The proposal is to burn about 200 acres of open area each year for five years and remove or kill scattered lodgepole pines on 100 acres in order to restore the hydrologic function of the Big Marsh ecosystem.
Location
Big Marsh Creek drainage basin in the Big Marsh Watershed
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/04/2004
2
Comment Period
02/15/2008
3
Decision
03/2008 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2008 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Big Marsh Phase II | Decision Signed Date: 03/25/2008 Legal Notice Date: 04/02/2008 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Crescent Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 25 and 25 1/2 S, R 6, 6 1/2, and 7 E |