Environmental Impact Statement In Progress

Austin

Malheur National Forest Baker; Grant, Oregon Blue Mountain Ranger District

This project includes a suite of activities to restore forest and watershed resiliency, including: fuels treatments and prescribed burning; and upland and watershed restoration.

Location

The project is located approximately 9 miles northeast of Prairie City, Oregon and borders the Wallowa Whitman National Forest.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
05/15/2025
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/02/2026
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/2026 (Estimated)
4
Decision
04/2027 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2027 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
ForestsMalheur National Forest; Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsBlue Mountain Ranger District; Prairie City Ranger District; Whitman Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionVarious sections in T10S, R35E; T 10S, R35-1/2E; T11S, R35E; T11S, R35-1/2E; T11S, R36E; T12S, R34E; T12S, R35E; T12S, R35-1/2E; T12S, R36E; T13S, R35E; T13S, R35-1/2E; Willamette Meridian.
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed management