The Blue Mountains Forest Resiliency Project will propose thinning and prescribed burning on approximately 610,000 acres on the Ochoco, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests.
Location
the project area lies within the Blue Mountains ecoregion of northeast Oregon and southeast Washington. It covers 13 counties and includes shared boundaries with private, tribal, state and other lands
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
02/05/2016
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/06/2016
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
04/2020 (Estimated)
4
Objection Period Start
01/2020 (Estimated)
5
Decision
04/2020 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
08/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Forests | Ochoco National Forest; Umatilla National Forest; Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Districts | Ochoco National Forest All Units; Umatilla National Forest All Units; Wallowa-Whitman National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |