Decision Memo Completed

Flat Top Fire Roadside Hazard Tree Abatement

Deschutes National Forest Deschutes; Lake, Oregon Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District

The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District proposes to reduce roadside hazard trees along approximately 19 miles of Forest Service system roads within the Flat Top wildfire area through hazard tree removal, piling, and pile burning.

Location

East of La Pine, OR and north of Fort Rock, OR. Includes Forest Service Roads 18, 22, and 2240 within the Flat Top fire area.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/15/2025
2
Decision
05/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionBlm I(1) (516 Dm 11.9)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityRoad Maintenance; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Flat Top Fire Roadside Hazard Tree AbatementDecision Signed Date: 05/28/2025
ForestsDeschutes National Forest
DistrictsBend/Fort Rock Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Road management