Environmental Assessment Completed

Tiger-Mill

Umatilla National Forest Umatilla; Wallowa; Columbia; Walla Walla, Oregon; Washington Walla Walla Ranger District

The Tiger-Mill Project is being proposed to protect the Mill Creek Municipal Watershed and restore ecosystem processes and functions that foster landscape diversity and achieve desired vegetation conditions.

Location

The project area is east of the City of Walla Walla situated on the west slope of the Blue Mountains and encompasses the Mill Creek Municipal Watershed .

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/26/2023
2
Comment Period
01/26/2023
3
Objection Period Start
09/18/2024
4
Decision
02/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityIra - Inventoried Roadless Area Activities Requiring Chief's Approval
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Roadless Area Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green)
Tiger-MillDecision Signed Date: 02/26/2025
ForestsUmatilla National Forest
DistrictsWalla Walla Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed management