Decision Memo Completed

Horse Creek Thinning Project

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

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 Exclusion32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Horse Creek ThinDecision Signed Date: 10/13/2009
ForestsSiuslaw National Forest
DistrictsCentral Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
Legal Land DescriptionSections 2, 3 and 11, T. 17 S., R. 12 W.,W.M
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)