Sisters Ranger District

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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.
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GW fire timber salvage project final decision memo
(2008-06-27) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision after the Need for Action, the Purpose of the Project, the interdisciplinary team analysis, and the public comment to salvage log some 2.86 million board feet on 218 acres of fire-killed timber, including white fir, ponderosa pine, and Douglas-fir. Includes ground-based logging, use of temporary roads, reforesting of desired tree species, and removing danger trees along commercial haul routes.
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Metolius River recreational residence special use permit re-issuance
(2008-05-28) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to re-issue the permits for the 108 residences along the Metolius River. Components include re-issuing the permits, forbidding any additional lots beyond the 108 units on the tract, and providing any permit holder a one-year permit to bring the site into compliance.
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GW fire timber salvage project preliminary decision memo
(2008-04-15) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement the proposed action, to salvage log about 218 acres of fire killed timber, including white fir, ponderosa pine, and Douglas-fir. Includes ground-based logging, use of temporary roads, reforesting of desired tree species, and removing danger trees along commercial haul routes.
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Glaze Forest restoration project decision notice and response to public comments
(2008-03) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 2 modified of project EA, restoring old-growth and second growth forests and Riparian Habitat Conservation Areas in Glaze Forest with ecologically-driven tree thinning, shrub mowing and prescribed fire on approximately 1200 acres. Includes thinning of second-growth and in old-growth ponderosa pine stands, thinning in aspen stands, hand thinning small encroaching conifers within about 236 acres of meadow, thinning and reducing fuels on approximately 551 acres of riparian habitat areas, and reintroducing fire as needed.
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Glaze Forest restoration project environmental assessment
(2008-03) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes to restore old-growth and second growth forests and Riparian Habitat Conservation Areas in Glaze Forest with ecologically-driven tree thinning, shrub mowing and prescribed fire on approximately 1200 acres. Includes thinning of second-growth and in old-growth ponderosa pine stands, thinning in aspen stands, hand thinning small encroaching conifers within about 236 acres of meadow, thinning and reducing fuels on about 551 acres of riparian habitat areas, and reintroducing fire as needed.
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Metolius River wood restoration project environmental assessment
(2007-08-27) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes to restore fish habitat in the Upper Metolius River by providing in-stream wood that will act as rearing and resting habitat. Includes placing 206 structures with approximately 930 logs in critical areas over a span of 11 miles of river, increasing in-stream large woody debris densities by up to 11 times the existing levels in some reaches.
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Sisters area fuels reduction (SAFR) project environmental assessment
(2007-08) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes to reduce hazardous fuels and improve forest health on approximately 17,573 total acres. Includes thinning from below, ladder fuels reduction, application of prescribed fire, mastication, and mechanized piling and slash pile burning.
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Black Crater Fire timber salvage project preliminary decision memo
(2006-12-12) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to harvest about 2.25 million board feet of fire-killed timber from 201 acres from a fire of July 24, 2006. Dead trees of all species and heavily scorched white fir and lodgepole pine that have a low likelihood of survival in areas of stand replacement fire severity will be harvested. Includes harvesting timber with economic value, reforesting desired tree species, and removing danger trees along commercial haul routes.
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Black Crater Fire roadside danger tree removal final decision memo
(2006-12-08) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision after review of project EA and public comments on the Preliminary Decision Memo, to implement proposed action felling fire-killed danger trees adjacent to Forest roads. Includes ground-based logging of about 8 acres and 150 thousand feet of killed ponderosa pine and white fir, and hand piling and/or lopping, scattering or burning activity fuels where concentrated.
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Sisters admin site land conveyance environmental assessment
(2006-12) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes to sell 68 acres of National Forest property to raise funds to build a new ranger station on the remaining 12 acres of the property, complete a small land exchange, and amend the Forest Plan allocation designations.
