Environmental Assessment Completed

Pioneer Gulch Project

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

The project proposes timber harvest on about 940 acres yielding about 12.7 mmbf. The project includes road maintenance and closures, big game forage enhancements activities, non-harvest fuel treatments, and fish habitat improvements.

Location

Pioneer Gulch and Paddy's Valley in the Upper Middle Fork of the Willamette River watershed

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/25/2008
2
Comment Period
08/27/2012
3
Decision
04/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green)
Decision Notice and FONSI for the Pioneer Gulch ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/18/2012 Legal Notice Date: 12/24/2012
Second Decision Notice and FONSI for the Pioneer Gulch ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/23/2013 Legal Notice Date: 05/13/2013
ForestsWillamette National Forest
DistrictsMiddle Fork - Inactive Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT24S, R5E, Sections 1-36, T25S, R5E Sections 1-16, T25S, R5 1/2E Sections 4-11 and 13-23
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsRoad managementForest products