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Browsing NEPA Documents by Author "Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)"
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Item Open Access Bend Pine nursery land conveyance project decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2003-01-15) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to implement Alternative 2 of the project EA, authorizing the sale of the federal assets of the Bend Pine nursery property that is no longer needed for National Forest purposes. Includes approximately 185 acres of land, 5 buildings or structures (pump house, open storage, chemicals building, outhouse, and outhouse building), 157 acres of surface irrigation water rights, a water well, and several easements.Item Open Access Bend Pine Nursery land conveyance project environmental assessment(2002) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes to convey out of federal ownership that portion of the Bend Pine Nursery property that is no longer needed for National Forest purposes. Includes approximately 185 acres of land, 5 buildings or structures (pump house, open storage, chemicals building, outhouse, and outhouse building), 157 acres of surface irrigation water rights, a water well, and several easements.Item Open Access Big Table and Lytle Creek cattle allotment decision memo(2008-09-30) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to authorize continued livestock grazing use within the Big Table and Lytle Creek Cattle Allotments consistent with existing management to continue to meet or move resources toward desired conditions.Item Open Access Crown Pacific Limited Partnership land exchange project final environmental impact statement(1998) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.); Fremont National Forest (Agency : U.S.); Winema National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes joint land exchange involving approximately 32,936 acres of National Forest Service (NFS) lands for about 38,745 acres of land owned by Crown Pacific Limited Partnership. Involves lands within and in the vicinity of Deschutes, Fremont, and Winema National Forests, including incontiguous parcels of NFS lands surrounded by Crown Pacific land, parcels of Crown Pacific land surrounded by NFS lands, and parcels along irregular edges separating the two properties. The Winema National Forest, while not offering lands for exchange, would receive lands from Crown Pacific.Item Open Access Crown Pacific Limited Partnership land exchange project record of decision(1998-02-27) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.); Fremont National Forest (Agency : U.S.); Winema National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to implement proposed action alternative of project FEIS, effecting a land exchange involving approximately 32,936 acres of National Forest Service (NFS) lands for about 38,745 acres of land owned by Crown Pacific Limited Partnership. Involves lands within and in the vicinity of Deschutes, Fremont, and Winema National Forests, including incontiguous parcels of NFS lands surrounded by Crown Pacific land, parcels of Crown Pacific land surrounded by NFS lands, and parcels along irregular edges separating the two properties. The Winema National Forest, while not offering lands for exchange, would receive lands from Crown Pacific.Item Open Access Deschutes Forest Plan amendments, 1992-2000(1992-08-20) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Provides 26 forest documents--environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, land exchanges, and others--which include an amendment to the original 1990 forest plan.Item Open Access Deschutes National Forest land and resource management plan record of decision(1990-08) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to approve, adopt, and implement the Forest Plan which accompanies the EIS. This approves Alternative E, a modification of the DEIS preferred alternative, and is a response to public comments and updated information and methodologies, helping establish the multiple-use goals and desired future conditions, discussed in Chapter 4 of the Plan.Item Open Access Flymon II stewardship project final decison memo(2008-09-24) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to authorize project improving mule deer winter range and promote the growth of large diameter ponderosa pine. This will be accomplished on up to 300 acres by thinning conifer stands from below, mowing brush, and reintroducing prescribed fire. About 420,000 board feet (MBF) of timber will be removed through stand density reduction to promote the development of Late Old Structure (LOS) ponderosa pine forest. In addition, about 3 miles of road will be closed to restore hydrologic function to lower Fly Creek and about 10 acres of spotted knapweed, an invasive plant, will be hand pulled to reduce the risk of spread.Item Open Access Invasive plant treatments draft environmental impact statement(2007-01) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.); Ochoco National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes to treat about 1892 inventoried weed sites across about 14,500 acres of the Forests and Grassland with integrated prescriptions that combine the use of herbicides with mechanical, manual, and cultural control methods. The treatments identified are expected to be effective in reaching the objectives (e.g., eradicate, control, suppress, contain) of the sites and will lead to a reduction in the use of herbicides over time. It provides a framework for annual implementation planning, early detection/rapid response of new infestations, and monitoring.Item Open Access Invasive plant treatments final environmental impact statement(2007-12) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.); Ochoco National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes to treat about 1892 inventoried weed sites across some 14,500 acres of the Forests