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Schedule Of Proposed Action - 04/01/2010 to 06/30/2010 - Mt. Hood National Forest Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)04/01/2010 to 06/30/2010Mt. Hood National Forest This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
- Regulations, Directives, Orders In Progress:FEIS NOA in Federal Register 10/24/2008 Expected:02/2010 03/2010 Tracy Parker505-758-6310tparker03@fs.fed.us Description: The Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service are preparing a joint Programmatic Environmental Impac Statement to analyze the leasing of BLM and USFS administered lands with moderate to high potential for geothermal resources in 11 western states.
- Land management planning In Progress:NOI in Federal Register 11/24/2008Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 04/2010 Expected:09/2010 06/2011 Paul Norman503-668-1456pnorman@fs.fed.us Description: Amendments to Mt. Hood National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan are being proposed in conjuntion with the PGT project (led by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission). An alternative route could cross the Crooked River National Grassland.
Web Link: http://www.ferc.gov/for-citizens/projectsearch/SearchProjects.aspx
Campground Concessionaire PermitsEA
- Recreation management - Special use management - Facility management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/01/2010Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2010 Expected:05/2010 06/2010 Kathleen Walker503-622-3191kwalker@fs.fed.us Description: This Environmental Assessment will determine whether most of the campgrounds on the Forest will be managed by concessionaire under a special use permit.
Location: UNIT - Mt. Hood National Forest All Units. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas, Hood River, Marion, Wasco. LEGAL - Forestwide. All developed campgrounds shown on the Forest visitors map as well as Clackamas Lake Guard Station, Camp Cody, Bagby Hot Springs, and RV pads above Bear Springs campground.
Off-highway Vehicle (OHV) Management PlanEIS
- Recreation management - Road management In Progress:DEIS NOA in Federal Register 08/28/2009Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 08/2010 Expected:08/2010 09/2010 Michelle Lombardo503-668-1796mlombardo@fs.fed.us Description: To comply with Final Travel Managemet Rule [FR, Vol 70, No. 216 (2005)] for Off-highway vehicles. Designation of roads & trails open to OHV use by vehicle class. To amend the Forest Plan to change current policy closed to OHV unless designated open.
Location: UNIT - Mt. Hood National Forest All Units. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas, Hood River, Jefferson, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco. Forestwide.
Bear Springs Plantation ThinningEA
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Fuels management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/12/2010Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/2010 Expected:07/2010 10/2010 Andy Tierney541-467-5103atierney@fs.fed.us Description: Thinning of 1,802 acres of second-growth plantations, including thinning in matrix and riparian reserves in the Bear Springs area of Barlow Ranger District and a small portion of the Hood River Ranger District.
Location: UNIT - Barlow Ranger District, Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River, Wasco. LEGAL - T4S, R9E and R10E. White River Watershed on Barlow Ranger District.
Eastside Helicoptor Dip SitesCE
- Fuels management Cancelled N/A N/A Leonides Segovia541-352-6002lsegovia02@fs.fed.us Description: The purpose of this project is to use lakes and reservoirs located within and around both districts as dipping sties for helicopters (Type 1 Chinook to Type 3 Bell 206) during initial and extended attack forest fires. Location: UNIT - Barlow Ranger District, Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River. Sites would include lakes and reservoirs on both districts including: Badger, Black, Boulder, Catalpa, Clear, Crow Creek Reservoir, Frog, Green, Laurence, North, Ottertail, Scout, Twin, and Wathum.
Eastside Precommercial Thinning 2010-2017CE
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) In Progress:Scoping Start 02/01/2010 Expected:04/2010 05/2010 Tamara Shannon541-352-6002tshannon@fs.fed.us Description: Hood River and Barlow Districts propose to precommerical thin (PCT) approximately 15,000 acres of young (10-30 year old), overstocked plantations. PCT is completed by hand crews with chainsaws cutting down trees less than 6-inches in diameter.
Location: UNIT - Barlow Ranger District, Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River, Wasco. Hood River and Barlow Ranger Districts.
