Planting 41 acres of severely burned (greater than 90 percent mortality) general forest (Management Area 1 and 2) within the 2019 Cow Fire boundary with native western larch and ponderosa pine.
Location
T15 S, R 35.5 E, section 3. Subbasin: Upper Malheur North Fork Malheur River Watershed: Upper North Fork Malheur River Subwatershed: Swamp Creek/North Fork of the Malheur River
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/04/2021
2
Decision
03/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (11), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(11) |
| Special Authority | National Fire Plan - Healthy Forests Initiative Ce |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Cow Fire Reforestion (tree planting) | Decision Signed Date: 03/02/2021 |
| Forests | Malheur National Forest |
| Districts | Prairie City Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T15 S, R 35.5 E, section 3 |