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Item Open Access Batatavilla environmental assessment for Fall Creek/Little Fall Creek road closure project(2004-02) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)Proposes to close 36 roads (approximately 27 miles) for the next five years to achieve hydrologic stability in portions of the Fall Creek and Little Fall Creek watersheds. Includes moving some trail signs and some culverts and restoring stream to a natural stream course.Item Open Access Batatavilla Fall Creek road closures decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2004-05-27) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)Announces decision to implement Alternative B of project EA, closing 36 roads, approximately 27 miles, on the Middle Fork district. Four roads would have eight culverts completely removed from the road fill and hauled from the site, with the stream restored to a natural stream course.Item Open Access Blowout thin project decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2007-01) Detroit Ranger District (Or.)Announces decision to implement Alternative 5 of the project EA, implementing timber harvest on approximately 751 acres, modified by converting some of the regeneration units to thinning units, and altogether dropping two regeneration units.Item Open Access Blowout thin project environmental assessment(2006-11) Detroit Ranger District (Or.)Proposes to harvest timber in overstocked, managed stands over 40 years-old and overstocked, 100 year-old fire regenerated stands on about 985 acres, with commercial thinning on 926 acres and regeneration harvest on 59 acres. Also includes closing 1.25 miles of road, constructing approximately 4.1 miles of temporary roads, and reconstructing 29.75 miles of existing roads.Item Open Access Echo Staley Road Storage and Illegal Household Trash Site Management Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact(2007-07-02) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to implement Alternative 2 of project EA, to close up to 23 miles of roads in the Echo, Staley, Simpson, and Noisy Creek drainages within the Upper Middle Fork watershed to motorized traffic, and place about 21 miles of these roads into maintenance storage condition for 10 or more years. Also agrees to close up to 33 miles of road and two dispersed sites within the Middle Fork Willamette River/Lookout Point, North Fork of Middle Fork Willamette River, and Salmon Creek watersheds year-round or seasonally with boulders or gates to reduce illegal household trash dumping.Item Open Access Fish Lake interpretive facility environmental assessment(2002-06-14) McKenzie River Ranger District (Or.)Proposes actions to develop an interpretive gateway facility to the historic Fish Lake Remount Depot, educating the public about the site's significance, making historic features more visible and accessible, and controlling visitor flow. Includes reconstruction of existing access roads, traffic flow reconfiguration and landscaping, restoration of lakeshore riparian areas, maintaining an ADA accessible toilet, and development of parking areas, pedestrian walkways, picnic facilities, interpretive sign kiosks, and vehicle and pedestrian access controls.Item Open Access French Bug timber sale decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2008-09) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to select Alternative 3 to implement timber harvest on approximately 1276 acres of densely stocked, previously managed stands within the French Bug project area. This alternative will include commercial thinning on roughly 1264 acres, 1/2-acre gaps on 21 acres (15 acres within the thinning stands and 6 acres within the gap only stands), and larger gaps (1-3 acres) on 30 acres (22 acres within the thinning stands and 6 acres within the gap only stands). Total volume of commercial timber harvested is expected to be 15.1 million board feet (MMBF). Also includes maintenance and construction of roads.Item Open Access French Bug timber sale environmental assessment(2008-07) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes harvesting 1255 of 2200 acres of stands. Approximately 945 acres would remain untreated. Also includes maintenance and construction of roads.Item Open Access Gordon Three thin decision notice and finding of no significant impact and non-significant Forest Plan amendment no. 45(2004-06-16) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to implement Alternative 2 of the project EA, harvesting 5.2 million board feet on approximately 491 acres by thinning 40 year-old managed stands. Includes 6 new road closures, maintenance of 23 miles of existing roads, and reconstruction of .25 miles of road.Item Open Access Gordon Three thin environmental assessment(2004-06) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Proposes to thin commercially over 400 acres of 40 year-old managed stands in the Gordon and Three Creeks area to increase stand vigor and diversity and accelerate the rate of development of late-successional habitat. Includes closures, increased maintenance, and reconstruction of roads.Item Open Access Hartz young stand management decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2005-07-29) McKenzie