Environmental Assessment Completed

Patrick Vegetation Management Project

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Baker, Oregon Whitman Ranger District

Improve forest health, the landscape%u2019s resiliency to disturbance, and increase the structural complexity and species diversity of vegetation to provide habitat for a wider range of wildlife species.

Location

Approximately 3 air miles southwest of Sumpter, Oregon and approximately 21 air miles southwest of Baker City, Oregon.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/04/2019
2
Comment Period
04/29/2021
3
Objection Period Start
11/04/2021
4
Decision
03/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Patrick Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/29/2022
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsWhitman Ranger District
Legal Land Description9S35 1/2E,9S36E,10S35 1/2E, 10S35E,10S36E, 11S35 1/2E, 11S36E,11S37E, 12S36E,12S37E
Forest productsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)