Programmatic timber salvage FY 2007/2008 Marys Peak resource area environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact
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Date
2007-08-21
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United States. Bureau of Land Management. Salem District
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Abstract
This EA (environmental assessment) discloses the predicted environmental effects of one
project on federal land located within multiple sections of Benton, Lane, Lincoln and Polk Counties.
On December 14, 2006, a severe storm brought unusually heavy rains and strong winds to the Oregon
Coast Range and the Willamette Valley, causing trees to blow down in various locations within the
Marys Peak RA (Resource Area). The project proposes to remove a portion of these trees to reduce
the risk of population build-up in bark beetles, the resulting infestation of adjacent healthy trees, as
well as reduce the likelihood of fire killing the remaining live trees by meeting a need to reduce high
surface fuel loadings. The project would provide access to permittees, the public and for
administrative purposes by removing trees that have fallen across roads. The project would also
produce a sustainable supply of timber to provide jobs and economic stability, while reducing the
potential removal of wood fiber due to firewood and/or timber theft and also improve feasibility for
tree planting. The actions would occur within LSR (Late-Successional Reserve), RR (Riparian
Reserve), Matrix and AMA (Adaptive Management Area) LUAs (Land Use Allocations). FONSI finds no environmental impact statement is needed.
Description
72 pp. Glossary, tables, maps, figures, references, illus. Area-wide. Captured January 23, 2008.
Keywords
Bark beetles -- Oregon -- Salem Region, Salvage logging -- Oregon -- Salem Region, Fuel reduction (Wildfire prevention) -- Oregon -- Salem Region, Windfall (Forestry) -- Oregon -- Salem Region, Public lands -- Oregon -- Salem Region