Environmental Assessment Completed

Marys Landscape Management Project

Siuslaw National Forest Benton, Oregon Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

Commercially thin about 2000 acres, create nesting cavities and create coarse woody debris in plantations, decommission about 8.5 miles of road, replace culverts that block fish passage, prevent further loss of meadow habitat, and manage invasives.

Location

Marys Peak and Corvallis Watershed area

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/15/2008
2
Comment Period
07/13/2010
3
Decision
10/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityStewardship Contract, Consolidated Appropriations Resolution Of 2003
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Marys Landscape Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/29/2010 Legal Notice Date: 11/08/2010
ForestsSiuslaw National Forest
DistrictsCentral Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
Legal Land DescriptionT.12S., R.7W. and T.13S., R.7W.
Road managementForest productsWatershed management