To improve safety along roads in fire burned areas of the Forest and reopen these roads as quickly as possible for public and administrative use, project would fell dead and injured trees which pose a danger to roads and those traveling along them.
Location
Roads that are open or where access is needed for forest management within the 176,000 acres of the Willamette National Forest that burned in the 2020 Holiday Farm, Beachie Creek, and Lionshead Fires.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/08/2021
2
Decision
07/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2021 (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 | Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Willamette 2020 Fires Roadside Danger Tree Reduction | Decision Signed Date: 08/04/2021 (FS Withdrawn) |
| Forests | Willamette National Forest |
| Districts | McKenzie River Ranger District; Sweet Home Ranger District; Detroit Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |