Commercial thinning, plantation thinning, deer habitat improvement, shrub mowing, and Rx fire on over 9,000 acres. The project area is primarily second-growth ponderosa pine, includes a portion of Newberry Nat. Volcanic Monument, large lava flows.
Location
Rocket project area lies about 4 miles south of Bend, Oregon city limits, bounded on south by FR 9720.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/02/2012
2
Comment Period
10/23/2013
3
Objection Period Start
02/14/2014
4
Decision
06/2014 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Notice Rocket Vegetation Management Project & LRMP Amendments | Decision Signed Date: 06/17/2014 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 19 South, Range 11 East; T. 19 S., R. 12 E., T. 20 S., R. 11 E., T. 20 S., R. 12 E. |