Decision Memo Completed

Chesnimnus Elk Burn Project

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

Proposal to use low intensity prescribed fire to improve elk forage in open grasslands and grass/forb/shrub understories in historical elk transition and summer range in the Chesnimnus Watershed.

Location

The project area is approximately 30 miles northeast of Enterprise, Oregon.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/30/2013
2
Comment Period
01/30/2013
3
Decision
09/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
11/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Chesnimnus Elk BurnDecision Signed Date: 09/12/2013 Legal Notice Date: 09/18/2013
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsWallowa Valley Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 4N, R 47E, Sections 27, 28, 33, 34; T 3N, R 47E Section 3; T 4N, R 48E, Sections 26, 35, 36; T 3N, R 48E Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14 24, 25; T 4N, R 4W Section 31; T 3N, R 4W Sections 6, 7, 8, 17,
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)