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Timestamp: 2013-05-19 00:02:53
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Schedule Of Proposed Action - 10/01/2011 to 12/31/2011 - Willamette National Forest Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)10/01/2011 to 12/31/2011Willamette National Forest This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
- Land ownership management In Progress:Scoping Start 01/28/2011Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 10/2011 Expected:12/2011 12/2012 Scott Elefritz541-957-3437selefritz@fs.fed.us Description: Exchange of 280 privately owned acres within the Cougar Bluffs Inventoried Roadless Area for an equal value of land within a 598 acre area administered by the U.S. Forest Service
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 06/20/2011 Expected:09/2011 10/2011 Shari Monson541-782-5243smonson@fs.fed.us Description: Union Pacific Railroad requests a Special Use Permit to install fiberoptic cable conduits on the Middle Fork RD (Willamette NF) and Crescent RD (Deschutes NF). Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=36296
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 11/07/2005 Expected:11/2011 01/2012 Shari Monson541-225-6424smonson@fs.fed.us Description: Qwest Corporation requests renewal of the permit for telephone trunk lines on the McKenzie River and Middle Fork Ranger Districts.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=13842
- Fuels management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 12/2011 Expected:03/2012 06/2012 Christopher Donaldson503-854-3225cdonaldson@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.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 01/03/2011 Expected:10/2011 10/2011 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.
- Fuels management In Progress:Scoping Start 04/04/2011 Expected:10/2011 10/2011 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 Completed Actual: 07/27/2011 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:Scoping Start 11/02/2009Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 11/2011 Expected:11/2011Actual: 05/12/2011 05/2012 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. Decision was withdrawn on August 12, 2011. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=30795
- Land management planning - Watershed management - Road management In Progress:Scoping Start 07/20/2011Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 01/2012 Expected:01/2012 06/2012 Darren Cross503-854-4212dmcross@fs.fed.us Description: The intent of the project is to reduce maintenance costs as budgets decline and hydrologically stabilize roads to reduce impacts to water quality within the Marion Creek Watershed.
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 08/01/2011 Expected:10/2011 10/2011 Bradford Peterson503-854-3894bcpeterson@fs.fed.us Description: Improvement of staging area (kiosk, porta toilet, resurfacing gravel), sign installation, road brushing, road sweeping.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Completed Actual: 08/25/2011 08/2011 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.
- Recreation management - Watershed management - Road management In Progress:Scoping Start 06/30/2011 Expected:09/2011 10/2011 Michael Howard503-854-4234mdhoward@fs.fed.us Description: Remove culverts from up to 10 miles of system trail within the Opal Creek Wilderness. Trail is decomissioned system road.
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 05/26/2010 Expected:09/2011 09/2011 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 Completed Actual: 06/14/2011 07/2011 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.
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 04/19/2011 Expected:10/2011 10/2011 Bradford Peterson503-854-3894bcpeterson@fs.fed.us Description: This project will involve the reroute of the Temple Lk trail to providelong term drainage stability.
- Forest products Completed Actual: 07/25/2011 09/2011 Shadie Nimer541-822-7271snimer@fs.fed.us Description: The Bunchgrass Boughs project would remove approximately 128 tons (256,000 pounds) of coniferous boughs over 411 acres.
- Special use management Completed Actual: 08/02/201108/02/2011 09/2011 Denise Mercer541-822-7209dmercer@fs.fed.us Description: Repair existing decking and add approximately 145 square feet of deck to total approximately 350 total square feet.
- Forest products Completed Actual: 07/25/2011 09/2011 Shadie Nimer541-822-7271snimer@fs.fed.us Description: This project would remove two hundred tons (400,000 pounds) of beargrass over 20,370 acres under contracts and permits.
- Forest products - Fuels management - Road management Completed Actual: 06/30/2011 09/2011 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.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 09/2011 Expected:11/2011 04/2012 Penny Harris541-822-7265pjharris@fs.fed.us Description: This project will be a browse cutbakc on approximately 392 acres in 14 stands. Cutting will consists of cutting shrubs such as vine maple, deerbrush ceanothus, and willow. This project will also create 2-4 acres of openings for early seral habitat.
