Provide for long-term public and employee safety by reducing danger trees along roads. About 83 miles of road or 3,600 acres have some level of fire-killed trees that are next to an open road, resulting from the 2017 fires.
Location
For roads on Detroit, McKenzie River and Middle Fork Ranger District's within 2017 Jones, Whitewater, Avenue, Little Devil, Separation, Staley, and Tumblebug 2 fires.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/27/2017
2
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Special Products Sales; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage); Watershed Improvements |
| Willamette Fire Danger Tree Reduction Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/25/2018 |
| Forests | Willamette National Forest |
| Districts | McKenzie River Ranger District; Detroit Ranger District; Middle Fork - Inactive Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |