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Item Open Access 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.Item Open Access Ball Park thin project decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2008-09-05) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Approves project implementing timber harvest on 915 acres for a gross estimate of 12.3 million board feet (MMBF) of Forest products. Natural fuels underburning will occur within two units on approximately 49 acres with three acres of reserves within the units.Item Open Access Ball Park thin project environmental assessment(2008-07) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes to respond to the purpose and need by implementing timber harvest on 915 acres for a gross estimate of 12.3 million board feet (MMBF) of Forest products. Natural fuels underburning will occur within two units on approximately 49 acres with three acres of reserves within the units.Item Open Access Research vegetation control environmental assessment(2008-07) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)The McKenzie River Ranger District (MRRD) on the Willamette National Forest (WNF) proposes to treat competing vegetation occupying research plots on approximately 5416 m2 with glyphosate. This treatment may occur at a yearly frequency for the next 10 years. The purpose of the project is to effectively remove vegetation interfering with the objectives of the research proposals. This action is tiered to the Willamette National Forest Invasive Plant EA (2007) and to direction provided in the Pacific Northwest Region Invasive Plant Program, Preventing and Managing Invasive Plants Record of Decision (USDA Forest Service 2005a). The proposed action includes manual and/or herbicide treatment methods.Item Open Access Park Smith thin environmental assessment(2008-08) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes that about 1291 acres of 30-60 year-old, managed stands would be commercially thinned and various measures would be taken to encourage species diversity and improve stand complexity.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 French Bug timber sale decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2008-09) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to select Alternative 3 to implement timber harvest on approximately 1276 acres of densely stocked, previously managed stands within the French Bug project area. This alternative will include commercial thinning on roughly 1264 acres, 1/2-acre gaps on 21 acres (15 acres within the thinning stands and 6 acres within the gap only stands), and larger gaps (1-3 acres) on 30 acres (22 acres within the thinning stands and 6 acres within the gap only stands). Total volume of commercial timber harvested is expected to be 15.1 million board feet (MMBF). Also includes maintenance and construction of roads.Item Open Access Park Smith thin decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2008-09-19) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision selecting Alternative 3, thinning the stands with a focus on accelerating the development of late successional stand characteristics in critical habitat for the northern spotted owl and increasing time between harvest entries. With this modification, Alternative 3 commercially thins about 1272 acres of 30-60 year-old, even-aged managed stands in the Park/Lost Lake, Hackleman and Smith subwatersheds to increase growth and vigor of residual trees; accelerate development of structural and compositional diversity.Item Open Access French Bug timber sale environmental assessment(2008-07) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes harvesting 1255 of 2200 acres of stands. Approximately 945 acres would remain untreated. Also includes maintenance and construction of roads.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 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 Kincaide's lupine habitat restoration project decision memo(2008-09) Umpqua National Forest (Agency : U.S.)The proposed action is to reduce conifer encroachment by commercial thinning on approximately 3 acres. No trees over 20" DBH will be cut. Trees up to 20 inches in diameter would be removed to create an opening dominated by California black oak and only a few conifers. The primary prescription is to retain 10-12 dominant conifers with crown ratios greater than 40%. Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine are the preferred species. In all thinning areas California black oaks, Oregon white oaks, and Pacific madrone will be left standing. The treatments would occur alongside the existing Kincaid's lupine population, but would not disturb this area.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.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 Curtis timber sale decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2008-09-09) Umpqua National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision choosing Alternative 4 of project EA, initiating commercial thinning of about 1,508 acres of managed and natural stands (second growth) using ground-based or skyline logging systems in the Matrix land allocation generating approximately 12.7 million board feet of timber. Thinned acres will include about 825 acres of off-site ponderosa pine harvesting or girdling to remove non-localized conifers and to restore to native plant communities. Also includes treating activity created fuels on about 878 acres by underburning, grapple or excavator piling (with machines remaining on pre-designated skid trails), lopping and scattering, chipping, jackpot burning, or handpiling and burning, and construction and reconstruction of roads.Item Open Access Curtis timber sale project environmental assessment(2008-06) Umpqua National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes commercial thinning of about 1,508 acres of managed plantations and fire-regenerated second-growth using ground-based or skyline logging systems in the Matrix land allocation generating approximately 12.5 million board feet of timber. Thinned acres will include about 825 acres of off-site ponderosa pine to remove non-localized conifers and to restore to native plant communities. Also includes treating activity created fuels on about 878 acres by underburning, grapple or excavator piling (with machines remaining on pre-designated skid trails), lopping and scattering, chipping, jackpot burning, or handpiling and burning, and constructing and reconstructing roads.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 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.