Environmental Assessment Completed

High Buck Vegetation Management

Umatilla National Forest Umatilla; Union, Oregon Walla Walla Ranger District

Timber harvest, non-commercial thinning, and prescribed burning in the vicinity of Horseshoe Prairie, Ninemile Ridge, and Buck Mountain.

Location

West of Andies Prairie off of OR-204 (Tollgate Highway) and Forest Road 31 (Summit Road).

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/10/2018
2
Comment Period
03/05/2020
3
Objection Period Start
06/17/2021
4
Decision
10/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green)
High Buck Vegetation Management Project Decision NoticeDecision Signed Date: 10/18/2021
ForestsUmatilla National Forest
DistrictsWalla Walla Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionPortions of T3N R37E Sec 36, T3N R38E Sec 21-23,26-34, T2N R37E Sec 1,2,11,12, T2N R38E Sec 3-10,15-16,21,22.
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management