~200 trees blew down in the Jim's Creek Stewardship area this winter. There is a desire to remove as many of these trees as possible to reduce the risk of beetle infestation. Logs will be sold and/or used in watershed restoration work in Staley Creek
Location
Twenty miles south of Oakridge, OR off FS Road 2129.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/06/2016
2
Decision
07/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13); 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Jims Creek Blowdown Salvage | Decision Signed Date: 07/20/2016 |
| Forests | Willamette National Forest |
| Districts | Middle Fork - Inactive Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T24S R3E sect. 11, 12 Hills Creek Reservoir Fifth-field Watershed |