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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 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.Item Open Access 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.Item Open Access Metolius Basin forest management project draft environmental impact statement(2002-12) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)Proposes to implement fuel reduction 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.Item Open Access 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.Item Open Access Metolius heritage demonstration decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2001-08-17) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)Announces implementation of Alternative 4 of the project EA, treating eight small plots varying in size from 5 to 11 acres, using different silviculture treatments, small tree thinning, prescribed fire, and mowing of brush.Item Open Access 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.