercer@fs.fed.us Description: Re-issue the Upper McKenzie Rural Water Cooperative, INC special use permit to maintain and utilize a well, well house and 5600 feet of distribution lines to 41 residences in the Delta Rd area of McKenzie Bridge, Oregon.
Calapooya Divide Meadow RestorationCE
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) Completed Actual: 09/08/201004/28/2010 04/2011 Molly Juillerat541-782-5350mjuillerat@fs.fed.us Description: Removal of trees and shrubs that are encroaching on meadows on the Calapooya Divide. Methods include; hand cutting trees (<12"dbh) and shrubs, scattering, piling, burning, or leaving slash, weed treatments (manual and/or chemical), and seeding.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=27460
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Douglas, Lane. LEGAL - T22S, R2E, Section 15, T23S, R2E, Sections 10,11,14,15,22,23, and T24S, R3E Section 33, and T25S, R3E Sections 3,4 ,9,15. The project would take place along the Calapooya Divide on the Middle Fork District of the Willamette National Forest.
- Land management planning - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management - Road management In Progress:Scoping Start 12/13/2007Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 05/2011 Expected:07/2011 09/2011 Tim Bailey541-782-5248tbailey01@fs.fed.us Description: 4,600 acres of commercial thinning in managed young stands, special habitat restoration and maintence on 266 acres, 60 miles of road maintence and 95 miles of road closure, fuels reduction, and wildlife forage enhancment
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2011 Expected:05/2011 06/2011 Brian McGinley541-367-9234bmcginley@fs.fed.us Description: The Greater Oakridge Area Trail Stewards (GOATS) hsecured federal funding to implement projects to promote mountain biking in and around Oakridge and Westfir. Projects include:trail extension, trail maintenance, install flush toilets and info kiosks
Gold Lake Bog RNA Boundary AdjustmentEA
- Research Completed Actual: 12/15/201012/15/2010 12/2010 Joseph Doerr541-225-6433jdoerr@fs.fed.us Description: Expand the existing boundary for Gold Lake Bog Research Natural Area (RNA), from about 415 to 656 acres. This expansion will incorporate the springs and wetlands that support the unique flora and fauna for scientific study.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=31774
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T22 S, R6E, Sections 20, 21, 28, 29, 30. Middle Fork Ranger District; West Fir Oregon; Lane County.
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2011 Expected:08/2011 11/2011 Brian McGinley541-782-5210bmcginley@fs.fed.us Description: The existing parking lot will be reconstructed with day use improvements added. Improvements to the parking area will help manage traffic flow and local resource impacts. Facility improvements will include toilets, signs, picnic tables.
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2011 Expected:08/2011 11/2011 Brian McGinley541-782-5210bmcginley@fs.fed.us Description: The existing parking lot will be reconstructed with day use improvements added. Improvements to the parking area will help manage traffic flow and local resource impacts. Facility improvements will include toilets, signs, picnic tables. Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T21S, R4E, Section 36. Parking area for day visitors along Hwy 58 that serves visitors to McCredie Hot Springs, about 8 miles east of Oakridge.
- Recreation management - Facility management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2011 Expected:05/2011 10/2011 Sheri Cameron541-782-2283, 541-782-5358 (direct)srcameron@fs.fed.us Description: Replacement of total of ten vault toilets at various locations on the district, including Packard Cr, Blue Pool, and Camper's Flat campgounds. Nine of the toilets will be replaced in the original footprint, one will be constructed in a new location.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2011 Expected:04/2011 05/2011 Kenneth Barbee541-782-5233kbarbee02@fs.fed.us Description: Approx. 20 miles of already closed roads to be placed in a hydrologically stable condition. Treatments could include installing waterbars, ditch cleaning, sidecast pull-back, road sub-soiling, lowering fill height over culverts, culvert removal.
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. Upper Middle Fork Willamette and Hills Creek Reservoir watersheds, south of Oakridge, OR.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Road management In Progress:Scoping Start 08/25/2008Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 01/2012 Expected:03/2012 10/2012 Eric Ornberg541-782-5217eornberg@fs.fed.us Description: The project proposes timber harvest on about 1,500 acres yielding about 20 mmbf. The project includes road maintenance and closures, big game forage enhancements activities, non-harvest fuel treatments, and fish habitat improvements.
- Recreation management - Watershed management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2011 Expected:04/2011 05/2011 Lisa Kurian541-782-5312lkurian@fs.fed.us Description: Resource damage will be repaired at dispersed campsites along the Middle Fork Willamette River by providing a riparian buffer, planting native vegetation, subsoiling compacted soils, deterring enlargement of dispersed sites, and posting signs
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Road management In Progress:Scoping Start 07/28/2010Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 05/2011 Expected:07/2011 09/2011 Alicia Glassford541-782-5253aglassford@fs.fed.us Description: Removal of trees along certain roads within the 2009 Tumblebug Fire which were killed by the fire and pose future safety risk to road users. Merchantable tree removal on approximately 475 acres. Hazard tree felling on approximately 400 acres. Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. Within 200 ft. above and 100 ft. below all or portions of roads 2144, 2143, 2143308, 2143311, 2144305, and 2144370.