Eastside Special Forest Products Program 2011-2016CE
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) In Progress:Scoping Start 02/01/2010 Expected:08/2010 10/2010 Cheryl Sonnabend541-467-5130csonnabend@fs.fed.us Description: Permit and regulate the harvest of a variety of special forest products. Harvest would be permitted for both personal and commercial use. Products include transplants, beargrass, boughs, firewood, Christmas trees, edibles, floral greens, and poles.
Huckleberry Enhancement ThinEA
- Forest products In Progress:Scoping Start 09/15/2009Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 05/2010 Expected:07/2010 10/2010 James Roden503-630-8767jroden@fs.fed.us Description: thinning second growth stands to get more sunlight to understory huckleberries. Location: UNIT - Clackamas River Ranger District, Zigzag Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas. Several high elevation areas on the Mt. Hood Forest.
Programmatic Downed Tree Removal and Use for Restoration ProjectsCE
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management - Road management Completed Actual: 09/28/2009 10/2009 Patricia Walcott541-467-5120plwalcott@fs.fed.us Description: Proposal to remove, where economically feasible, hazard trees felled both along roads open to public travel and administrative use. Trees will be utilized for watershed restoration purposes both on Forest and, where appropriate, on private lands.
Location: UNIT - Barlow Ranger District, Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River, Wasco. Road side on Hood River and Barlow Ranger Districts.
Ramsey Creek - Fish Passage Enhancement ProjectCE
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management In Progress:Scoping Start 03/31/2010 Expected:04/2010 07/2010 Chris Rossel541-467-5119crossel@fs.fed.us Description: Restore stream habitat connectivity in Ramsey Creek drainage for steelhead trout and interior redband trout. Project would remove two cement headwalls from the stream channel that are juvenile salmonid fish barrier.
Location: UNIT - Barlow Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Wasco. LEGAL - T2S, R12E, Section 7. Ramsey Creek at River Mile 7.5.
Skyline Toilet ReplacementCE
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 10/20/2009 Expected:04/2010 06/2010 Michael Dryden541-352-6002mddryden@fs.fed.us Description: There are inadequate toilet facilities at Skyline Sno-park to accommodate weekend use. The project proposal is to install another vault toilet next to the existing toilet. The proposed site is in a graveled, compacted old road bed.
Location: UNIT - Barlow Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Wasco. LEGAL - T4S, R9E, Section 33. Skyline Sno Park.
Sportsman's Paradise Hazardous Fuels Reduction ProjectEA
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management In Progress:Objection Period Legal Notice 12/11/2009 Expected:06/2010 07/2010 Ray Weiss541-467-5128rweiss@fs.fed.us Description: Reduce hazardous fuel loadings and ladder fuels, and change existing fire condition class in the area of Sportsman's Paradise Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), using input from the collaborative groups. Collaboration scheduled to begin in July 2008.
Location: UNIT - Barlow Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Wasco. LEGAL - T2S, R12E, Sections 3, 7-10, 17-20. Ramsey and Fifteenmile Purchase Units.
White River Wetland FencingCE
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Grazing management - Watershed management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2010 Expected:05/2010 06/2010 Chris Rossel541-467-5119crossel@fs.fed.us Description: Protect three small sensitive spring/wetland areas from over utilization by livestock in the White River Grazing Allotment by placing a four strand barbwire (wildlife fence) or buck-n-pole fence. Fences would be built by hand.
Location: UNIT - Barlow Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Wasco. LEGAL - T5S, R10E, Sections 7, 9, and 17. White River 5th Field Watershed (HUC #1707030609).
2010 Clackamas Restoration ProjectsEA
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management - Road management In Progress:Scoping Start 09/22/2008Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2010 Expected:06/2010 08/2010 James Roden503-630-8767jroden@fs.fed.us Description: District wide restoration project including riparian restoration, wildlife enhancement, meadow enhancement, trail relocation, restoration of damage caused by recreators. Location: UNIT - Clackamas River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas, Marion. Clackamas River Ranger District, Mt. Hood National Forest.
