Environmental Assessment Completed

Forest Management Direction for Large Diameter Trees in Eastern Oregon

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Baker; Crook; Deschutes; Grant; Harney; Klamath; Lake; Malheur; Umatilla; Union; Wallowa; Asotin; Columbia; Garfield; Walla Walla, Oregon; Washington Ochoco National Forest All Units

The USFS will evaluate alternatives to the wildlife standard of the Eastside Screens that limits harvest of trees greater than 21 inches for the Umatilla, Wallowa-Whitman, Malheur, Ochoco, Deschutes, and Fremont-Winema National Forests.

Location

National Forests in Oregon, east of the Cascade Mountain Range.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/11/2020
2
Comment Period
08/11/2020
3
Decision
01/2021 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
01/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation219 (2012)
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Forest Management Direction for Large Diameter Trees in Eastern OregonDecision Signed Date: 01/12/2021 Legal Notice Date: 01/15/2021
ForestsDeschutes National Forest; Fremont-Winema National Forest; Malheur National Forest; Ochoco National Forest; Umatilla National Forest; Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsBend/Fort Rock Ranger District; Crescent Ranger District; Sisters Ranger District; Bly Ranger District; Lakeview Ranger District; Paisley Ranger District; Silver Lake Ranger District; Chiloquin Ranger District; Malheur National Forest All Units; Ochoco National Forest All Units; Umatilla National Forest All Units; Wallowa-Whitman National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants