Middle Fork Ranger District

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Traverse Creek thin project environmental assessment
(2008-09) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to thin area of over 2,900 acres of dense, even-aged, uniform, single-story, 35- to 60-year old plantations. This alternative is expected to yield approximately 40 million board feet of timber sawlogs to meet the purpose and need of maintaining the growth and health of the stands and producing a sustainable, commercial yield of wood products. The alternative uses a combination of ground-based, skyline and helicopter log-yarding systems with an emphasis on minimizing residual damage and disturbance.
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Niner project decision notice and finding of no significant impact for Units 15, 15A, 15C, and 16
(2008-03-28) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement commercial thinning of Units #15, 15A, 15C, and 16 of Alternative A of the project EA, which was deferred in the previous decision notice owing to ongoing litigation involving survey requirements and management of rare and uncommon species on federal lands. The remaining four units will be thinned, yielding about 1.4 MMBF using the same combination of log yarding systems with an emphasis towards low cost ground-based yarding systems.
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Recreation residence special use permit renewal decision memo
(2007-11-08) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Announces decision to reauthorize the special use permits for 247 summer residences for a period of 20 years with no terms and conditions in addition to those currently in the permits.
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Hehe LSR Thin Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact
(2007-10-31) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 3 of the project EA to thin commercially about 3,762 acres of 35-60 year-old second-growth stands to accelerate the development of late-successional forest conditions and habitat structure. Includes maintenance and reconstruction of existing roads, construction of temporary roads, fuel treatments, and funding for various wildlife habitat enhancements.
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Hehe LSR thin project decision notice and finding of no significant impact
(2007-10-31) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 3 of the project EA, to thin commercially about 3762 acres of 35-60 year-old second-growth stands to accelerate the development of late-successional forest conditions and habitat structure. Includes maintenance and reconstruction of existing roads and possible construction of temporary roads, fuel treatments, and funding for various wildlife habitat enhancements.
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Huckleberry Flats OHV Trail Expansion Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact
(2007-08-31) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 1 of project EA, to increase the existing OHV trail system by approximately 30 miles to 63 miles, including a trail segment that will provide an alternative route to a mixed-use road where higher vehicle speeds may occur as well as other connecting segments. A Nonsignificant Forest Plan Amendment is included in the Proposed Action, which would 1) change the designation of the Huckleberry BGEA (Big Game Emphasis Area) from Medium Emphasis to Low Emphasis and 2) change the designation of the adjoining South Christy BGEA from Medium Emphasis to High Emphasis to increase the quantity of habitat management there to compensate for the reduction in the Huckleberry area.
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Echo Staley Road Storage and Illegal Household Trash Site Management Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact
(2007-07-02) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 2 of project EA, to close up to 23 miles of roads in the Echo, Staley, Simpson, and Noisy Creek drainages within the Upper Middle Fork watershed to motorized traffic, and place about 21 miles of these roads into maintenance storage condition for 10 or more years. Also agrees to close up to 33 miles of road and two dispersed sites within the Middle Fork Willamette River/Lookout Point, North Fork of Middle Fork Willamette River, and Salmon Creek watersheds year-round or seasonally with boulders or gates to reduce illegal household trash dumping.
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Hehe LSR thin project environmental assessment
(2007-06) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes commercial thinning on about 3800 acres of older plantations (35-60 years-old) located in the Hehe Creek subwatershed of the Fall Creek Late-successional Reserve. Includes maintenance and reconstruction of various wildlife habitat enhancements.
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Waldo Lake -- Managing Recreation Use Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact
(2007-04-16) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Announces decision to implement but modify Alternative 4 of project EA by having the Middle Fork District Ranger serve as the approving official on any administrative exceptions for motor boat use or use of internal combustion devices on lands immediately surrounding Waldo Lake. Also amends Forest Plan with two new guidelines and standards: one prohibiting year-round the public use of internal combustion boat motors and floatplanes on the surface of the lake, and the other prohibiting year-round the public use of chainsaws and generators on Semiprimitive Nonmotorized lands immediately surrounding Waldo Lake.
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Echo Staley Road Storage and Illegal Household Trash Site Management Environmental Assessment
(2007-04) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to close up to 23 miles of roads in the Echo, Staley, Simpson, and Noisy Creek drainages within the Upper Middle Fork watershed to motorized traffic, and place about 21 miles of these roads into maintenance storage condition for 10 or more years. Also proposes to close up to 33 miles of road and two dispersed sites within the Middle Fork Willamette River, and Salmon Creek watersheds year-round or seasonally with boulders or gates to reduce illegal household trash dumping.
