Siuslaw National Forest

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Diamond Peak thin decision notice and finding of no significant impact
(2006-11-13) Hebo Ranger District (Agency : U.S.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 2 of the project EA (with the exception of Unit 8), to thin commercially 347 acres of young managed conifer stands in the vicinity of Deadwood Mountain and Pea Ridge, to realign and decommission roads, and construct a temporary road.
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Drift Creek (Alsea River) restoration project decision memo
(2005) South Zone Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to restore terrestrial and aquatic habitat in the Lower Drift Creek area by: restoring tidal flows by breaching levees and recreating stream channels; reducing the effects of past land reclamation projects and activities on hydrologic processes by road improvement and wood replacement; reducing the effects of the road system by removing road fill, installing a gate, seasonally closing a road and temporarily shutting another; reducing the effects of non-native or invasive plant species on hydrologic and ecologic function by mowing, burning and creating artificial topographical features; and improving recreation by bettering roads and the parking area.
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Drift Key Watershed roads project decision notice and finding of no significant impact
(2005-09-14) Hebo Ranger District (Agency : U.S.)
Announces decision to implement Article 2 of the project EA, decommissioning about 6 miles of non-key Forest roads and constructing a parking area for about 3 vehicles near the north entrance of the Drift Key Bridge, as current budget allocations do not provide adequate funding to maintain the Forest road network to established standards.
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Drift Key Watershed roads project environmental assessment
(2005) Hebo Ranger District (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to decommission about 6 miles of non-key Forest roads and construct a small parking area for about three vehicles near the north entrance of the Drift Creek Bridge, as current budget allocations do not provide adequate funding to maintain the Forest road network to established standards.
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Five Rivers landscape management project final environmental impact statement
(2002-04-11) Waldport Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes to restore terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the Five Rivers watershed, including designating 12 management study areas as part of a learning design; commercial thinning older plantations; reopening some temporary and system roads, building temporary roads, and closing and decommissioning system roads; precommercial thinning of younger plantations; planting shade-tolerant conifer and various hardwood trees in riparian areas; maintaining existing meadows and plantations in early-seral conditions; and issuing a special-use permit for building and maintaining a private road.
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Five Rivers landscape management project record of decision
(2003-05) South Zone Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement all the terrestrial and aquatic restoration actions described under Alternative 1 of the project FEIS that are connected with commercial thinning and associated actions.
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Gauldy project decision notice and finding of no significant impact
(2004-02-10) Hebo Ranger District (Agency : U.S.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 3 (private land access) of the project EA, commercially thinning 854 acres in 30 to 45 year-old managed conifer stands, thinning 100 acres in riparian areas occupied by young, dense conifer stands for the purpose of growing larger trees and closing and decommissioning approximately 60 miles of Forest and temporary roads.
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Gauldy project environmental assessment
(2004-02) Hebo Ranger District (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to improve watershed conditions and habitat for aquatic and terrestrial species by commercially thinning 854 acres in 30 to 45 year-old managed conifer stands, thinning 100 acres in riparian areas occupied by young, dense conifer stands for the purpose of growing larger trees, and closing and decommissioning approximately 60 miles of Forest and temporary roads.
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Little Nestucca restoration project decision notice
(2007-05) Hebo Ranger District (Agency : U.S.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 2 of the project EA, to thin commercially 2,638 acres of 30 to 63 year-old young managed conifer stands, as well as approximately 210 acres of 90 to 95 year-old off-site Douglas fir stands. Also includes decommissioning 7 miles of roads, closing some non-key roads, constructing 2 miles of new temporary roads, and reopening about 10 miles of existing temporary roads.
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Little Nestucca thin environmental assessment
(2007-01) Hebo Ranger District (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to thin commercially 2,638 acres of 30 to 63 year-old young managed conifer stands, as well as approximately 210 acres of 90 to 95 year-old off-site Douglas fir stands. Also includes decommissioning 7 miles of roads, closing some non-key roads, and constructing 2 miles of new temporary roads and reopen about 10 miles of existing temporary roads.
