Thinning with skips and gaps in about 3,200 acres, meadow restoration, floodplain restoration, roadside fuels reductions, dispersed campsite reconfiguration, travel management, and quarry development.
Location
14 miles south of Oakridge in Lane County on the western slopes of the Cascades mostly in the Buck Creek 6th field watershed, though overlapping into the Coal Creek and Packard Creek subwatersheds
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/17/2022
2
Comment Period
04/28/2025
3
Objection Period Start
08/07/2025
4
Decision
11/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2026 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Scenery Management; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Steeple Rock Rigdon Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact | Decision Signed Date: 11/24/2025 |
| Forests | Willamette National Forest |
| Districts | Middle Fork Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 22 S, R2 E, Sections 35 and 36; T 23 S, R 2 E, Sections 1, 2, 10-15, 22-26; T 23 S, R 3 E, Sections 4-9, 16-21, 28-34; T 24 S, R3 E, Sections 3-11 and 24-20, T 34 S, R 2 E, Sections 1, 13, and 24 |