Decision Memo Completed

Foster Creek Quarry

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Douglas, Oregon High Cascades Ranger District

Foster Creek Quarry is an existing quarry that the Forest Service is proposing to authorize a new operator to remove 4,000 cubic yards of clay per year for up to five years.

Location

Access via Forest Service Road 6540-435, within the Foster Creek drainage of the Upper Rogue Watershed.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/22/2018
2
Decision
11/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Foster Creek QuarryDecision Signed Date: 11/01/2018
ForestsRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
DistrictsHigh Cascades Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 29 South R 3 East S 13
Special use managementMinerals and geology