The project would non-commercially thin two treatment units totaling 68 acres and masticating the created fuels. The project would provide research study sites for the Intermountain Forest Tree Nutrition Cooperative.
Location
The project tis located about 29 miles SW of Bend between Wickiup and Crane Prairie Reservoirs.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/21/2015
2
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2015 (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 | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Research And Development |
| 2015 SDI Precommercial Thin and Research Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/23/2015 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 21s R 8E, Sections 19, 20, 29, 30 |