Decision Memo Completed

Collins Butte Fire Restoration Project

Umatilla National Forest Wheeler, Oregon Heppner Ranger District

This project proposes post-fire rehabilitation following the 2015 Collins Butter Fire by planning 25,000 ponderosa pine seedlings within the fire area.

Location

This project is within the 2015 Collins Butte Fire, overlapping the Wheeler Point Fire Scar. The project lies within Wheeler County, T7S, R24E, Sections 14 & 15.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/13/2016
2
Decision
07/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (11), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(11)
Special AuthorityNational Fire Plan - Healthy Forests Initiative Ce
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Collins Butte Fire Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/21/2016
ForestsUmatilla National Forest
DistrictsHeppner Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT7S, R24E, Sections 14 & 15
Vegetation management (other than forest products)