Precommercial Thinning, brush cutting, under burning, pruning, snag creation, seeding, and noxious weed abatement within the mixed conifer forest type to maintain and restore oak woodland and savanna habitat.
Location
Within the mixed conifer forest type that occurs in the Hills Creek Reservoir and Upper Middle Fork 5th Field watersheds
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/01/2012
2
Comment Period
11/12/2012
3
Decision
02/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
03/2013 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| PineGrass Plantation Habitat Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/08/2013 |
| Forests | Willamette National Forest |
| Districts | Middle Fork - Inactive Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Townships 22, 23 and 24 South, Ranges 3 and 4 East, of the Willamette Meridian |