The Forest Service proposes to under burn the Jim's Creek area to maintain the open forest component. The approximately 688 acres would be burned in phases and burns could be repeated.
Location
Twenty miles south of Oakridge, OR off FS Road 2129.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/06/2016
2
Decision
12/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments |
| Jim's Creek Prescribed Burn | Decision Signed Date: 12/05/2017 |
| Forests | Willamette National Forest |
| Districts | Middle Fork - Inactive Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T24S, R3E, S11 and S12 |