Environmental Assessment Completed

The Dalles Watershed Phase II

Mt. Hood National Forest Hood River; Wasco, Oregon Barlow Ranger District

Reduce hazardous fuels on approx 2400 acres within The Dalles Municipal Watershed. This project focuses on the interior of the watershed, including in-holdings. Activities may include commercial/sapling thinning, underburning, piling, and/or pruning.

Location

City of The Dalles Municipal Watershed

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/25/2011
2
Objection Period Start
09/06/2011
3
Decision
03/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Municipal Watersheds
Notice and Comment Regulation218
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements
The Dalles Watershed Phase II Hazardous Fuels ReductionDecision Signed Date: 03/21/2012
ForestsMt. Hood National Forest
DistrictsBarlow Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT1S and T2S, R10 E and R11E, Willamette Meridian
Watershed managementFuels managementForest productsWildlife, fish, rare plants