Decision Memo Completed

Goodlow/Pankey Western Pond Turtle Habitat

Fremont-Winema National Forest Klamath, Oregon Bly Ranger District

Install exclosure around Goodlow Pond, add logs and rootwads to provide basking sites and cover areas, cut western juniper on 580 acres between Goodlow Pond and Pankey Reservoir, jackpot burn piles or offer as firewood.

Location

Project is accessed from County Road 1218 near the junction of FS Road 3840, dry pine site on the fringe with juniper/stepp

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/07/2016
2
Decision
10/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Goodlow/Pankey Western Pond Turtle HabitatDecision Signed Date: 10/30/2018
ForestsFremont-Winema National Forest
DistrictsBly Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT39S, R13E sections 20 and 21, W.M.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)