Environmental Assessment Completed

Upper Briggs Creek

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Josephine, Oregon Wild Rivers Ranger District

Thinning and prescribed burning to promote vegetation diversity, preserve legacy pines and oaks, restore meadow habitat, and provide fire resiliency; decommission or storage of excess roads; fish passage improvement. Approx. 3500 acres affected.

Location

Upper Briggs Creek watershed, about 15 miles west of Grants Pass, OR.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/20/2016
2
Comment Period
05/02/2018
3
Objection Period Start
04/18/2019
4
Decision
08/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Final Decision for the Upper Briggs Landscape Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/01/2019
ForestsRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
DistrictsWild Rivers Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementFuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)