Proposes to use mechanical treatment, including commercial harvest, to mitigate high intensity wildfire by reducing naturally occurring fuel loads adjacent to the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) adjacent to LaPine Newberry Estates & BLM lands.
Location
La Pine-Cresent
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/27/2005
2
Comment Period
03/10/2006
3
Decision
05/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2006 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (10) |
| Special Authority | National Fire Plan - Healthy Forests Initiative Ce |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Crossings Fuels Reduction Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/27/2006 |
| Crossings II Thin and Mow | Decision Signed Date: 05/18/2009 Legal Notice Date: 05/22/2009 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T21S, R11E Section 32 & T22S R11E Sections 5, 7, 8, 17, & 18 |