Environmental Assessment Completed

Red Zone Safety Project

Fremont-Winema National Forest Klamath; Lake, Oregon Paisley Ranger District

Map 26. Mountain pine beetle infestation has caused high lodgepole pine mortality in a 300,000 acre area. For public/employee safety felling of dead and infested trees would occur (150 feet each side) along about 199 road miles on FS lands (7,000 ac)

Location

Area is bounded by FS Road 30 on the west, Highway 31 on the north, FS Road 33 on the east, and FS Road 34 on the south.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/02/2008
2
Comment Period
12/12/2008
3
Decision
04/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2009 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Red Zone Safety Project and Fremont NF LRMP Amendment #33Decision Signed Date: 04/07/2009 Legal Notice Date: 04/17/2009
ForestsFremont-Winema National Forest
DistrictsBly Ranger District; Paisley Ranger District
Legal Land Descriptioncentered on T. 34 S., R. 10 E
Forest productsRecreation managementFuels managementRoad management