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Item Open Access 1610 Roadside treatment project final decision memo(2009-03-16) Umpqua National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision implementing roadside treatments by thinning, pruning, piling or chipping slash along the major roads (Forest Road 1610, 1610-050, 1610-100, 1610-500) within the lower Devil's Knob portion of the Elk Creek watershed. Trees and brush would be removed to bring the resulting condition to a Fuel Model 8 (an open stand with limited ground fuel) with low to moderate fuel loading resulting in healthier growing conditions for the stands. Treatment will occur alongside existing specified roads (generally 150' each side of road).Item Open Access Wildcat fuels reduction and vegetation management project decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2009-03-06) Umatilla National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces approval of project initiating commercial thinning on 1943 acres, non-commercial thinning on 2878 acres, 40 acres of aspen restoration, mechanical fuels treatment, and landscape burning.Item Open Access North South OHV trail project decision memo(2009-03-02) Umatilla National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision initiating project developing a designated OHV trail by using existing roads, existing areas of past disturbance (skid trails, temporary logging roads, and firelines), and minimal new trail construction (5.5 miles) along road corridors of FRs 40, 43, and 44. This trail will move ATV and motorcycle traffic from approximately 12.7 miles of motorized mixed-use traffic on FR 40 to approximately 11.9 miles of newly designated ATV trail that parallels the road. The entire trail will be approximately 30 miles long and will provide ATV access from Stevens Ridge to Big Butte. It will be designed and designated for use by ATVs and motorcycles.Item Open Access D-Bug hazard reduction timber sale project draft environmental impact statement(2009-03) Umpqua National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes project modifying pine beetle habitat conditions in stands containing lodgepole to reduce potential infestation by mountain pine beetles. Includes variable density commercial thinning of 3,165 acres in lodgepole pine stands (leaving 20-70 TPA), thinning 1,145 acres of lodgepole-mixed conifer (leaving 50-200 TPA), and thinning of 2,247 acres in mixed conifer stands (leaving 50-90 TPA) and non-commercial removal of fuels on about 2,026 acres by pre-commercial thinning, mastication, whip felling, chipping, and piling and burning of slash.Item Open Access Wildcat fuels reduction and vegetation management project environmental assessment(2009-03) Umatilla National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposed action includes commercial thinning on 2218 acres, non-commercial thinning on 3286 acres, 40 acres of aspen restoration, mechanical fuels treatment, and landscape burning.Item Open Access Watson Ridge communication site draft decision memo(2009-02) Umpqua National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Approves the issuance of a special use permit for the construction of the proposed Watson Communication Site (com site) and issuance of special use permits associated with the use and maintenance of the com site. The proposed Watson Communication Site (com site) would be constructed and operated by PacifiCorp Energy on the Diamond Lake Ranger District, Umpqua National Forest. The special use permit for operation would be issued for a duration of 20 years. The com site would facilitate PacifiCorp Energy's real time monitoring and control through-out operations of the North Umpqua Hydroelectric Project (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC] 1927 Project), licensed October 2005.Item Open Access Fish Creek Forebay Chinquapin restoration project categorical exclusion review(2009-02) Umpqua National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Excludes from further environmental analysis project ensuring the long-term sustainability and viability of a unique wildlife habitat type on the Fish Creek Flat Area of the Diamond Lake Ranger District. In order to retain this habitat, active vegetation management activities will be needed. The proposed project will eliminate trees and shrubs that are competing with desirable chinquapin overstory trees, implement cultural practices to stimulate regeneration of another age cohort in the stand, and provide for burning or mechanical maintenance activities. Includes design features to reduce potential impacts to mycorrhyzal fungi and noxious weed prevention measures.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.Item Open Access Cobbler timber sale and fuels reduction project draft environmental assessment(2009-01) Umatilla National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes to harvest commercially approximately 2500 acres and exercise 60 acres of fuels treatment.Item Open Access 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.Item Open Access North Fork Mill Creek restoration opportunities decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2008-12-19) Mt. Hood National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposed Action proposes to treat approximately 2,800 acres. The purpose of the treatments is to improve forest health conditions (removing root rot pockets, removing diseased trees) and reduce hazardous fuels (removal of surface fuels, removal of ladder fuels, and opening of the canopy). The mechanical fuels reduction treatment methods would consist of tree thinning from below, machine piling, hand thinning, pruning by hand, machine mastication, and manual brush removal. Underburning (prescribed fire) would be used in combination with mechanical treatments (954 acres) or without any additional treatments (610 acres) to restore stand health and to restore fire to its historical role.Item Open Access Dads Creek WUI project decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2008-12-18) Malheur National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision choosing Alternative 2 of project EA with modifications. Approximately 3890 acres would receive treatment, including 2,668 acres of mechanical treatment (1,811 acres of commercial harvest, 799 acres of precommercial thinning and 58 acres of old growth fire hazard reduction), followed by 2,668 acres of fuel treatment by piling and burning, and 2,532 acres of fuel treatment by underburning (1467 acres in harvest and thinning units and 1065 outside of treatment units).Item Open Access North Fork Mill Creek restoration opportunities environmental assessment(2008-12) Mt. Hood National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposed Action proposes to treat approximately 2,800 acres. The purpose of the treatments is to improve forest health conditions (removing root rot pockets, removing diseased trees) and reduce hazardous fuels (removal of surface fuels, removal of ladder fuels, and opening of the canopy). The mechanical fuels reduction treatment methods would consist of tree thinning from below, machine piling, hand thinning, pruning by hand, machine mastication, and manual brush removal. Underburning (prescribed fire) would be used in combination with mechanical treatments (954 acres) or without any additional treatments (610 acres) to restore stand health and to restore fire to its historical role.Item Open Access West End OHV project area draft environmental assessment(2008-12) Umatilla National Forest (Agency : U.S.)The Proposed Action identifies a designated system of roads and trails that would be available for OHV use. There would be a total of 290 miles of roads and trails available as motorized trails for OHV use. Existing open and closed roads would be designated as an OHV system. New trails would be added to provide connections to other trail systems on the Forest and to the Morrow/Grant County OHV Park.Item Open Access Road decommissioning for aquatic restoration decision record(2008-12) Mt. Hood National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Analyzes the environmental effects for decommissioning approximately 84 miles of road across the Forest. Road decommissioning activities are proposed to improve hydrologic function and aquatic habitat in several high priority sixth-field subwatersheds. This EA analyzes three alternatives.Item Open Access 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.Item Open Access 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.Item Open Access Portland General Electric special use permit environmental assessment(2008-11) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes to authorize the following in a 20-year Special Use Permit: On the ONF-CRNG, MHNF, and WNF, a ROW that authorizes 1) continued operation and maintenance of the transmission line facilities; 2) routine vegetation management within the ROW; and 3) use and maintenance of service or access roads within the ROW. A special use authorization on the three National Forests that authorizes 1) management of danger trees outside the ROW; and 2) use and maintenance of transmission line service and access roads outside the ROW.Item Open Access 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.Item Open Access Tallow salvage sale final decision memo(2008-10) Umpqua National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes a total of about 219.1 acres for harvest within lands allocated to the Matrix under the Northwest Forest Plan to remove an estimated 3.2 MMBF (million board feet) of wind-thrown trees using a variety of logging systems. Also includes fuel treatments, replanting, sub-soiling, and revegetation of exposed soils.