Decision Memo Completed

Lex Unauthorized Route Decommissioning

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

An unauthorized trail system has been located within the area overlapping with the Lex Vegetation Management Project. This project proposes to obliterate the entire length of these user-created trails.

Location

Approximately 10 miles southwest of Bend, along the Cascade Lakes Highway and to the south along Forest Service Road 45.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/12/2020
2
Decision
11/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityDispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Travel Management
Lex Unauthorized Route DecommissioningDecision Signed Date: 11/13/2020
ForestsDeschutes National Forest
DistrictsBend/Fort Rock Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementRoad management