Decision Memo Completed

Ladd Canyon TSI and RMEF Elk Habitat Enhancement Project

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

Non-mechanical thin old harvest and natural fuel units.Spacing 14x-20x. 10% of PCT units left untreated for wildlife. Species prefer w.larch, ponderosa pine, Douglas fir. Will burn slash piles.

Location

Upper Ladd, Jordan, Whiskey, Lower Beaver Cr, Rock Cr watersheds. Excluding LaGrande Watershed. Near roads 4300, 220, 4305; north to forest boundary; west to 5100095, 105, 080 Rds

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/11/2013
2
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2015 (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 ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Ladd Canyon TSI and RMEF Elk Habitat Enhancement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/09/2015
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsLa Grande Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT4S, R36E, R37E, and R38E. T5S, R37E, and R38E.
Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)