The proposal is to commercially thin approximately 70 acres, create three to five acres of ½-acre gaps, create a ¾-acre meadow, and create dead wood, such as snags and down wood.
Location
Plantations are located in the lower portion of the Cummins-Tenmile watershed.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/27/2009
2
Decision
10/2009 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2010 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Horse Creek Thin | Decision Signed Date: 10/13/2009 |
| Forests | Siuslaw National Forest |
| Districts | Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 2, 3 and 11, T. 17 S., R. 12 W.,W.M |