The LFDC NEPA Tracker monitors active NEPA projects across National Forests in Washington, Oregon, California, and Alaska, giving advocates real-time visibility into proposed logging, land management, and restoration activities on public lands.
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The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing approximately 109 acres
of variable density thinning in three 46 to 48 year old plantation stands. Treatment would consist of thinning, dominant tree release, gaps up to 3 acres, and unthinned skips.
📍 McKenzie River Ranger District🏷 Forest productsAdded: 2026-05-28
Completed
Acres of Variable Density Thinning In Three 46
109
Acres (approx.)
3
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Willamette National Forest
Bado Thin
The Detroit Ranger District proposes to commercially thin approximately 33 acres in a plantation stand that is 65 years old. The purpose of the project is to increase stand health and vigor and provide timber to the local economy.
This project area encompasses 45,041 acres and is located on the McKenzie River and Sweet Home Districts of the Willamette National Forest north of Blue River, Oregon. Harvest units are in two sub watersheds, with 281 units totaling 5,886 acres.
This project would commercially harvest about 1,918 acres of managed and natural stands to enhance the growth and structural complexity of the stands. Project also includes meadow restoration and sugar pine habitat restoration.
📍 Willamette National Forest🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Watershed managementAdded: 2026-05-28
In Progress
Acres of Managed And Natural Stands
1,918
Milestone
Date
NEPA Start Date
3/16/2020
Finding/Decision Date
6/18/2026
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Willamette National Forest
Fall Creek
Project to address the need for vegetation management to increase stand growth and diversity and support the local economy. Proposed action includes
commercial thinning harvest and restoration activities.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the abundance of ladder fuels and canopy densities adjacent to Fish Lake Historic Site that is within the Wildland
Urban Interface (WUI).
📍 McKenzie River Ranger District🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products)Added: 2026-05-28
Developing ProposalCategorical Exclusion
Milestone
Date
NEPA Start Date
9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date
—
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Willamette National Forest
Flat Country Floral Greens Project
This project would remove floral greens: beargrass, salal, fern fronds, and vine maple/ceanothus sticks. This would occur on approximately 28,523 acres of the McKenzie River Ranger District. The sell of these products will be done under permits.
📍 McKenzie River Ranger District🏷 Forest productsAdded: 2026-05-28
Completed
Acres of The Mckenzie River Ranger District
28,523
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Willamette National Forest
Ivy Cliff
This project would commercially harvest about 2037 acres of managed and natural stands to enhance the growth and structural complexity of the stands. Project also includes road density management, fuels improvement, sugar pine habitat restoration.
📍 Sweet Home Ranger District🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products)Added: 2026-05-28
In ProgressCategorical Exclusion
Milestone
Date
NEPA Start Date
12/31/2025
Finding/Decision Date
—
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Willamette National Forest
Lowell Country Project
The project includes thinning of ~15,900 net acres of managed stands under 80 years of age to improve stand growth/vigor and to produce a sustainable supply of forest products, as well as maintain, store and/or decommission ~650 miles of roads.
📍 Willamette National Forest All Units🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products)Added: 2026-05-28
Completed
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Willamette National Forest
Roadside Hazardous Fuels Reduction
The Detroit Ranger District is proposing to create fuel breaks to reduce hazardous fuels on strategic roads across the District: 10, 1012, 2212, 2236, and low severity burn sections of 2231 and 2233.
📍 Detroit Ranger District🏷 Fuels managementAdded: 2026-05-28
Developing ProposalCategorical Exclusion
Milestone
Date
NEPA Start Date
5/13/2025
Finding/Decision Date
—
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Willamette National Forest
Station Butte
Project to address the need for vegetation management to increase stand growth and diversity and support the local economy. Proposed action includes commercial thinning harvest and restoration activities.
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.
The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to treat approximately 63 acres located in four stands. Stands #1-3 are approximately 30 years old, whilestand #10 is approximately 110 years old.
📍 McKenzie River Ranger District🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products)Added: 2026-05-28
Developing ProposalCategorical Exclusion
Acres (approx.)
63
Milestone
Date
NEPA Start Date
9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date
—
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Willamette National Forest
Supplemental EA for 2020 Fire Affected Road System Risk Reduction
Allow ground-based equipment to operate outside of the road prism to conduct fire killed and injured tree felling previously authorized by the 2020 Fire Affected Road System Risk Reduction project #61749.
📍 Willamette National Forest All Units🏷 Forest products · Fuels management · Road managementAdded: 2026-05-28
Completed
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Willamette National Forest
Upper Canyon
The district proposes to treat 1,069 acres of under 80 stands using thinning, dominant tree release, gap creation, and skips. Meadows would be restored and fuels treated.
📍 Sweet Home Ranger District🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Road managementAdded: 2026-05-28
Completed
Acres
1,069
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Willamette National Forest
Youngs Rock Rigdon
Forest management treatments are proposed on approximately 6,500 acres within the project area. Treatment proposed include thinning, early seral creation, fuel reduction, habitat restoration, system road management, recreation management.