Siuslaw National Forest — Project Detail

Administrative non-public access to Cascade Head in area of 2021 landslide on FS Road 1861 for scientific research and search & rescue operations. Includes removing hazard trees and constructing a retaining wall and bridge for off-highway vehicles.

This project will modify an incised and isolated section of floodplain to improve the ecological productivity. Actions include regrading area to historic elevations, invasive plant species removal, large log placement, replanting of native species

Geotechnical drilling proposed along FSR 1861 to assess subsurface conditions surrounding the landslide that impacted the road and inform feasible alternatives for the re-establishment of safe access to the upper part of Cascade Head.

This project will restore young plantations through thinning and underplanting, improve listed fish habitat, conduct road maintenance and treat invasive weeds on approximately 1,000 acres

Tillamook PUD is requesting an amendment to provide fiber optic communication to the electrical substation. The cable would be laid under an existing road for a lenth of approximately 120 feet.

Develop a comprehensive river management plan (CRMP) for two newly designated wild and scenic rivers. CRMP will include identification and inventory of outstanding remarkable values, a visitor capacity determination, and management direction.

The purpose of this project is to fix and upgrade the boat launch, so that the overall structure is improved for people to launch their boats safely and to meet current water related regulations.

Reconnect a floodplain by excavating four acre terraced area, planting riparian plants, placing 100 pieces of large woody debris and controlling invasive weeds. Project was developed with the Siuslaw Watershed Council and benefits NFS aquatic habitat

BPA needs to maintain and upgrade its existing communication site located on Marys Peak. Some equipment is outdated and unstable and needs to be replaced. BPA plans to prepare an environmental assessment (EA). The USFS is a cooperating agency

Authorization to cut and remove trees to establish a logging corridor on NFS lands, to access private timber land. Approximately 15 thousand board feet will be cut over 0.55 acres.

Removal of trees on approximately 8 acres around the Cougar Mountain Repeater Site, which is overgrown with trees that are impeding the functionality of the repeater.

Promote development of sustainable veg structure, comp. and pattern, natural ecological processes; treat invasive spp., restore hydrologic function and maintenance and improvement for listed and at risk species and restore recreational opportunities

This is a landscape-scale restoration project in the Deadwood Creek watershed area. Activities include: plantation thinning, fish and wildlife habitat enhancement, invasive plant treatments, and road improvements.

a special use application to construct, operate, and maintain a fiber optic line from Eugene to Reedsport on National Forest System (NFS) lands. The total diameter of the fiber optic underground conduit and cable system is four inches.

Commercially thin about 2000 acres, create nesting cavities and create coarse woody debris in plantations, decommission about 8.5 miles of road, replace culverts that block fish passage, prevent further loss of meadow habitat, and manage invasives.

Removal of a road bed will restore the natural hydrology across the tidal marsh, promote natural channel development, and restore the marsh plant community. These alterations will result in terrestrial and aquatic habitat benefits.

Non-commercial thinning in Long Term Ecosystem Productivity (LTEP) plots. Trees will be cut and left as down wood in treated plots.

In conjunction with Lincoln City, develop a system trail which when added to the City system creates a trail out to the coastline. Several user created routes which are creating resource damage would be closed. Estimate less than 1 mile of const.

Issue new authorization for placing fiber optic cable on existing utility poles servicing City of Lakeside.

Rehabilitation and operation of an existing campground

Pre-commercial thinning and brush release of plantations (approximately 300 acres) in the Hebo Ranger District.

This is a landscape-scale restoration project in the Indian Creek watershed. Activities include: plantation thinning, fish and wildlife habitat enhancement, invasive plant treatments, and road improvements.

Placing non IRA trees via helicopter in channels and floodplains. Some trees and boulders may be placed with ground based equipment in conjunction with decommissioning the valley bottom road 8533133 that extends along the boundary.

An area excavated in the for a boat basin altered hydrology will be removed. Spoils will be used as to fill in portions of the artificial waterway. Mink Creek will be reconnected to the Salmon River by along its historical path.