and Grassland with integrated prescriptions that combine the use of herbicides with mechanical, manual, and cultural control methods. The treatments identified are expected to be effective in reaching the objectives (e.g., eradicate, control, suppress, contain) of the sites and will lead to a reduction in the use of herbicides over time. It provides a framework for annual implementation planning, early detection/rapid response of new infestations, and monitoring.Item Open Access Newberry National Volcanic Monument comprehensive management plan(1994-08) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Plan establishes programmatic management and restoration activities direction for ten years, and complies with the mandate in section 6 of the Monument legislation. It establishes goals and objectives, describes desired future conditions, defines standards and guidelines for five management zones, outlines a monitoring program and identifies and prioritizes research opportunities, and also provides direction for surface lands and resources within the Newberry Special Management Area, Transferal Area Adjacent, Transferal Area, and Transferal Corridor, consistent with the Monument legislation and subject to the provisions of the 1970 Geothermal Steam Act and valid existing geothermal lease rights.Item Open Access Noxious weed control decision notice and finding of no significant impact(1998-12-16) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to implement Alternative 2 of project EA, treating 98 noxious weed sites on 901 acres with manual treatments, 27 sites on 149 acres with biological agents, 40 sites on 476 acres with herbicides, and one site by prescribed or controlled burning on the Crescent Ranger District at Big Marsh where reed canary grass threatens a large freshwater wetlands complex.Item Open Access Noxious weed control environmental assessment(1998-12) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes to treat noxious weeds on 235 sites of the Deschutes National Forest for five years, with active management on 166 sites. Includes manual control at 98 sites, biological control at 27 sites, chemical control at 40 sites, and prescribed or controlled burning for one site on the Crescent Ranger District at Big Marsh where reed canary grass threatens a large freshwater wetlands complex.Item Open Access Oz research project decision memo(2007-02-27) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to proceed with a study conducted by Oregon State University that will test stand differences in structural development over time using four silvicultural treatments in second-growth, even-aged ponderosa pine. Treatments include no treatment, uneven-age group selection, wide thinning, and uneven-age single tree selection.Item Open Access Oz research project preliminary decision memo(2007-12) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to implement a study conducted by Oregon State University that will test stand differences in structural development over time using four silvicultural treatments in second-growth, even-aged ponderosa pine. Treatments include no treatment, uneven-age group selection, wide thinning, and uneven-age single tree selection.Item Open Access Snow fuels reduction project environmental assessment(2008-03) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes to treat 5790 acres to lessen wildfire intensity, reduce resistance to control, and provide safer access for both firefighters and the public. Treatment units are strategically located on the landscape so that firefighters can safely and effectively manage wildfires, with an emphasis on protecting recreation areas, eagle and osprey habitat, riparian reserves, the Sheridan and Browns Late Successional Reserves, and the West and South Bachelor Roadless Area. Activities include reducing heavy fuel loading in areas of standing and down dead wood, thinning dense stands of live trees, burning forest debris, and using machinery to pile and burn slash and mow brush.Item Open Access Trout Creek fish habitat restoration project decision memo(2008-09-24) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to implement the following activities to improve stream channel complexity and function, improve riparian habitat adjacent to the stream and to provide fish passage at culvert barriers: stream structures will be installed to increase the number of pools per mile on 1.1 miles of Trout Creek, 1.7 miles of Dick Creek, and 1.5 miles of Auger Creek; stream banks will be sloped back and reshaped to increase floodplain access in areas where channel incision has occurred; four undersized culverts will be replaced in the project area; access to user created vehicle fords on Auger and Dick creeks will be blocked with partially buried boulders, large wood or stream structures.Item Open Access Walker Mountain communication site and forest plan amendment environmental assessment(2009-02) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Walker Mountain is a designated electronic site located on the Crescent Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest. The Deschutes National Forest proposes to issue a special use permit to Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) authorizing the construction of a co-locatable communications tower and building to be located on the Walker Mountain Communication Site. In addition, BPA will remove two aged Forest Service towers and one building on the south end of the electronic site where historically significant buildings are located. Midstate Electric would remove the associated overhead powerline to those structures. All areas where removal takes place would be rehabilitated to a condition as close to the surrounding character of the site, as reasonable. The proposed action would require an amendment to the Deschutes National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan and the Walker Mountain Communications Site 1995 Revised Management and Development Plan.