Environmental Assessment Completed

Little Nestucca Restoration Project

Siuslaw National Forest Tillamook, Oregon Hebo Ranger District

Commercial thin about 3000 acres of 30 to 60 year old plantations and 400 acres of 90 to 110 year old off-site Douglas fir stands; repair roads; decommission about 2 miles of roads; non-commercially thin younger plantations; underplant, create snags

Location

Plantations are located in the Little Nestucca Watershed, about 12 miles southeast of Hebo, OR

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/20/2006
2
Comment Period
02/21/2007
3
Decision
05/2007 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2007 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Little Nestucca Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 05/18/2007 Legal Notice Date: 05/23/2007
ForestsSiuslaw National Forest
DistrictsHebo Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT5S, R10W Sections 3-6, 20-23, 25-29, 32-36; T6S, R10W Sections 1-3, 10-13; T5S, R9W Sections 15, 16, 20-23, 26-36; T6S, R9W Sections 1-18; T5S,R8W Section 31; T6S,R8W Section 6 W.M.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsWatershed managementRoad management