Upper Middle Fork Watershed Restoration and Road Closure Project EA
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management - Road management Completed Actual: 03/01/2011 05/2011 Eric Ornberg541-782-5217eornberg@fs.fed.us Description: Approximately 132 miles of road are proposed for closure treatments to alleviate resource risk in the Upper Middle Fork Willamette River and Hills Cr. Reservoir watersheds. Most roads would be stored for future use, and a few roads decommissioned. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=31716
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. Upper Middle Fork Willamette River and Hills Creek Reservoir watersheds.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 05/2011 Expected:06/2011 08/2011 Brandy Langum541-782-5253blangum@fs.fed.us Description: The Windfall Cr. culvert is a mgration barrier to fish. The project would replce the culvert with a stream simulation design structure to provide fish pasage and meet the flow needs of a 100-year flood event. Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. 12 miles southeast of Oakridge on FS Road 2117 at Windfall Creek.
2011 Bough Sales (Two Sales Huss Bough and Trail Bough)CE
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) Cancelled N/A N/A Ken Loree541-367-9239kloree@fs.fed.us Description: Bough harvest using hand tools only. Bough removal would be allowed on up to 1/2 the branch length and up to half the height of the conifer trees. Huss Bough approx. 220 acres, Trail Bough approx. 560 acre of 10-30 year-old managed stands. Location: UNIT - Sweet Home Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - T12S, R5E, Sec 24 and 25; T12S, R6E, Sec. 10, 30 and 32; T13S, R5E, Sec. 26 and 35; T13S, R6E, Sec. 4, 8, 9,18, 20 and 24. Middle Santiam Watershed.
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2011 Expected:07/2011 09/2011 Jonathan Meier541-367-3557jmeier02@fs.fed.us Description: Improve beginning of old spur road adjacent road 15 to accommodate 5 to 7 cars. Construct about 1/2 mile of trail to link new trailhead to existing trail. Rehabilitate old trailhead to limit erosion and prevent parking. Install gate at 1500-080 rd
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2011 Expected:05/2011 07/2011 Kimberly Briggs541-367-3492kcbriggs@fs.fed.us Description: Large wood placement in Canyon and Owl Creeks and adjacent riparian areas.
Canyon ThinEA
- Forest products Completed Actual: 01/19/201112/16/2010 06/2011 Anita Leach541-367-3538agleach@fs.fed.us Description: Commercial thinning in about 1300 acres of 40-60 year old managed stands and 1000 acres of 90-120 year-old natural stands. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=23188
Location: UNIT - Sweet Home Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - T14S, R3E, Sec. 1 and 12; T 13S, R4E, Sec. 31 and 32; T 14S, R4E, Sec. 5-8, 22-28, and 31-36; T 15S, R4E, Sec. 1-9. Canyon Creek.
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2011 Expected:05/2011 09/2011 Alice Smith541-367-9215acsmith@fs.fed.us Description: Used prescribed fire to burn tree islands and individual trees that are encroaching on the meadow on about 300 acres of meadow.
- Minerals and Geology Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 01/2011 Expected:03/2011 08/2011 Robb Ginn541-367-5168rginn@fs.fed.us Description: An abandoned mine will be closed for public safety through installation and construction of a steel grate in accordance with the bat friendly specifications. Location: UNIT - Sweet Home Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - MER 33 T15S R4E SEC28 SW. Forest Service Rd 2810/692.
- Forest products In Progress:Scoping Start 01/18/2011 Expected:05/2011 09/2011 Lindsay Anderson541-367-3485landerson02@fs.fed.us Description: Commercially harvest about 54 tons of conifer boughs on 220 acres of 10-30 year-old plantations. Boughs would be removed from up to half of the length of the tree branch on the bottom half of the tree.
- Facility management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2011 Expected:04/2011 08/2011 Jonathan Meier541-367-3557jmeier02@fs.fed.us Description: Remove old pit toilet that is currently at the trailhead and replace with a single CXT-style enclosed pit toilet
Lodgepole Flats Meadow Restoration and Forest Plan Amendment #54 EA
- Land management planning In Progress:Scoping Start 04/02/2010Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2011 Expected:06/2011 07/2011 Tiffany Young928-368-5111tayoung@fs.fed.us Description: (Minor revision to name of project). The project proposes to change the north section of Park Creek Semi-primitive Nonmotorized Dispersed Recreation area to a Special Habitat Area. Also will accomplish meadow restoration project at Lodgepole Flats.
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2011 Expected:06/2011 07/2011 Bradford Peterson503-854-3894bcpeterson@fs.fed.us Description: The Maude Creek bridge located on the Crescent Mtn. trail will be reconstructed in the same footprint as the former bridge. Reconstruction will involve felling of 1 or 2 Douglas-firs for use as sill logs and bridge stringers.
- Forest products Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2011 Expected:06/2012 07/2012 Anita Leach541-367-9218agleach@fs.fed.us Description: Thin about 1800 acres of managed stands and about 2100 acres of fire-regenerated stands.
- Fuels management In Progress:Scoping Start 06/21/2010 Expected:03/2011 05/2011 Nanci Curtis541-367-3285ncurtis@fs.fed.us Description: Fuels reduction project within 150 ft of Highway 20 between MP 65 (roughly Tombstone Pass) and MP 69 (Hacklemanm Ck Rd. turnoff). Treatments will occur intermittently where needed. Thin trees less than 7" DBH, pruning, hand piling and pile burning
- Forest products In Progress:Scoping Start 01/18/2011 Expected:05/2011 09/2011 Lindsay Anderson541-367-3485landerson02@fs.fed.us Description: Harvest approx. 95 tons of conifer bough harvest on 560 acres of 10-30 year-old plantations using tipping or removal of up to half of the length of the tree branch from the bottom half of the tree.