Decision Memo Completed

Riparian Maintenance and Thinning TSI

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Union, Oregon La Grande Ranger District

Pre-commercially thin (chainsaws) in previously harvested areas. These units are located within 500 feet of Class I through Class IV streams.

Location

Catherine Creek and Upper Grande Ronde River watersheds

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/16/2009
2
Decision
01/2010 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Upper Grande Ronde River & Catherine Creek TSIDecision Signed Date: 01/25/2010
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsLa Grande Ranger District
Watershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)