Commercial thinning, small tree thinning, salvage and overstory removal treatments on about 5,640 acres to help improve forest resiliency, move watershed toward historic range of variability, contribute forest products, and reduce fuels.
Location
Northeast flank of the Newberry caldera; south of US 20 and east of US 97
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/24/2009
2
Comment Period
06/22/2010
3
Decision
01/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Flank Vegetation and Fuels Management Project and Forest Plan Amendment | Decision Signed Date: 01/28/2011 Legal Notice Date: 03/08/2011 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T20S R13E, Sections 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36; T20S, R14E, Sections 19, 29, 30, 32, and 32. |