The Forest Service received a proposal from Day Wireless to expand an existing tele-communications site on Mount Ashland to increase communication services including essential emergency communications.
Location
Mount Ashland near the Mount Ashland Ski Area, east of the ski lodge on U.S. Forest Service-administered land. The site is located approximately 8 air-miles south of the city of Ashland.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/07/2022
2
Decision
02/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Day Wireless Communication Expansion Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/24/2023 |
| Forests | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest |
| Districts | Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 40 South, Range 1 East, northeast corner of Section 21 Willamette Meridian, Oregon |