This request proposes to install 5 new soil sensors that would require digging pits 1 meter by 1 meter and 45 inches deep. A trench for conduit would be dug between 10 and 30 feet long to connect to power. The sensors would improve data collection.
Location
South of Forest Service Road 4636, east of Irish and Taylor Lakes.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/30/2023
2
Decision
10/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| NRCS Irish and Taylor SNOTEL Soil Sensor Installation | Decision Signed Date: 10/20/2023 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Legal Location: Township 20 South, Range 6 East, Section 25, SE 1/4. |