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 Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Final Decision for the Upper Briggs Landscape Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/01/2019 |
| Forests | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest |
| Districts | Wild Rivers Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |