Decision Memo Completed

Turner Basin Fire Restoration

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

Proposing to plant areas within the Turner Basin Fire area with a mixture of ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, and western larch at a planting density of 200 trees per acre. Trees will be protected from big game browse with vexar tubes.

Location

Approximately 30 miles south of Ukiah on Forest Service Road 5505.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/01/2016
2
Decision
04/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Turner Basin Fire RestorationDecision Signed Date: 04/20/2017
ForestsUmatilla National Forest
DistrictsNorth Fork John Day Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 7 South, Range 32 East, Sections 1; Willamette Principal Meridian
Vegetation management (other than forest products)