Improve spawning and rearing habitat by adding approximately 140 large conifer logs in key reaches of Schooner Creek and North Fork Schooner Creek. The project aproposes to store approximately one mile of Forest Service Road 1783.

the intent of this project is: l) to accelerate the development of late seral structural characteristics, and 2) mitigate the impacts of previous industrial management on a 160 acre of acquired property that was cut over 2010/2011 and not reforested.

Multiple failed bridges on FSR 2285 has cutoff access to Forest Service and Private land. Construct approximately 800 ft. of road from end of FSR 1410 to FSR 2285 to allow Terrestrial and Aquatic restoration and Private access. 36 CFR 220.6(e)(6).

Issue a new special use authorization to Weyerhaeuser Company for use and construction of a temporary road, approximately 1,000' (l), 16' 9W), and within a road width of up to 40 feet.

Improve safe access to non-key roads necessary for planning and implementing restoration projects. Tree removal to reduce road blocks, maintain road surfaces,

Replace the four failing undersized culverts with an AOP structure on Boulder Creek at old Boulder Creek Road, at Jewel Creek and two AOPs at the FS Road 2283 in the Nestucca watershed for fish passage.

Replace existing undersized 11ft culvert that is currently a passage barrier to upstream migration of fish and other aquatic organisms with an all aquatic organism passage structure.

Issue an authorization for non-motorized trail over approximately 5.4 miles of National Forest System lands, between Corvallis and Harlan, using existing road and trail segments and .23 mile segment of new trail construction.

Thin about 22 acres within 6 stands of less than 80 year old Douglas-fir plantations to evaluate the effects of thinning plantations in riparian areas, with a particular focus on wood recruitment to streams, coho salmon and its habitat.

Replace two failing bridges to provide safe passage on N Fork Smith River Trail across river. The new well-designed bridge crossings are also critical to minimize sedimentation and erosion, thus preserving the habitat for the salmon and steelhead .

SUP renewals including Marys Peak Communication site, driveway access to private property, operation and maintenance of Big Elk Campground, and helicopter landing site

Project proposes to thin approx. 2,400 acres of young conifer plantations in the Schooner and Rock Creek subwatersheds to promote the development of late-successional forest habitat.

Reissue Organizational Camp permit, changing from an existing annual permit to a 20 year, term permit. Permitted activities have been in existence since the 1940's.

Reissuance of permit from a temporary permit to a 5 year term permit. This would allow day-use for 13 days annually, late spring until early fall. Groups with a maximum of 8-10 horses per trip would be authorized to ride on existing Forest Roads.

Renew 5 year permit for Oregon ATV Safety Youth Rider Program.

Renew 5 year permit for Fish Ladder and facilities including vehicle gate, foot-bridge, shed, and fish trap.

Install underground 2 inch electrical conduit for 1,300 feet from an existing vault on Forest Road 1400 to the Hebo Lake Campground.

This project has been modified to include a temporary bridge. A new decision is in progress. (Replacing an undersized culvert with an appropriate Aquatic Organism Passage bridge will accommodate natural stream processes and restore fish passage)

To improve safe access to portions of non-key roads necessary for planning and implementing restoration projects. Tree removal along the designated roads will improve safety, maintain road integrity, and provide firewood permit opportunities.

This project includes actions that would thin young, dense conifer stands less than 80 years old; enhance fish and wildlife habitats; repair, store, or decommission roads; and treat invasive plants

The Hebo Ranger District was proposing to decommission the Rocky Bend and Castle Rock Campgrounds. The NEPA to decommission these campgrounds has been cancelled and future use is being re-evaluated by Forest and District Staff.

The Hebo Ranger District proposes to remove 44 conifer trees for placement into East Beaver Creek for aquatic habitat restoration. Trees from 15-33 inches DBH and at least 90 feet tall would removed with rootwads intact.