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Black Crater Fire roadside danger tree removal preliminary decision memo
(2006-10-26) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement proposed action felling fire-killed danger trees adjacent to Forest roads. Includes ground-based logging of about 8 acres and 150 thousand board feet of killed ponderosa pine and white fir, and hand piling and/or lopping, scattering or burning activity fuels where concentrated.
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Round Lake Christian Camp decision memo
(2006-08-10) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to approve the master plan for the reconstruction of Round Lake Christian Camp following the destruction of the August 2003 B&B Complex Fire. Includes rebuilding cabins, shower, bath facilities and auditorium, and building new facilities such as a 2-story caretaker residence with a shop on the first floor, and a second camper's cabin with a new shower and septic tank. Also includes increasing camp capacity, improving and enhancing the parking area, constructing outdoor spaces and trails, and planting and managing vegetation in the permit area.
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B&B Fire recovery project record of decision
(2005-08-02) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision implementing Alternative 2 of project FEIS, harvesting fire-killed and damaged trees, reducing fuels, planting trees, removing trees that are hazardous to public safety, and reducing unneeded roads. Includes salvage harvest, fuels reduction and reforestation on approximately 6823 acres, yielding about 29.7 MMBF with both ground-based and helicopter yarding.
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B&B Fire recovery project final environmental impact statement
(2005-06-30) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes to harvest fire-killed and damaged trees, reduce fuels, plant trees, remove trees that are hazardous to public safety, and reduce unneeded roads. Includes salvage harvest, fuels reduction and reforestation on approximately 6823 acres, yielding about 29.7 MMBF by both ground-based and helicopter yarding.
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B&B Fire recovery project draft environmental impact statement
(2005-03) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes to harvest fire-killed and damaged trees, reduce fuels, plant trees, remove trees that are hazardous to public safety, and reduce unneeded roads. Includes salvage harvesting on 6803 acres, removal or cutting of dangerous trees along 146 miles of road, defensible space fuels treatment on 20 acres, ground-based yarding on 5847 acres, helicopter yarding on 955 acres, with 29.7 MMBF of timber harvested and 71 miles of roads decommissioned or inactivated.
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Eyerly Fire salvage project record of decision and non-significant amendment #33
(2004-08-02) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Announces implementation of Article 2 of project FEIS, responding to the 2002 fire by salvage, fuels treatment, and reforestation. Includes salvaging the economic value of dead and dying trees and reducing fuels available to future wildland fires on approximately 4846 acres, planting conifers on upland forest lands on about 3918 acres, removing hazard trees along major roads and within Perry South and Monty campgrounds, and designating substitute areas for two old growth areas burned in the fire, which requires a substitution amendment.
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Eyerly Fire salvage project final environmental impact statement
(2004-07) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes to respond to the 2002 fire by salvage, fuels treatment, and reforestation. Includes salvaging the economic value of dead and dying trees and reducing fuels available to future wildland fires on approximately 4846 acres, planting conifers on upland forest lands on about 3918 acres, removing hazard trees along major roads and within Perry South and Monty campgrounds, and designating substitute areas for two old growth areas burned in the fire.
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Metolius-Windigo Trail reconstruction decision memo
(2004-01) Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District (Or.); Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement relocation of 8.6 miles and reconstruction of the remaining 61 miles of trail. Includes clearing brush and logs, defining tread, installing or maintaining drain drips and/or water bars, and minor relocation of trail where drainage structures fail to drain adequately water from the Trail.
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Metolius Basin forest management project final environmental impact statement and record of decision
(2003-07) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)
FEIS proposes to implement fuel reductions and forest health management activities on 12, 648 acres to reduce risk of wildfire, insects, and disease; protect the safety of people, property, and tribal and natural resources; restore late-successional (old-growth) forests; and protect and restore watershed conditions. Includes thinning, underburning, restoring meadows and aspen stands, managing dwarf mistletoe, removing hazard trees, ground-based logging on 7332 acres, machine piling on 2078 acres, and inactivation or decommissioning of approximately 50 miles of roads.