BPA Hills Creek Pole Replacement ProjectCE
- Special use management Completed Actual: 08/01/2011 08/2011 Shari Monson541-225-6424smonson@fs.fed.us Description: Two poles installed on the BPA powerline between Oakridge and Hills Creek Dam in 1962 have major decay and need to be replaced. In addition, BPA needs to re-open the spur roads that access the line in order to improve response time for line outages. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=36220
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T21S, R3E, Section 22. On the BPA powerline between Oakridge and Hills Creek Dam.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Watershed management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 10/2011 Expected:12/2011 07/2012 Molly Juillerat541-782-5350mjuillerat@fs.fed.us Description: Restore and make meadows on the Calapooya Divide more resistant to fire and climate change. Includes whipfelling trees 10" diameter and less, removing invasive plants, prescribed fire, and placing boulders or fencing to restrict off-road access.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=36215
- Land management planning - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management - Road management Completed Actual: 08/15/2011 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
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 10/2011 Expected:12/2011 06/2012 Ray Holk541-782-5354rholk@fs.fed.us Description: Stand density management and conifer pruning in young plantations. In the Staley Cr. area, thinned trees will be pulled into streams. Treatments will be designed to enhance pine/grass habitat in plantations dominated by native pines and grasses.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=36232
- Facility management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2011 Expected:04/2012 05/2012 Kenneth Barbee541-782-5233kbarbee02@fs.fed.us Description: There are 3 Houses and 2 garages at the Flat Creek Work Center in Oakridge that are no longer habitable, are in disrepair, and need to be demolished. The houses are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=36953
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 05/09/2011 Expected:10/2011 11/2011 Brian McGinley541-367-9234bmcginley@fs.fed.us Description: The Greater Oakridge Area Trail Stewards (GOATS) has secured federal funding to implement projects to promote mountain biking in and around Oakridge/Westfir. Projects include: trail extension, trail maintenance, install flush toilets and info kiosk.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=35210
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 05/09/2011 Expected:10/2011 03/2012 Karl Dietzler541-782-5338kdietzler@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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=29851
- Recreation management - Watershed management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 03/2012 Expected:05/2012 06/2012 Lisa Kurian541-782-5312lkurian@fs.fed.us Description: Second phase of planning for the Respect the River program on the district, located along the Upper Middle Fork Willamette River and Staley Creek. The project will minimize resource impacts at dispersed campsites and improve riparian health. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=36277
- Forest products Cancelled N/A N/A John Poet541-937-2129jpoet@fs.fed.us Description: Salvage of trees blown down during the March 13th, 2011 windstorm. Area to be salvaged is approximately 4 acres in General Forest allocation in the Fall Creek drainage. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=36216
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T18S, R2E, Sections 26, 27, 33, and 34. West and east sides of Forest Road 1818 about 0.1 mile off Forest Road 18 in the Fall Creek drainage.
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 09/2011 Expected:10/2011 03/2012 Karl Dietzler541-782-5338kdietzler@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. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=29014
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management Cancelled N/A N/A Kenneth Barbee541-782-5233kbarbee02@fs.fed.us Description: Approx. 20 miles of already closed roads to be placed in a hydrologically stable storage condition, using various treatments. This project is now being analyzed as a non-documented C.E. and will not have a Decision Memo. Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. Upper Middle Fork Willamette and Hills Creek Reservoir watersheds, south of Oakridge, OR.
- Special area management - Special use management Completed Actual: 08/03/2011 08/2011 Shari Monson541-782-5243smonson@fs.fed.us Description: Oregon Trappers Association requests renewal of expiring permit for the Annual Waldo Lake Rendezvous, for a term of five years. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=36214
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T22S, R6 1/2 E, Section 6. Shadow Bay Campground group sites.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=25157
- Recreation management - Watershed management Completed Actual: 06/28/2011 07/2011 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
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=29854
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 06/14/2011 Expected:09/2011 10/2011 Kevin Rowell541-782-5305karowell@fs.fed.us Description: Relocating two sections of South Salmon Trail (# 4365) to replace sections lost during winter flooding and to avoid constructing a complex bridge over Salmon Creek. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=36213
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Road management Completed Actual: 07/19/2011 09/2011 Tim Bailey541-782-5248tbailey01@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. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=32741
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress:Scoping Start 05/16/2011 Expected:09/2011 08/2012 Mike Sheehan541-782-5206msheehan02@fs.fed.us Description: Stream restoration work in the Upper Middle Fork Willamette River watershed. Placement of 1100 pieces of large wood in Swift, Staley, and Echo Crks. for bull trout and salmon habitat. Three fish passage structures in Windfall, Coal, and Maple Crks.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=36271
- Forest products Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 01/2012 Expected:04/2012 10/2012 Lindsay Anderson541-367-3485landerson02@fs.fed.us Description: Harvest boughs on approximately 200 acres of 10-25 year old conifer stands, using hand tools. Remove up to 1/2 the length of the branch on 1/2 theheight of the tree. This project may be split into two or more bough sales. Location: UNIT - Sweet Home Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - T13S, R5E, Sec. 25 and 36; T13S, R6E, Sec. 31-34; T14S, R5E, Sec. 17 and 20; T14S, R6E, Sec. 4, 8, 16 and 17. Middle Santiam, South Santiam and Upper McKenzie watersheds.
