Environmental Assessment Completed

Wilkins Dry Forest Restoration Project

Umatilla National Forest Umatilla, Oregon North Fork John Day Ranger District

Restore upland forest conditions, encourage growth of large trees, and move the analysis area towards its Historical Range of Variability (HRV) in tree density, species composition and stand structure using commercial and noncommercial thinning.

Location

10 miles east of Ukiah, Oregon, off the 53 road system, Deerlick Creek and Wilkins Creek drainages.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/06/2011
2
Comment Period
02/19/2013
3
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Timber Sales (Green)
Wilkins Dry Forest Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/23/2013 Legal Notice Date: 07/31/2013
ForestsUmatilla National Forest
DistrictsNorth Fork John Day Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT5S, R30E multiple sections including 3, 10, 11, 14 , 15, 22, 23, 26, 27
Forest productsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)