Create a network of shaded fuel breaks and defensible space in the Upper Cow Creek WUI area of the Tiller Ranger District. Non-commercial thinning will occur within 150' of roadsides and 200' of structures.
Location
The project is located in the Upper Cow Creek Watershed of the Tiller Ranger District on the Umpqua National Forest
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/13/2013
2
Decision
08/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Decision Memo for the Upper Cow Creek Hazardous Fuels Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/18/2014 |
| Forests | Umpqua National Forest |
| Districts | Tiller Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 31S Range 3W and Township 32S Range 2 & 3 W, Willamette Meridian, Douglas County, Oregon. A small portion of the project in 32S, 3W section 32 & 35 is located in Jackson County, Oregon. |