Cascade Crest Fuel BreakEA
- Fuels management On Hold N/A N/A James Rice503-630-8710, 503-668-1733jrrice@fs.fed.us Description: Construction of a shaded fuel break approximately 500 feet wide adjacent to Roads 4220 and 4230.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood/projects
Location: UNIT - Clackamas River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas, Marion. LEGAL - T7S,R8E,Sec 25,26,27,34,35,36; T7S, R8 1/2E, Sec 26,35; T8S, R8E, Sec 2,3,11,12,13,24,25,35,36, T9S, R8E, Sec 2. Adjacent to roads 4220 and 4230.
Continuation of Priority Use Permit for Outfitting and Guiding on the Clackamas RiverCE
- Recreation management - Special use management Completed Actual: 03/30/2010 02/2010 Glenda Woodcock503-630-8724gwoodcock@fs.fed.us Description: This project will convert existing five-year priority use permits to ten-year priority permits for current river permittees on the Clackamas River.
Location: UNIT - Clackamas River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas. Clackamas River.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2010 Expected:03/2011 06/2011 James Roden503-630-8767jroden@fs.fed.us Description: The purpose of this project is to thin second-growth plantations to achieve multiple objectives. Thinning would occur in matrix, late-successional reserves and riparian reserves.
Road Decommissioning for Habitat Restoration (Clackamas River Ranger District), Increment 2EA
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management - Road management In Progress:Scoping Start 12/07/2009Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 05/2010 Expected:07/2010 09/2010 Michelle Lombardo503-668-1796mlombardo@fs.fed.us Description: Decommissioning roads to improve hydrologic function and reduce adverse impacts to aquatic and terrestrial habitats on the Clackamas River Ranger District.
Location: UNIT - Clackamas River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas. The majority of project activities would occur in the Collawash River watershed.
Blue Wetland Restoration - Mt Hood Meadows Ski ResortCE
- Recreation management - Special area management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants On Hold N/A N/A Michael Dryden541-352-6002mddryden@fs.fed.us Description: Restoring approx 1 acre of wetland between the Blue and Mt Hood Express chairlifts. This would be restoration of an area that was partially drained in the 1960's to develop the base area of this ski area.
Clear Branch Dam Safety ImprovementsCE
- Special use management - Facility management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2010 Expected:08/2010 10/2010 Gary Asbridge541-352-6002gasbridge@fs.fed.us Description: Remove approximately 30 trees from the south Clear Branch Dam abutment and add riprap to the upstream (west) face of the dam as per FERC directive to improve dam integrity and safety.
Location: UNIT - Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River. LEGAL - T1N, R9E, Section 27. Laurance Lake, approximately seven miles SW of Parkdale, Oregon.
Cloud Cap Road Tree Removal and Native Vegetation Planting for Gnarl Ridge Fire AreaCE
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management Completed Actual: 02/05/201002/05/2010 07/2010 Jennie O'Connor Card541-352-6002x634jennieoconnorcard@fs.fed.us Description: Remove felled trees within 100-feet of Cloud Cap Road. The equipment would remain in road prism, and would swing logs onto trucks or pull logs with cable and picked them up with grapples. Logs would be stored for future aquatic restoration projects.
Location: UNIT - Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River. LEGAL - T2S, R9E, Sections 10 and 11. Cloud Cap Road (Forest Service Road 3512).
Cloud Cap Weather StationCE
- Land ownership management - Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 06/04/2009 Expected:07/2010 09/2010 Leonides Segovia541-352-6002lsegovia02@fs.fed.us Description: Install & maintain solar powered weather station in Ghost Ridge area, near Cloud Cap Road. Station requires: weather proof building, precipitation gage, antenna tower, snow pillow, solar panels, air temp/pressure sensors, wind gage, and fencing. Location: UNIT - Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River. LEGAL - T2S, R9E, Section 10. Ghost Ridge area, near Cloud Cap Road (Forest Service Road 3512).
