Environmental Assessment Completed

Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency Project

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Wallowa, Oregon Wallowa Valley Ranger District

The purpose of the Project is to conduct restoration management activities to improve forest resiliency and sustainability and improve hydrologic functioning, thereby moving the landscape toward the goals, objectives, and desired future condition(s).

Location

Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency Project is located 20 miles southeast of Joseph, Oregon, on the Wallowa Whitman National Forest.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/02/2023
2
Comment Period
11/20/2024
3
Objection Period Start
05/07/2025
4
Decision
02/2026 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2026 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency ProjectDecision Signed Date: 02/11/2026
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsWallowa Valley Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Forest productsFuels managementWatershed managementRoad management