Consumers Power, Inc., requests authorization to construct, operate, and maintain an underground power distribution system in a 20-foot right of way, 10-30 feet from an existing road, over approximately 510 linear feet of National Forest System land.

Amend for two new kayak storage buildings at existing Girl Scout camp under an existing authorization.

Five year renewal of a special use permit for an existing 0.47 mile road right-of-way.

Issue a new authorization for proposed road access to private land.

Renewal of existing special use authorizations. Uses include operation and maintenance of utility lines, use of a trail and primitive campsites, use of roads to access private land, and a recreational event.

Project would enable herbicide treatment methods for restoring native coastal meadow vegetation and enhancing habitat for Oregon silverspot butterfly and other pollinators.

1915 feet of road reconstruction and 750 feet of new construction to allow access to adjacent private timber land.

Removal of a galvanized corrugated 2 feet wide x 12 feet long culvert from an unnamed creek that is a tributary of Crowley Creek in a decommissioned FS road. This culvert is corroded and is scouring the creek banks at both sides, up and down stream.

Issue four new special use permits to replace expired permits for existing buried and overhead utility lines on National Forest System lands.

Installation of flow devices and road maintenance work to control beaver damming activity and eliminate beaver-related flooding at culvert crossings that currently require constant maintenance.

Thinning previously burned and planted or clear-cut and planted stands using commercial or noncommercial methods. About 1,015 acres of 28-50 year old plantations and 1,311 acres of 76-100 year old plantations of off-site genetic stock.

Designating motorized vehicle routes in the 10C Management Area of the Oregon Dunes NRA.

Issue 9 authorizations to replace existing and/or expired authorizations for: water transmission lines, roads, and livestock areas.

Maintenance of non-key roads that access restoration projects, and provide access for fire control and general forest management. Much of this maintenance would be accomplished by providing personal-use and commercial firewood.

The Hebo Ranger District proposes to provide ~ 57 trees ranging from a DBH of 24-32 inches from mature stands on National Forest System Lands to the Bureau of Land Management for placement into East Beaver Creek for aquatic habitat restoration.

Objectives of the project include minimizing potential adverse impacts to water quality and fish habitat by reducing the risk of road or culvert fill failures; discouraging motorized vehicle traffic; and increasing trail opportunities.

The Siuslaw National Forest proposes to construct an interpretative day use facility within the boundaries of Cascade Head Scenic-Research Area (CHSRA). Development would include a vault toilet, parking and a short trail.

Removal of 66 large Douglas-fir trees, 30 to 36 inch diameter at breast height to be used as large wood, placing them in the lower 1.3 miles of Rock Creek with a large excavator.

The project would restore a portion of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area to an open sand condition through manual and mechanical treatment of invasive plant species.

Construct a shoreline protection structure to stabilize about 325 feet of embankment. The embankment is continuing to fail and poses a risk to private property and homes.

Maintain and improve meadows, control invasive plants, restore riparian areas, enhancing wildlife, fish, and plant habitats, reducing fire hazard, maintain or reconstruct trails, and remove hazard trees near roads, trails, developed sites, facilities

establishing native vegetation by cutting Himalayan blackberry in heavily infested areas within the project area and seeding and planting with native species.

Proposed watershed restoration that includes upland treatments (commercially thin plantations), in-stream restoration (adding large wood, and stream channel restoration), and valley bottom management (riparian planting and meadow maintenance).

Improving the turn lane for public safety for heavy vehicle traffic associated with the recreation sites to increase the deceleration response time and turning radius.

Pursuant to the Forest Service Facilities Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005, federally owned structures and land (about 16 acres) at the Mapleton Administrative site would be sold through a competitive process.

Maintenance of non-key forest roads. These roads have been identified as needed for restoration projects, general forest management and fire control. A portion of this maintenance will be conducted by providing commercial and personal firewood.

Commercially thin about 6,390 acres of 25 to 65 year old young managed conifer stands, and treat about 338 acres of alder dominated upper slopes.in the Nestucca watershed.