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Lobster landscape management project decision notice
(2006-09) Central Coast Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 2, to speed the development of late-successional habitat in late-successional and riparian reserves; maintain and create grass, forb, and shrub, and shrub habitats; improve watershed function; repair and maintain key forest roads; and produce timber and meet late-successional objectives on matrix land.
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Lobster landscape management project environmental assessment
(2006-09) Central Coast Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes a package of associated terrestrial and watershed restoration actions, including commercially thinning about 3,003 acres to speed the development of late-successional habitat in plantations now 20 to 58 years-old, improve existing diversity in plantations, non-commercially thinning about 212 acres of plantations generally less than 20 years-old to speed their development, decommissioning about 5 miles of roads and closing about 47 miles of roads to help restore watershed health, and repairing and maintaining about 18 miles of key forest roads and about 42 miles of non-key forest roads.
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Lower Siuslaw landscape management project decision notice and finding of no significant impact
(2002-09) South Zone Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 1 of the project EA, except for adding large wood to Sweet and Walker Creeks. Includes package of two separate restoration actions: one, focusing on terrestrial restoration by maintaining stand health and growth enhancing stand structure and diversity in plantations now 25 to 51 years-old; the second focusing on watershed restoration by closing and decommissioning roads, placing large conifer trees up to 36 inches in diameter at breast height in streams, and thinning and planting trees in riparian areas.
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Lower Siuslaw landscape management project environmental assessment
(2002) South Zone Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes a package of two separate restoration actions: one, focusing on terrestrial restoration by maintaining stand health and growth, enhancing stand structure and diversity in plantations now 25 to 51 years-old; the second focusing on watershed restoration by closing and decommissioning roads, placing large conifer trees up to 36 inches in diameter at breast height in streams, and thinning and planting trees in riparian areas.
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Siuslaw National Forest road analysis report
(2003-01) Siuslaw National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Provides a compilation of information useful for making informed decisions about road management by looking at Key Forest Routes and to capture cumulative knowledge to inform land managers about the benefits and liabilities of roads, and ways to mitigate risks. Lists recommendations on strategic planning, site-specific planning, road construction and maintenance, road treatments, inventory and monitoring, additional analysis, firefighter safety, and internal and external weed education.
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West Alsea landscape management plan environmental assessment
(2008-02) Central Coast Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes a package of associated terrestrial and watershed restoration actions, including commercially thinning and creating dead wood and openings in plantations 20 to 58 years-old, non-commercially thinning plantations generally less than 20 years-old, creating and maintaining meadows, decommissioning or closing roads, repairing and maintaining key and non-key forest roads, adding large wood to streams, and planting conifers and hardwoods in riparian areas.
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Windjammer project decision notice and finding of no significant impact
(2005-04-14) Hebo Ranger District (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to thin commercially 962 acres of 30-48 year-old young managed conifer stands, creating snags to grow larger trees, underplanting shade tolerant species, and constructing temporary roads and reopening others within the Drift Creek Tier I Key Watershed and the South Fork Schooner Creek Non-Key Watershed.
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Windjammer project environmental assessment
(2005-04) Hebo Ranger District (Agency : U.S.)
Proposes to thin commercially 962 acres of 30-48 year-old young managed conifer stands, creating snags to grow larger trees, underplanting shade tolerant species, and constructing temporary roads and reopening others within the Drift Creek Tier I Key Watershed and the South Fork Schooner Creek Non-Key Watershed.
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Yachats roadwork project decision notice and finding of no significant impact
(2005-09-09) South Zone Ranger District (Or.)
Announces decision to implement Alternative 2 of the project EA, closing about 34.8 miles and decommissioning 8.3 miles of non-key forest roads in the Yachats River watershed that are not connected to the Yachats Terrestrial Restoration Project. Includes removal of about 3,400 cubic yards of fill material from 32 stream crossings along with four barriers to fish passages.
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Yachats roadwork project environmental assessment
(2005) South Zone Ranger District (Or.)
Proposes to close about 34.8 miles and decommission 8.3 miles of non-key forest roads in the Yachats River watershed that are not connected to the Yachats Terrestrial Restoration Project. Includes removal of about 3,410 cubic yards of fill material from 32 stream crossings along with four barriers to fish passage.