River Ranger District (Or.)Announces decision to implement Alternative 4 of project EA, harvesting 706 acres, including 563 acres of thinning and 143 acres of regeneration harvest to be done later. This alternative will reduce the stand diversity index (SDI) levels to 20% to 30% of maximum, with heavy thinning of 513 acres leaving approximately 45 to 65 trees per acre. Some 2050 feet of temporary roads will be built, with 7.76 miles of road closures, and 26.8 miles of reconstruction.Item Open Access Hartz young stand management environmental assessment(2005-04) McKenzie River Ranger District (Or.)Proposes to harvest timber on approximately 706 acres, including commercial thinning on 622 acres and regeneration harvest on 84 acres, with commercial harvest volume estimated at 11.6 million board feet. Includes construction of 2,050 feet of temporary roads, 7.8 miles of road closures, and approximately 29.3 miles of road maintenance to allow better access to harvest areas and to reduce impact to resources.Item Open Access Hawkins rock source expansion decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2005-08) Detroit Ranger District (Or.)Announces decision to implement Alternative 2 of the project EA, to clear one acre of land immediately adjacent to the existing quarry of existing vegetation, strip it of topsoil, quarry it, and stockpile on the existing site to provide aggregate for the Blowout Road Maintenance Project.Item Open Access Hawkins rock source expansion environmental assessment(2005-06) Detroit Ranger District (Or.)Proposes to expand existing rock source on the edge of the existing area in an 18 year-old conifer plantation 2 miles west of Cub Point in order to provide aggregate for road reconstruction and maintenance. Expansion would generate approximately 100,000 cubic yards of crushable rock, and stripped soil overburden would be re-contoured in the depleted portion of the existing quarry to aid in reclamation. Crushed rock would be stockpiled on site for use on the Blowout Road Maintenance Project.Item Open Access Hehe LSR Thin Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact(2007-10-31) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.)Announces decision to implement Alternative 3 of the project EA to thin commercially about 3,762 acres of 35-60 year-old second-growth stands to accelerate the development of late-successional forest conditions and habitat structure. Includes maintenance and reconstruction of existing roads, construction of temporary roads, fuel treatments, and funding for various wildlife habitat enhancements.Item Open Access Hehe LSR thin project decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2007-10-31) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)Announces decision to implement Alternative 3 of the project EA, to thin commercially about 3762 acres of 35-60 year-old second-growth stands to accelerate the development of late-successional forest conditions and habitat structure. Includes maintenance and reconstruction of existing roads and possible construction of temporary roads, fuel treatments, and funding for various wildlife habitat enhancements.Item Open Access Hehe LSR thin project environmental assessment(2007-06) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)Proposes commercial thinning on about 3800 acres of older plantations (35-60 years-old) located in the Hehe Creek subwatershed of the Fall Creek Late-successional Reserve. Includes maintenance and reconstruction of various wildlife habitat enhancements.Item Open Access Niner project decision notice and finding of no significant impact(2007-01-19) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)Announces decision to implement a modified Alternative A of the project EA, while deferring decision on units #15, 15A, 15C, and 16, the four units in stands which are greater than 80 years old. About 3223 acres of 60-79 year-old stands yielding 50 MMBF will be thinned, using a combination of log yarding systems with an emphasis towards low cost ground-based yarding systems.Item Open Access Niner project decision notice and finding of no significant impact for Units 15, 15A, 15C, and 16(2008-03-28) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)Announces decision to implement commercial thinning of Units #15, 15A, 15C, and 16 of Alternative A of the project EA, which was deferred in the previous decision notice owing to ongoing litigation involving survey requirements and management of rare and uncommon species on federal lands. The remaining four units will be thinned, yielding about 1.4 MMBF using the same combination of log yarding systems with an emphasis towards low cost ground-based yarding systems.Item Open Access Niner project environmental assessment(2006-10) Middle Fork Ranger District (Or.)Proposes to thin commercially 60-80 year-old timber stands on 3328 acres of the Huckleberry Flats area and sell the 50 million board feet over the next 3-5 years. Other activities include maintaining existing roads, constructing temporary roads to access units, improving water quality, make fuels reduction treatments, and begin rehabilitation and mitigation of compacted soils by soil tillage or sub-soiling treatments.