FS roads 4601370 and 4601 provide an opportunity to establish strategic fuel breaks to increase protection from wildlfire to resources at risk including private homes in Skyliner's community, the watershed, and other nearby private lands.
Location
11 miles west of Bend, OR between the wilderness and the Bend Municipal Watershed
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/15/2013
2
Decision
05/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Bend Municipal Watershed Strategic Fuel Break Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/05/2014 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T17S, R9E, Sec. 11-14, 24-25, 33-36; T18S, R9E, Sec 4-5, 8; R8E, Sec. 31 |