Environmental Assessment Completed

Sunflower Cluster Grazing Authorization

Ochoco National Forest & Crooked River National Grassland Crook; Grant; Wheeler, Oregon Paulina Ranger District

The proposed project would re-authorize livestock grazing on the Dry Corner, Sunflower, and Wind Creek grazing allotments (Sunflower Cluster)and promote elk and deer distribution on their seasonal ranges.

Location

17 miles northeast of Paulina, Oregon, on the eastern edge of the Ochoco National Forest

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/18/2019
2
Comment Period
11/24/2020
3
Objection Period Start
03/12/2021
4
Decision
10/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityGrazing, Rescissions Act Of 1995
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityGrazing Authorizations
Sunflower Grazing Reauthorization and Wildlife Habitat ImprovementDecision Signed Date: 10/05/2021
ForestsOchoco National Forest
DistrictsPaulina Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Grazing management