Roads Analysis Reports
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Roads Analysis reports are produced for certain defined areas with the National Forests. The purpose of roads analysis reports is to provide decision makers with the information necessary for developing road systems that are safe and responsive to public and agency needs and desires, are affordable and efficiently managed, have minimal negative ecological effects on the land, and are in balance with available funding for needed management actions.
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Item Open Access Roads analysis report forest-wide assessment: Ochoco National Forest, Deschutes National Forest, Crooked River National Grassland(2003-01) Ochoco National Forest (Agency : U.S.); Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Provides Line Officers with information necessary to identify and manage a safe, efficient, environmentally sound road system that is responsive to public and agency needs. Recommendations include adjusting maintenance levels on some roads; seeking additional funding sources for road maintenance and improvement; improving water quality and fish habitats by insuring proper culvert size, adequate cross drainage, and adjusting alignment away from riparian areas when possible; protecting wildlife and habitats by relocating roads, reviewing and updating access management policies for on and off road motorized traffic, and enforcing and adding seasonal restrictions; and protecting plants and habitats by treating noxious weed infestations, relocating roads, and minimizing off-road ground disturbances by OHV's.Item Open Access Browns/Wickiup Watershed analysis and Browns/Round Mountain late-successional reserve assessment(1997-12) Deschutes National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Provides analysis focusing on the three primary issues of the watershed: vegetative health and sustainability; increased recreational use and the associated resource impacts to wildlife, vegetation, soils, and water quality; and future maintenance of recreational infrastructures. Includes watershed characterization, issues and key questions, reference and current conditions, trends and interpretation, and management goals and recommendations. The late-successional reserve assessment is included as a separate chapter to fulfill assessment criteria identified in Northwest Forest Plan guidelines.Item Open Access Roads analysis report for Eyerly project area(2003-04) Sisters Ranger District (Or.)Analyzes road conditions on the 66.8 square miles of land accessed by 161.3 miles of road. Six-part process includes: setting up the analysis, describing the situation, identifying issues, assessing benefits, problems and risks, describing opportunities and setting priorities, and reporting.Item Open Access Crescent Lake wildland-urban interface project area roads analysis report(2003-05) Crescent Ranger District (Or.)Provides analysis at the project level, and is limited in scope to the Crescent Lake WUI area, some 12, 030 acres. Includes setting up the analysis, describing the situation, identifying the issues, assessing benefits, problems, and risks, and describing opportunities and setting priorities.Item Open Access Davis Fire area roads analysis report(2003-10) Crescent Ranger District (Or.)Provides analysis at the project level, and is limited in scope to the Davis Fire area and the Closure area, some 21,000 acres. Includes description of the situation; assessment of the benefits, problems, and risks; identifies the issues; describes opportunities and sets priorities.Item Open Access Upper Little Deschutes watershed roads analysis(2002-12) Crescent Ranger District (Or.)Analyzes road conditions on the 80,375 acres of the watershed, in an area of unevenly distributed roads. Six-part process consists of: setting up the analysis, describing the situation, identifying the issues, assessing benefits, problems and risks, describing opportunities, and setting priorities, and reporting.Item Open Access Siuslaw National Forest road analysis report(2003-01) Siuslaw National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Provides a compilation of information useful for making informed decisions about road management by looking at Key Forest Routes and to capture cumulative knowledge to inform land managers about the benefits and liabilities of roads, and ways to mitigate risks. Lists recommendations on strategic planning, site-specific planning, road construction and maintenance, road treatments, inventory and monitoring, additional analysis, firefighter safety, and internal and external weed education.Item Open Access Willamette National Forest road analysis report(2003-01) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Provides line officers with ongoing critical information for the operation and maintenance of a safe and affordable road system that is responsive to public needs and meets land management objectives with minimal negative ecological effects on the land. Includes background and context, current situation, issues and key questions, options and priorities, and many appendices, with process papers on economics, aquatic and water quality, wildlife, botanical species, recreation, and social issues.