Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Kahler Dry Forest Restoration

Umatilla National Forest Grant; Wheeler, Oregon Heppner Ranger District

The Kahler Dry Forest Restoration project seeks to restore dry upland forest conditions throughout the Kahler Creek watershed through a combination of thinning and prescribed burning.

Location

Kahler Creek watershed, Heppner Ranger District. Wheeler and Grant Counties.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
03/11/2013
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
11/29/2013
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
01/29/2016
4
Objection Period Start
02/05/2016
5
Decision
06/2016 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
07/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Kahler Dry Forest RestorationDecision Signed Date: 06/23/2016
ForestsUmatilla National Forest
DistrictsHeppner Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT7S, R24E, Sec 13, 14; T7S, R24E, Sec 8-18, 20-24; T7S, R25E, Sec 4-10, 14-27, 34-36; T7S, R26E, Sec 31; T8S, R25E, Sec 1, 2, 11-14; T8S, R26E, Sec 5-30, 33-35
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products