Environmental Assessment Completed

Kew Vegetation Management

Deschutes National Forest Deschutes, Oregon Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District

Project includes about 6,500 acres of commercial harvest and fuels reduction for the purpose of restoring stand structure and composition, resilience through increased vigor and fire hazard reduction. Predominantly mixed conifer stand types.

Location

West of Bend, Oregon and the Deschutes River, bordered on the north by the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/17/2015
2
Comment Period
10/19/2018
3
Objection Period Start
04/26/2019
4
Decision
09/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Special Products Sales; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green)
Kew Vegetation ManagementDecision Signed Date: 09/09/2019
ForestsDeschutes National Forest
DistrictsBend/Fort Rock Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 18 South, Range 10 East, Sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36; Township 19 South, Range 10 East Sections 1-3, 9-16, 22-24, 26, 27, 34, 35. Willamette Meridian
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementRoad management