Environmental Assessment Completed

Chalk Parker Biodiversity Enhancement Project

Willamette National Forest Lane, Oregon Middle Fork - Inactive Ranger District

4,600 acres of commercial thinning in managed young stands, special habitat restoration and maintence on 266 acres, 60 miles of road maintence and 95 miles of road closure, fuels reduction, and wildlife forage enhancment

Location

The North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River fifth-field watershed, about 8 miles north of the City of Westfir

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/13/2007
2
Comment Period
05/16/2011
3
Decision
08/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green)
Chalk Parker Biodiversity Enhancement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/15/2011 Legal Notice Date: 08/19/2011
ForestsWillamette National Forest
DistrictsMiddle Fork - Inactive Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 19 South, Ranges 3, 4, and 5 East, Willamette Meridian
Road managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest productsWatershed managementLand management planningFuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plants