Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

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Sugar vegetation management project environmental assessment
(2008-11) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes several alternatives for project initiating tree thinning, fuel reduction, and rehabilitation work, including placing large wood into Five Points Creek.
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Sled Springs OHV trail system and road management plan decision notice
(2008-11-26) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 5 of project EA, to restrict motorized use in the Sled Springs area to designated routes. Upon establishment of the trail system, or implementation of the Forest-wide Travel Management Plan, which ever comes first, off-trail travel by motorized vehicles will no longer be authorized except for snowmobile use in the winter. The OHV trail system will include 156 miles of designated roads and trails for use by all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles (Oregon class 1 and 3 vehicles, described as OHV vehicles henceforth). Of this 156-mile road and trail system, full-sized vehicles (Oregon class 2 vehicles) are authorized to travel on 71 miles of existing roads. Convert 60 miles of existing roads into OHV-only trails and construct approximately 25 miles of new OHV trail as connections between existing roads to create logical riding loops.
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Sled Springs OHV trail system and road management plan environmental assessment
(2008-11) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to establish a 166-mile OHV trail system in the Sled Springs area. This OHV trail system would be for all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles. The proposal consists of converting 71 miles of existing roads into OHV-only trails, converting an additional 77 miles of existing roads into routes available for both full-sized vehicles and OHVs, and constructing approximately 18 miles of new OHV trail as connections between existing roads to create logical riding loops. This alternative also includes the placement of five OHV bridges where trails cross streams.
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Upper Grande Ronde mine tailings restoration project environmental assessment
(2009-01) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
The Upper Grande Ronde Mine Tailings Restoration Project would remove and/or redistribute mine tailings as far away from the wetted edge of the upper Grande Ronde River as possible. A total of 18 sites would have mine tailings removed or redistributed for an approximate total of 46,964 yards. All of these sites are located within the floodplain of the upper Grande Ronde River (approx. 2.5 stream miles) and East Fork Grande Ronde River (approx. 25 mile). Wood would be placed within the entire 4.7 miles of the upper Grande Ronde River. Two roads and two dispersed sites would be obliterated. Six other dispersed sites would continue to provide recreation, but would have defined access points through strategic boulder placement. Seeding and planting would occur through out the entire project area.
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Golden Fraction abbreviated preliminary assessment
(2006-08) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Assesses site consisting of a large collapsed adit and approximately 3000cy of wasterock material adjacent to Granite Creek. A Niton XLt found that most metals at the site exceeded screening criteria for birds, invertebrates, and plants, but only arsenic (50.79 to 76.5 mg/kg) exceeded EPA Region goals. Since the wasterock forms part of the embankment for Granite Creek, the site has been given a High Priority for further site assessment.
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Cap Martin complex abbreviated preliminary assessment
(2006-08) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Assesses site consisting of four collapsed adits, one of which has water discharge, and 6000-80000cy of wasterock materials, most of which is adjacent to Granite Creek. There are numerous trenches and apparent hydraulic mining in the area as well as possible historic dredging operations, with one old log cabin and another apparently collapsed cabin. A Niton XLt unit found that most metals at the site exceeded screening criteria for birds, invertebrates, and plants, but only arsenic (60 to 105.6 mg/kg) exceeded EPA Region goals. The site has been given a High Priority for further assessment.
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North Fork John Day Wild and Scenic River management plan environmental assessment, decision notice and finding of no significant impact
(1993-06) North Fork John Day Ranger District (Or.); Baker Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes to develop a management plan that will address resource protection, development of lands and facilities, user capacities, and other management practices necessary or desirable to achieve the purpose of the Act. Decision notice announces implementation of Alternative D with modifications of project EA, which gives special emphasis to high level management of water quality and fisheries concerns (habitat of the wild runs of chinook salmon, steelhead, and resident redband/rainbow trout and bull trout), and allows for coordination with appropriate state and federal agencies, Indian tribes, and landowners.
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Granite Creek Tributary Mines initiation of CERCLA investigation memorandum
(2007-02-20) United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
Documents, pursuant to the guidelines of the National Oil and Hazardous Substance Contingency Plan (NCP), the decision to initiate a CERCLA investigation in nine locations at the Granite Creek Tributary Mines site. A Site Inspection has determined that a hazardous release has occurred and a human health and ecological risk assessment has been performed and acceptable exposure exceeded. Identifies possible threats to nearby human populations, animals, food chain, soils, and drinking water.
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Granite Creek Mines site inspection
(2004-01) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.); EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.
Documents Site Inspection performed by EA Engineering at five Granite Creek Mines: Monumental, Cap Martin, Sheridan, Tillicum, and Central. The objectives were to access the immediate or potential threat posed by wastes at the site to human health and the environment, and to collect information to support a CERCLA decision, including background research and file review; onsite and offsite reconnaisance; and collection and analysis of soil, waste, surface water, pore water, sediment, plant tissue, and benthic macroinvertebrate samples. Based on the elevated concentrations of metals detected in onsite soil and waste rock samples at all five mine sites, as well as onsite surface water samples collected at the Monumental Mine, an Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) is recommended.
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Granite Creek Tributary Mines initiation of CERCLA investigation memorandum
(2007-02-20) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Documents, pursuant to the Guidelines of the National Oil and Hazardous Substance Contingency Plan (NCP), the decision to initiate a CERCLA investigation in nine locations at the Granite Creek Tributary Mines site. A Site Inspection has determined that a hazardous release has occurred, and a human health and ecological risk assessment has been performed and acceptable exposure has been exceeded. Identifies possible threats to nearby human populations, animals, the food chain, soils, and drinking water.
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Meadow Creek Watershed analysis
(2002) La Grande Ranger District (Or.)
Documents the completed update for the 1994 Upper Grande Ronde Watershed Analysis, investigating needs, opportunities, priorities, effects, and success measurements. Includes description, issues, key questions and relevant processes, past and current conditions, desired condition and trends, management opportunities, landscape scale monitoring workplan, and management thresholds.
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Upper Central Mine abbreviated preliminary assessment
(2006-08) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Assesses mine site on moderately steep side slopes consisting of four collapsed adits and about 1500cy of wasterock. A Niton XLt unit found most metals detected at the site exceeded screening criteria for birds, invertebrates, and plants, but only arsenic (84.1 mg/kg) exceeded EPA Regional goals. Based upon the location of the adits, lack of evidence of water discharge from the mines, lack of surface water sources, and relative ease of access by the general public, the site has been ranked a Low Priority for further assessment.
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Bald Angel vegetation management project environmental assessment
(2006-12) La Grande Ranger District (Or.)
Evaluates actions to restore and enhance ecosystems, and reduce fire danger by fuels and density reduction treatments. Includes prescribed burning, precommercial and commercial timber thinning, and road closures.
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Bald Angel vegetation management decision notice/FONSI
(2007-02-22) La Grande Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 3 of the project EA, emphasizing retention of critical high quality cover and connective corridor areas to provide cover and connectivity habitat while other overstocked stands are treated to accelerate development of long-term landscape cover and large structure needs.
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Mt. Emily II fuels reduction project environmental assessment and decision notice/FONSI
(2006-04-06) La Grande Ranger District (Or.)
Environmental assessment reviews proposed activities to respond to fire risks in the area deferred from the original Mt. Emily project within mapped lynx habitat, by modifying fuels and potential fire behavior on public lands. Includes ground-based removal of trees, cleaning and non-commercial thinning of small diameter trees in riparian areas, and protection of 331 acres of previously deferred lynx habitat.
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Mt. Emily fuels reduction project environmental assessment and decision notice/FONSI
(2005-02-25) La Grande Ranger District (Or.)
Environmental assessment reviews proposed activities designed to reduce fuels and associated fire behavior in the stands of timber adjacent to or within the wildland urban interface on Mt. Emily. Activities include ground-based removal of trees, road construction and reconstruction, cleaning and non-commercial thinning of small diameter trees in riparian areas and prescribed burning. Decision Notice announces implementation of Alternative 3, and the decision modification drops the treatment of 63 acres of prescribed burning (Unit 309) and 290 acres of mechanical fuels reduction, and finds the Canada lynx habitat protection area to be outside the boundaries of the project.
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Joseph Creek rangeland analysis final environmental impact statement and record of decision
(2005-09-23) Wallowa Valley Ranger District (Or.)
FEIS reviews proposed activities to allocate forage for commercial livestock grazing on eleven allotments near Joseph Creek. Record of Decision announces implementation of Alternative 3 modified of the project FEIS, which would authorize grazing using an adaptive approach to grazing management while implementing specific protections for sensitive areas.
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Granite Creek Mine #7 abbreviated preliminary assessment
(2006-08) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Assesses mine site consisting of a large collapsed adit and approximately 700cy of wasterock material adjacent to Granite Creek, with numerous trenches stemming from hydraulic mining and possible historic dredging operations. A Niton XLt unit found that most metals at the site exceeded screening criteria for birds, invertebrates, and plants, but only arsenic (79 mg/kg) exceeded EPA Region goals. The site has been given a High Priority.
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Granite Creek Mine #6 abbreviated preliminary assessment
(2006-08) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Assesses mine site consisting of a large collapsed adit and approximately 1000cy of wasterock material, which is adjacent to a small ephemeral tributary to Granite Creek. A Niton XLt unit found that most metals at the site exceeded screening criteria for birds, invertebrates, and plants, but only arsenic (7.16 mg/kg) exceeded EPA Region goals. Further site assessment was not warranted.
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Buffalo Mine abbreviated preliminary assessment
(2008-08) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Assesses mine site on moderately steep side slopes, consisting of two adits, associated wasterock and tailing ponds, one with water treatment facilities and miscellaneous buildings. A Niton XLt unit found that all metals at the site exceeded screening criteria for birds, invertebrates, and plants, but only arsenic (13.13 to 338 mg/kg) exceeded EPA Region goals. The site has been given a Low Priority for any future site assessments.