Environmental Assessment Completed

Big Hoodoo Project

Willamette National Forest Linn, Oregon McKenzie River Ranger District

This project is being reissued with a new decision. The purpose of the project is to reduce hazardous fuels and improve forest health to protect values at risk in the Hoodoo/Big Lake area through 2,135 acres of treatments in the Santiam Pass area.

Location

Santiam Pass area south of Hwy 20, in and around Hoodoo Ski Area and Big Lake.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/11/2011
2
Comment Period
05/22/2012
3
Objection Period Start
05/26/2014
4
Decision
07/2014 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
DECISION NOTICE AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Big Hoodoo ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/25/2014 Legal Notice Date: 07/25/2014
ForestsWillamette National Forest
DistrictsMcKenzie River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT13S R7E Sec.’s 24,25, 36; T13S R7.5E Sec.’s 21-28, 33-36; T14S R7E Sec. 1; T14S R7.5E Sec.’s 1-4, 9-11
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)