Establishes a mushroom harvest program on the ODNRA which will provide for public recreational enjoyment and conservation of the mushroom resource while sustaining some level of commercial harvest.

Removal trees that are hazardous to the forest traveler, within the road prism would be removed. Includes trees that are hazard or block access to cmgrds, rec sites, or facilities. Trees would not be removed from closed roads.

The Hebo District Ranger is proposing to add 20 sites at the East Dunes Campground at the Sand Lake Recreation Area. The new Campsites will replace sites lost at Sandbeach Campground due to encroachment of the Sand Lake estuary.

The Hebo Ranger District is planning to renew 6 Special Use Permits for water diversion in the Nestucca basin. Four of the permits are for domestic systems and two are for municipal systems.

The Hebo Ranger District is seeking public comment on the issuance of Special Use Permits for tailholds & guylines on National Forest System lands.

Issuance of a Special Use Permit to the Oregon Department of Transportation Research Section for construction and maintenance of a weather monitoring station located within the Cascade Head Experimental Forest.

A 1,550-foot section of the trail has failed and cannot be suitably repaired at the site because of instability. To keep the trail open for public use, the failed section would be relocated uphill about 50 feet to an area that is more stable.

This project would commercially thin trees within the forested fringe between existing meadows to restore dispersal habitat and meadow connectivity for the Oregon silverspot butterfly. Approximately 20 acres would be thinned along FSR 1400.

Proposal to allow firewood cutting of green trees or blowdown within 25 feet of 59 designated non-key roads for road maintenance purposes and to satisfy local demand for firewood material

The Forest Service would convey 160 acres of property on Wildcat Mtn. Road and acquire 160 acres of county land at Hunchback Mountain near Zigzag, Oregon, and aqcuire 276 acres of land near Waldport, Oregon.

Issue five new Private Road Special Use Permits to replace expired permits for existing road right-of-ways on National Forest System lands.

The City of Yachats proposes constructing a new hiking trail, of which about 1,200 feet would be located on NFS land in T.14S., R.12W., section 23; W.M. The trail would partially follow a user-created trail.

This project proses to remove approximately 0.5 acres of invasive plant species and plant approximately 12 acres of streambank and meadow perimeter with native species.

This is a landscape-scale restoration project in the North Fork Siuslaw River watershed. Activities include: plantation thinning, fish and wildlife habitat enhancement, invasive plant treatments, and road improvements.

Through the Legacy Roads Program decommission approximately 25 miles roads no longer needed for management or access.

This project is a portion of the original North Nestucca project. Divided into two EA's to facilitate analysis. This project will commercially thin about 598 acres of 32 to 39 year old managed conifer stands and commercially thin about 285 acres.

Treat about 1,000 acres of 35 to 70 year old plantations by commercial thinning, creating snags, and underplanting. This project also closes, stabilizes and decommissions Forest Roads

Treat about 1,000 acres in 35 to 50 year old plantations with commercial thinning and underplanting, and create snags.

Commercially thin approx. 2,300 acres of palntations 25-54 years old; underplant about 1,030 acres in treated stands; create snags and coarse wood material; and non-commercially thin about 2,280 acres; decommission about 6.1 miles of non-key roads.

The purpose of the project is to restore the hydrology and native vegetation of Pixieland, an abandoned amusement park that is now part of the Forest Service ownership in the Salmon River Estuary.

Conveyance of of the Hillcrest Administrative Site.

Commercially thin about 1936 acres of 30 to 60 year old plantations and precommercially thin about 800 acres..

Commercially thin 4,200 acres of plantations, create gaps in plantations, plant some gaps in plantations, create nesting cavities and snags in plantations at up to 3 plantation trees per acre, (see "Other Project Information")

The Forest-wide Special Forest Products (SFP) EA was completed in 1995. The SFP team has held annual meetings refining site-specific regulations. The intent of this EA is to document those site-specific details.