- Recreation management Cancelled N/A N/A Jonathan Meier541-367-3557jmeier02@fs.fed.us Description: Improve parking, construct trail to link new trailhead to existing trail, rehabilitate old trailhead to limit erosion, and install gate. Project will occur but cancelled because no decision memo required for this CE category. Location: UNIT - Sweet Home Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - T14S, R6E, Sections 6 and 7, Willamette Meridian, Linn County, Oregon. Approximately 34 miles east of Sweet Home. Forest road 15 as accessed from Highway 20. Approx. 2.4 miles down road 15 is where new trailhead will be built. Old trailhead on 15-080 road.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants On Hold N/A N/A Kimberly Briggs541-367-3492kcbriggs@fs.fed.us Description: Large wood placement in Canyon and Owl Creeks and adjacent riparian areas. Project on hold because of availability of helicopter to accomplish project. Location: UNIT - Sweet Home Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. South Santiam Watershed (Canyon and Owl Creek Subwatersheds).
- Special area management Completed Actual: 09/07/2011 10/2011 Ken Loree541-367-9239kloree@fs.fed.us Description: Improve light conditions for huckleberry production in the Cougar Rock Special Interest Area by girdling up to 100 trees/ac. and retaining 200 trees/ac. after treatment and/or pruning the lower live limbs up to 6 feet from the ground. Location: UNIT - Sweet Home Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - T12S, R4E, Section 34. Cougar Rock Special Interest Area.
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) Completed Actual: 06/10/2011 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 Completed Actual: 09/15/2011 09/2011 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 - T15S R4E SEC28. Calapooia.
- Forest products - Fuels management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 09/2011 Expected:12/2011 01/2012 Lindsay Anderson541-367-3485landerson02@fs.fed.us Description: Manual removal of standing dead hazard trees within 150' of road prism along designated roads throughout district with restrictions in LSR, Wilderness and Sensitive Speices Habitat for the purpose of road mtce., travel safety and firewood creation
- Recreation management Cancelled N/A N/A Jonathan Meier541-367-3557jmeier02@fs.fed.us Description: Restore floodplain/riparian area by planting trees, native grasses/plants, build buck and pole fence to control traffic, and build new trail to access river. Project will occur but decision memo not required for this CE category.
Location: UNIT - Sweet Home Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - T 13 S, R 5 E, Section 32. House Rock Campground/Day Use Area.
- Facility management Cancelled N/A N/A 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. Project will occur but decision memo not required for this CE category.
- Land management planning In Progress:Scoping Start 04/02/2010Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 11/2011 Expected:12/2011 01/2012 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 Management Area to a Special Habitat Management Area. This is a Forest Plan revision.
- Recreation management Cancelled N/A N/A Jonathan Meier541-367-3557jmeier02@fs.fed.us Description: Installation of new wastewater sump to protect water quality and improve public service. Will involve Installation of pipe and drain field. Project will occur but decision memo not required for this CE category.
- Recreation management Cancelled N/A N/A Bradford Peterson503-854-3894bcpeterson@fs.fed.us Description: The Maude Creek bridge 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. Project will occur but decision memo not required.
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) Completed Actual: 07/11/2011 10/2011 Sue Crowder503-854-4364sjcrowder@fs.fed.us Description: Precommercial thinning and tree pruning to occur on approximately 3,000 acres of 10-25 year old conifer stands within the Calapooia, Quartzville, South Santiam, Middle Santiam and Upper McKenzie watersheds of the Willamette River Basin.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 09/2011 Expected:09/2011 09/2011 Tiffany Young928-368-5111tayoung@fs.fed.us Description: Enhance and maintain meadow complex by reducing encroachment of conifers (remove saplings under 4 inches), seed collection, girdling 1-2 trees/acre under 12 inches DBH and falling 1 tree/acre for down wood.
- Forest products Cancelled N/A N/A Anita Leach541-367-9218agleach@fs.fed.us Description: Timber stand management on approximately 1500 acres of managed stands and 1000 acres of fire-originated stands in order to improve stand health, vigor and complexity. Sale cancelled because project proposal and timeline is being reconfigured.