Elk Cove and Pinnacle Ridge Trail ExtensionsCE
- Recreation management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management In Progress:Scoping Start 10/20/2009 Expected:06/2010 08/2010 Michael Dryden541-352-6002mddryden@fs.fed.us Description: The purpose of this project is to provide public access to the Pinnacle Ridge and Elk Cove trails after Road 2840 is decommissioned near Kinnickinick campground. The project is described in the Aquatic Restoration EA (2008) as a requirement.
Location: UNIT - Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River. LEGAL - T1S, R9E, Sections 27 and 28. Pinnacle Creek watershed, south of Laurance Lake.
Frog Lake Winter Shelter and Play HillCE
- Recreation management - Special use management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 06/2010 Expected:07/2010 08/2010 Michael Dryden541-352-6002mddryden@fs.fed.us Description: Build a shelter near Frog Lake Sno-Park to use as warming hut and gathering area for snowmobilers, sledders, and other winter users. Includes thinning trees in plantation (less than 5 acres) adjacent to structure to be used as a winter play area.
Location: UNIT - Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River. LEGAL - T4S, R8E, Section 17. Between 2610 and 2610-220, approximately 1/4-mile from plowed parking area in previously disturbed area.
Glacier Ditch PipingCE
- Special use management - Facility management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2010 Expected:08/2010 10/2010 Gary Asbridge541-352-6002gasbridge@fs.fed.us Description: Pipe approximately 500 feet of open irrigation ditch and install a new headgate structure on National Forest System land. This project is part of a larger irrigation system betterment project that would pipe over a mile of open ditch.
Location: UNIT - Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River. LEGAL - T1N, R9E, Section 23. Settling pond approximately six miles SW of Parkdale, Oregon.
Hood River Ranger District PortalCE
- Facility management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2010 Expected:07/2010 06/2011 Gary Asbridge541-352-6002gasbridge@fs.fed.us Description: Construct an addition on the south side of the Hood River Ranger District office that will serve as the new front desk and visitor area. A separate toilet facility would also be constructed for public use.
Location: UNIT - Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River. LEGAL - T1N, R10E, Section 28. Hood River Ranger Station.
Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort Twilight Parking LotEIS
- Recreation management - Special use management Developing ProposalEst. NOI in Federal Register 06/2010 Expected:12/2011 06/2012 Michael Dryden541-352-6002mddryden@fs.fed.us Description: Developing a new parking area and bus maintenance facility just behind ODOT's Bennett Pass sandshed. This would create a new 12.6 acre opening in the forest and permanent removal of vegetation. The parking is needed to deal with existing demand.
Native Vegetation Planting for Gnarl Ridge Fire AreaCE
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Watershed management Completed Actual: 02/05/2010 05/2011 Kim Smolt541-352-6002 ext. 703ksmolt@fs.fed.us Description: Plant approximately 300 acres in the severely burned area from Gnarl Ridge Fire with native tree species, native shrub and grass species to restore the native ecosystem and minimize soil erosion. Project is outside designated or proposed wilderness.
Location: UNIT - Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River. LEGAL - T2S, R9E, Sec10. Cloud Cap Road - Gnarl Ridge Fire Area.
Red Hill Drive Bridge ReplacementCE
- Road management Completed Actual: 02/04/2010 05/2010 Jennie O'Connor Card541-352-6002x634jennieoconnorcard@fs.fed.us Description: Flooding in 2006 washed out the bridge over the Middle Fork of Hood River (Red Hill Drive Bridge). The proposed project will replace the bridge. The bridge will be designed to sustain future flood events.
Location: UNIT - Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River. LEGAL - T1N, R10E, Section 31. Middle Fork Hood River Bridge on Forest Service Road 16.
U.S. Cellular Tower - Bennett PassCE
- Special use management In Progress:Scoping Start 12/11/2009 Expected:04/2010 07/2010 Paul Norman503-668-1456pnorman@fs.fed.us Description: Install at 180-foot black monopole cell tower to serve north Highway 35 and Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort. Capable of handling 2 to 3 co-locators (e.g., Hood River Sheriff's Office). Buried powerline from the Mt. Hood Meadows overpass.