Treat about 900 acres of 30 to 50 year old plantations by commercial thinning, underplanting, and snag creation.

Review existing Forest Roads in this Key watershed to determine which roads would remain open to public travel, be closed to public travel, or be decommissioned.

Deepen the margins of Hebo Lake and improve select campsites and existing trails and fishing platforms for disabled access.

Commercial thin about 3000 acres of 30 to 60 year old plantations and 400 acres of 90 to 110 year old off-site Douglas fir stands; repair roads; decommission about 2 miles of roads; non-commercially thin younger plantations; underplant, create snags

Commercially thin about 2,800 acres of plantations 25 to 60 years old; underplant 600 acres of thinned areas; repair 55 miles of roads; decommission about 10 miles of roads; non-commercially thin younger plantations; maintain and create meadows.

Accelerate the development of late-succesional forest habitat and enhance water quality and stream function.

The objective of the Riley Ranch OHV Route Project is to provide OHV access from the Coos County OHV park, across national forest lands that are closed to OHV use, except on designated routes, to the open-dune lands that are open to OHVs.

Managing invasive non-native plant infestations totaling about 1966 acres (75 sites) with chemical (herbicide), manual (pulling,grubbing) and mechanical (mowing, brushing, cutting) treatment methods.

The purpose of the project is to restore the natural channel of Rowdy Creek and native vegetation at Tamara Quays, a former mobile home park which is now in Forest Service ownership and restore watershed functions of Crowley Creek.

Place trees and root wads in about 9.6 miles of streams; remove fill and culverts from two abandoned roads; remove landing fill; non-commercially thin 2 acres of conifer plantations, and release about 5 acres of conifer in the Beamer Creek area.

Decommission about 8.3 miles of non-key roads; close about 34.8 miles of non-key roads in the watershed.

The Hebo Ranger District of the Siuslaw National Forest is proposing to allow firewood cutting of green trees or blowdown within 25 feet of specific non-key roads to satisfy local demand for firewood material.

Enhance ecosystem function by restoring connections between estuarine, riparian, and upland habitats; promote species diversity and native plant communities; accommodate current and projected recreational opportunities; Manage the road system.

Asphalt from the former Pixieland amusement park and the former Tamara Quays trailer park would be removed from the site and noxious weeds (primarily Himilayan blackberry) would be mechanically piled and burned.

Thin and harvest about 3200 acres of 25-35 year old managed stands, decommission about 49 miles of road, stabilize and close 77 miles of road, build and maintain a road to access private property,

Conveyance of the Gardiner Administrative Site. Utilize receipts for operation and maintenance of remaining administrative sites on the Siuslaw National Forest.

The proposal is to commercially thin approximately 70 acres, create three to five acres of ½-acre gaps, create a ¾-acre meadow, and create dead wood, such as snags and down wood.

Designation of National Forest System roads, trails, and areas on National forest System lands that are open to motor vehicle use.

Commercially thin about 66 acres of a plantation that is 39 years old. About 1/2 mile of existing road would be temporarily reopened to conduct treatment.

Restoration of high marsh condition. Removal of dike and tidegate and elevating about 6.5 acres 1 to 2 feet by adding about 16,000 cubic yards of suitable fill material.

Commercially thin about 4,300 acres; plant about 500 acres of gaps and up to 2,000 acres in commercially thinned plantations; create about 8,800 nesting cavities in trees in plantations and 500 cavities in mature stands (see other project info)

Two culverts on Forest Road 3405 within the City of Corvallis Watershed would be replaced to facilitate fish passage. Eight-five trees would be felled and yarded by helicopter to placed in Rock Creek for stream enhancement.

Demonstrate silvicultural methods to increase structural diversity in young, dense, even-age Douglas-fir stands in the Oregon Coast Range and characterize the effects of structural manipulation on stand development, biodiversity and productivity.

Designate 130 to 180 dispersed campsites in the motorized areas of the NRA; increase staging area capacity at Horsfall.