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 Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Kahler Dry Forest Restoration | Decision Signed Date: 06/23/2016 |
| Forests | Umatilla National Forest |
| Districts | Heppner Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T7S, 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 |