Within the Pringle Falls Experimental Forest, thinning, mowing and underburning of aprox. 2,554 acres ponderosa pine to reduce fuel loading and risk of beetle attack. Study plan answers serveral research questions about disturbance in ponderosa pine.
Location
The Pringle Falls Experimental Forest is about an hour drive to the southwest of Bend, Oregon.
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
04/11/2008
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/18/2009
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
04/02/2010
4
Decision
03/2010 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2010 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Research And Development; Timber Sales (Green) |
| EXF Thinning, Fuels Reduction, and Research Project | Decision Signed Date: 03/15/2010 Legal Notice Date: 03/26/2010 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 20 S, R 9 E, Sections 28-33; T 21 S, R 9 E, Sections 4 - 6 |