Environmental Assessment Completed

Muddy Sled Vegetation Management Project

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Wallowa, Oregon Wallowa Valley Ranger District

Reduce fuel loading and improve forest health through mechanical treatments and prescribed fire. Provide defensible space around the Sled Springs Guard Station to reduce the risk of loss due to wildfire.

Location

West of Highway 3 in the Sled Springs Vicinity

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/12/2009
2
Comment Period
12/18/2009
3
Decision
11/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
03/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (10)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Muddy Sled Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 11/03/2011 Legal Notice Date: 11/09/2011
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsWallowa Valley Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT3N R44E, W.M.
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management