Location: UNIT - Hood River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Hood River. LEGAL - T3S, R9E, Section 14. Bennett Pass.
Bridge 1825 ReplacementCE
- Recreation management Completed Actual: 07/01/200907/01/2009 09/2009 James Tierney503-630-8751jtierney@fs.fed.us Description: The bridge on Forest Road 1825 was damaged during the fall flood of 2006. The proposed project would replace the damaged bridge with a new bridge.
Location: UNIT - Zigzag Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas. Forest Road 1825.
- Recreation management In Progress:Scoping Start 11/24/2008 Expected:09/2010 10/2010 Kathleen Walker503-622-3191kwalker@fs.fed.us Description: Construct a snow-cat grooming shed for grooming of the nordic trails around Government Camp.
- Recreation management - Special use management On Hold N/A N/A Kathleen Walker503-622-3191kwalker@fs.fed.us Description: Propose to issue a Special Use Permit for construction of log shelter at the overflow parking area west of the Trillium Lake Dam. Primary purpose is a warming shelter for nordic skiers and snowshoers. Location: UNIT - Zigzag Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas. LEGAL - T3S, R8 1/2 E, Section 36. Overflow parking area at the west end of the Trillium Lake Dam.
Post Office Club Driveway ConstructionCE
- Recreation management - Land ownership management - Road management In Progress:Scoping Start 09/01/2009 Expected:05/2010 07/2010 Mike Malone503-622-3191 ext 608mmalone@fs.fed.us Description: Authorize the construction of an access/egress driveway to an Organization Camp (Post Office Club) cabin which is location on National Forest System land.
Location: UNIT - Zigzag Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas. LEGAL - T3S, R8E, Section 18. 2.5 miles SE of Rhododendron, OR near Forest Road 35B.
Road Decommissioning for Habitat Restoration (Zigzag Ranger District), Increment 2EA
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management - Road management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/21/2009 Expected:04/2010 06/2010 Michelle Lombardo503-668-1796mlombardo@fs.fed.us Description: Decommissioning roads to improve hydrologic function and reduce adverse impacts to aquatic and terrestrial habitats on the Zigzag Ranger District.
Location: UNIT - Zigzag Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas. The majority of project activities would occur in the Upper Sandy River and Zigzag River watersheds.
Timberline Lodge Landmark SignCE
- Recreation management - Facility management - Road management In Progress:Scoping Start 04/01/2009 Expected:06/2009Actual: 07/10/2009 07/2009 Christy Covington503-622-3191, ext 668ccovington@fs.fed.us Description: Construct a landmark sign at the junction of Highway 26 and Timberline Road (Rd. 173) to help visitors find Timberline Lodge.
Location: UNIT - Zigzag Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas. LEGAL - T3S, R9E, Section 24. Junction of state Highway 6 and Road 173, Government Camp, OR.
Timberline Mountain Bike Trails and Skills ParkCE
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2010 Expected:12/2010 06/2011 Mike Malone503-622-3191 ext 608mmalone@fs.fed.us Description: RLK & Company propose to develop a managed, lift-assisted mountain bike trails and skills park within the permit area of the Timberline Ski Area. Approximately 8-9 acres of ground disturbance would occur.
Trails Club of Oregon Term Permit RenewalCE
- Special use management Completed Actual: 07/01/2009 06/2009 Glenda Woodcock503-668-1640gwoodcock@fs.fed.us Description: The Mt. Hood National Forest is considering a proposal to re-issue a new 20-year term permit
Location: UNIT - Zigzag Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas. LEGAL - R 9E, T 3S, Section 13. The Lodge is located approximately 1 mile from the southern terminus of West Leg Road (FS 2645) and Northeast of Government Camp.
Zigzag Ranger Station Office Expansion and RemodelCE
- Facility management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 04/2010 Expected:12/2010 03/2011 Mike Malone503-622-3191 ext 608mmalone@fs.fed.us Description: This project proposes to expand and remodel the Zigzag Ranger District Office.
Location: UNIT - Zigzag Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Clackamas. Zigzag, Oregon.