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Huckleberry Flats OHV Trail Expansion Environmental Assessment
(Eugene, Or. : Willamette National Forest, 2007, 2007-04) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to increase the existing OHV Trail system by approximately 30 miles, to 63 miles, including a trail segment that will provide an alternative route to a mixed-use road where higher vehicle speeds may occur as well as other connecting segments. A Nonsignificant Forest Plan Amendment is included in the Proposed Action, which would 1) change the designation of the Huckleberry BGEA (Big Game Emphasis Area) from Medium Emphasis to Low Emphasis and 2) change the designation of the adjoining South Christy BGEA from Medium Emphasis to High Emphasis to increase the quality of habitat management there to compensate for the reduction within the Huckleberry area.
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Upper Middle Fork Watershed road stormproofing and restoration environmental assessment
(2007-03) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to close and store approximately 24 miles of roads in the watershed to minimize adverse affects to the resources and improve ability to perform adequate road maintenance activities within the existing budgetary constraints. Includes closing and rehabilitating 33 segments of roads and blocking entrances with an earthen berms, deep ditches and possibly boulders during the summer months from 2006 through 2010.
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Niner project decision notice and finding of no significant impact
(2007-01-19) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement a modified Alternative A of the project EA, while deferring decision on units #15, 15A, 15C, and 16, the four units in stands which are greater than 80 years old. About 3223 acres of 60-79 year-old stands yielding 50 MMBF will be thinned, using a combination of log yarding systems with an emphasis towards low cost ground-based yarding systems.
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Hazeldell fire station land sale environmental assessment
(2007) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes to sell a two-acre parcel of land to the Hazeldell Rural Fire Protection District for use as a fire station site in the eastern end of the High Prairie rural residential area, about six miles north of the city of Oakridge. The Hazeldell RFD would clear most or all the trees currently occupying the site, construct an access road into the site, construct a 40-foot by 60-foot fire station and a 6-8000 gallon above-ground water tank, and a surfaced parking area associated with the buildings and the access road.
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Waldo Lake -- Managing Recreation Use Environmental Assessment
(2006-12) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to alter recreational activities by restricting boat motor use on Waldo Lake to electric motors only, prohibit floatplanes, and prohibit public use of generators and chainsaws within the Dispersed Recreation Semiprimitive Nonmotorized management area surrounding the lake. Includes alternatives, environmental consequences, and consultation and coordination.
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Niner project environmental assessment
(2006-10) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes to thin commercially 60-80 year-old timber stands on 3328 acres of the Huckleberry Flats area and sell the 50 million board feet over the next 3-5 years. Other activities include maintaining existing roads, constructing temporary roads to access units, improving water quality, make fuels reduction treatments, and begin rehabilitation and mitigation of compacted soils by soil tillage or sub-soiling treatments.
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Jim's Creek savanna restoration decision notice and finding of no significant impact
(2006-08-22) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative E of the project EA, to restore the original open savanna by removing excess mature trees using a commercial timber sale on about 455 acres to approximate the density the forest had about 100 years ago. Includes removal of excess trees using helicopter and cable yarding methods to protect soils and residual vegetation, heritage resources, and to avoid the need to construct additional roads.
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Indigo and Middle Fork Willamette Enhancement Environmental Assessment
(2006-06) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to complete stream enhancement projects in the Upper Middle Fork Willamette River and Hills Creek Reservoir Watersheds to benefit bull trout and Spring Chinook salmon. Includes placing large wood into the Middle Fork Willamette River and several tributaries, and adding a fish passage structure for bull trout at Indigo Springs without damage to spotted owl habitat and water quality.
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Jim's Creek savanna restoration environmental assessment
(2006-06) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to restore and develop 688 acres of open, low-density savanna forest dominated by large ponderosa pine Douglas-fir, and Oregon white oak through removal of 100 year-old conifer trees that have colonized the area in question subsequent to the commencement of fire suppression. Includes increasing biodiversity by providing habitat to facilitate persistence of a number of open forest dependent plant and animal species.
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Fall Creek stream enhancement of the Fall Creek special interest area fire recovery project decision notice and finding of no significant impact
(2005-03-30) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement stream enhancement component of Alternative C of the project EA, falling about 70-90 hazard trees into Fall Creek to provide large woody debris structure to enhance the stream environment and fish habitat. Stream enhancement will be implemented July 2005 to avoid the adult salmon from being present during the falling operations and being disturbed as they begin to spawn.