Categorical Exclusion Developing Proposal

Cougar Rock Restoration Project

Deschutes National Forest Jefferson, Oregon Sisters Ranger District

The project proposes to maintain and restore resiliency and forest health and to address the potential risk of large-scale high severity wildfires. Proposed actions include thinning, mowing and prescribed burning on up to 2,800 acres.

Location

North of Sisters, OR within the wildland urban interface, at times bordering private property, including areas along Indian Ford Road, near the base of Black Butte and Forest Service Road 1100.

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
12/16/2022
2
Finding/Decision Date

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-47d-USFS
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)