Decision Memo Completed

HV Thin

Willamette National Forest Lane, Oregon McKenzie River Ranger District

The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing approximately 41 acres of variable density thinning in two plantation stands about 44 years old in the Horse Creek Late-Successional Reserve.

Location

The stands are in the Middle Horse Creek subwatershed and are accessed by Forest Service Road 2638356, off Road 2638000 (Horse Creek Road).

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/29/2023
2
Decision
11/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
HV ThinDecision Signed Date: 11/21/2023
ForestsWillamette National Forest
DistrictsMcKenzie River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT17S R6E Sec 12-13
Vegetation management (other than forest products)