LFDC NEPA Tracker

Significant Effect

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Willamette National Forest

Dead Mountain

Timber harvest, small diameter fuels reduction, roadside fuels reductions, burn blocks, and recreation management.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

34 Days Left to Comment

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Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Klamath National Forest

Cal-Ore A-Cam

This project proposes installing 5,631 feet of fiber optic near Butte Valley Airport, and another 4,740 feet south of the airport. Actions for the underground conduit install would require cable plow and directional boring within the existing right of way.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/26/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Goosenest Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-06-26

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/26/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Mixed Impact

MBS, Okan-Wen, Colville, Wallowa-Whitman, Fremont-Winema, Deschutes, Umatilla, Malheur

Region 6 Elite Tree Protection Project

The Pacific Northwest Region is collaborating with nine Forests to develop a region-wide project to protect whitebark pine trees (Pinus albicaulis) that have a high level of white pine blister rust resistance.

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	04/2023 (Estimated)
Decision	09/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2023 (Estimated)

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📍 R6 - Pacific Northwest Region All Units 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	04/2023 (Estimated)
Decision	09/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2023 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

2025 Crescent Lake Recreation Residence Small Projects Fall

Authorization was requested from 2 recreation residence owners on Crescent Lake to complete two projects. Project one is the installation of a new septic system. Project two is the removal of a cabin damaged beyond repair due to a fallen tree.

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📍 Crescent Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

2025 Crescent and Odell Lake Recreation Residence Small Projects Batch 1

Authorization was requested from 5 recreation residence owners on Crescent Lake, 4 owners on Odell Lake, and from the Shelter Cove Resort to complete minor upgrades or replacements such as deck or stair replacements and roof repairs.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/15/2025
Decision	09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2025 (Estimated)

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📍 Crescent Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/15/2025
Decision	09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2025 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

Bend to Lava Lands Paved Path

Construct a non-motorized paved path that would provide connections to recreation sites south of Bend, OR. The entire length of the path would be from Baker Road to Lava Lands Visitor Center.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/3/2022
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/3/2022
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Deschutes National Forest

Black Butte Ranch Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction

The BBR WUI project proposes to maintain and restore resiliency and forest health and to address the potential risk of large-scale high severity wildfires. Proposed actions include thinning, mowing and prescribed burning on up to 2,800 acres.

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Acres (approx.)

2,800

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📍 Sisters Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres (approx.)

2,800

Significant Effect

Deschutes National Forest

Boundary Road Fuels Reduction Project

Fuels reduction project to reduce wildfire risk to local communities in La Pine, OR and to enhance forest resilience to insect and disease. The project area is in the Wildland Urban Interface and in a high-risk fireshed adjacent to neighborhoods.

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📍 Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

City of Bend Outback Site Conveyance

The purpose of this EA is to respond to the application submitted by the City under the Townsite Act. The proposed action would allow for 48 acres to be conveyed to the City at fair market value and would be used to expand its potable water infrastructure.

Acres

48

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📍 Deschutes National Forest 🏷 Land ownership management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres

48

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

Class 1, Pedal-assist E-bikes on Select Trails

This project is considering the use of class 1 e-bikes on select trails with the designed use of bicycle. The proposed action includes 67 trails, totaling 161.4 miles as open to class 1 e-bikes.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	7/2/2024
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Deschutes National Forest 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	7/2/2024
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Deschutes National Forest

Cougar Rock Restoration Project

The project proposes to maintain and restore resiliency and forest health and to address the potential risk of large-scale high severity wildfires. Proposed actions include thinning, mowing and prescribed burning on up to 2,800 acres.

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Acres (approx.)

2,800

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	12/16/2022
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Sisters Ranger District 🏷 Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Acres (approx.)

2,800

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	12/16/2022
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Deschutes National Forest

Crate Vegetation Management Project and Site-Specific Forest Plan Amendment

Vegetation management on approximately 18,168 acres to move forest conditions toward historic range of variability and improve forest resilience to disturbance to reduce the likelihood of uncharacteristic large-scale loss of forest habitat.

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Acres (approx.)

18,168

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/21/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District 🏷 Forest products Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Acres (approx.)

18,168

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/21/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Deschutes National Forest

Deschutes Fuels Maintenance Project

Proposed fuels maintenance actions including non-fire and prescribed fire treatments on previously treated units on the east side of the forest.

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📍 Deschutes National Forest 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Deschutes National Forest

Flat Top Fire Site Preparation and Reforestation Project

This project proposes site preparation cutting and reforestation on approximately 9,530 acres that experienced a high basal area loss of vegetation as a result of the Flat Top Fire in 2024.

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Acres (approx.)

9,530

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	11/24/2025
Comment Period	12/08/2025
Decision	01/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	03/2026 (Estimated)

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📍 Deschutes National Forest All Units 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Acres (approx.)

9,530

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	11/24/2025
Comment Period	12/08/2025
Decision	01/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	03/2026 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Deschutes National Forest

Green Ridge Landscape Restoration

The project would maintain and restore forest conditions closer to the historic range of variability and contribute to the restoration of ecosystem process and function in the planning area. Timber products are an outcome of restoration activities.

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Acres (approx.)

25,000

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/1/2017
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Sisters Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Acres (approx.)

25,000

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/1/2017
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

MEC Walker Mountain Tower Replacement

MEC is proposing to replace their existing communications tower and expand their control building at Walker Mountain Communication Site. Proposal includes moving the tower's location to improve line-of-sight with nearby microwave devices.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/04/2024
Decision	09/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	10/2024 (Estimated)

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📍 Crescent Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

On Hold Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/04/2024
Decision	09/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	10/2024 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Deschutes National Forest

MODA Active Management Project

The MODA Active Management Project proposes dry forest restoration techniques in order to improve and maintain the forested ecosystem of of the Moore Creek and Davis Creek Subwatersheds on the Crescent Ranger District.

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Acres

14,723

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/2/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Crescent Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Acres

14,723

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/2/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Deschutes National Forest

Managed Stands Eastside Project

This project proposes vegetation management actions on 14,830 acres within previously managed stands on the eastside of the Crescent Ranger District.

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Acres

14,830

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📍 Crescent Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres

14,830

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

Meissner Groomer Garage Number 2

Meissner Nordic Club is proposing to build a second garage to store an additional groomer at an existing storage facility just north of the Virginia Meissner Sno-Park. The site currently has one garage and one metal storage container. The second garage will be placed in the existing site clearing.

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📍 Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District 🏷 Facility management · Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

Mt. Bachelor Northwest Lift Improvements

Mt. Bachelor proposes to modernize the existing Northwest Express lift by replacing the lift's electric drive components and safety switches as well as replacing two operator shacks and increasing chair storage.

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📍 Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

Mt. Bachelor Outback Lift Bottom Terminal Power Supply Replacement

Mt. Bachelor is proposing to replace a 0.83 mile segment of power cable that supplies the bottom terminal of Outback Lift to maintain safe resort operations.

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📍 Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

Mt. Bachelor Summer 2025 Maintenance Projects

Maintenance proposals within Mt. Bachelor's special use permit area: installing new fiber optic conduit route to replace a damaged section of fiber line and connecting a power supply to the propane tank that serves Sunrise Lodge.

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📍 Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

Mt. Bachelor Sunrise Deck Expansion, Little Pine Power Distribution, and West Village Base Area Powe

Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort is proposing to expand the existing deck at Sunrise Lodge, upgrade the power feed to Little Pine Ski Lift to combat power supply issues, and install a generator and associated transformers, junction/sector cabinets, and buried powerlines in the West Village area.

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📍 Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Deschutes National Forest

Royce Mountain Roadside Hazardous Fuels

Intent is to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire on Federal land or catastrophic wildfire for an adjacent, at-risk community by reducing fuel loading, ladder fuels, and raising canopy base heights.

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	08/26/2024
Decision	03/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2025 (Estimated)

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📍 Crescent Ranger District 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

On Hold Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	08/26/2024
Decision	03/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2025 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

Sisters RD Recreation Shuttle Services

The Forest Service is proposing to approve special use permits for two local businesses, Stagecoach Adventures and Cog Wild. The two companies would provide shuttle services to and from several trailheads within the Sisters Ranger District.

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📍 Sisters Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

Sisters Trail Additions and Realignments (STAR)

The STAR project proposes several trail actions including new trail construction, additions of existing routes to the official Forest Service trail system, as well as realignments and decommissioning of existing trails on the Sisters Ranger District.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	7/23/2023
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Sisters Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	7/23/2023
Finding/Decision Date	—

Mixed Impact

Deschutes National Forest

Upper Black Butte Swamp Restoration

Upper Black Butte Swamp is a 34-acre wetland that has incised channels and drying out vegetation. The project would restore the fen through channel filling, planting native vegetation, aspen restoration and invasive weed management.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	6/17/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Sisters Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Watershed management · Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	6/17/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Deschutes National Forest

West Bend Trails Project

Trail modifications, such as reroutes, new trails, decommissioning to create a more sustainable trail network while minimizing resource impacts.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/29/2024
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/29/2024
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Deschutes National Forest

West Bend Vegetation Management Project

Moving the area toward a more resilient landscape, providing a diversity of habitats, & reducing hazardous fuels. Approximately 14,750 acres of commercial thinning, for a total of 22,000 acres proposed for thinning, mowing, and/or underburning.

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Acres of Thinning, Mowing, And/Or Underburning	22,000
Acres of Commercial Thinning	14,750

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	11/24/2010
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Acres of Thinning, Mowing, And/Or Underburning	22,000
Acres of Commercial Thinning	14,750

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	11/24/2010
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

2022 ODOT rock stockpile

Expand the Santiam Pass Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) rock disposal site by 5 acres and build a short connecting road to the Santiam sand shed. Accomplished by blading away native soil and vegetation with standard earth moving equipment.

Acres

5

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/12/2022
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Acres

5

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/12/2022
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

2023 Big Lake Youth Camp

McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to authorize the operators of Big Lake Youth Camp (BLYC) to conduct several site improvements.

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

2024 McKenzie River Trail Connector

McKenzie River Ranger District wants to complete construction of a short trail connection between the newly installed trail bridge at the Deer Creek to Forest Service Road 2654 in support of the McKenzie River National Recreation Trail #3507.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/27/2024
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	05/2026 (Estimated)

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/27/2024
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	05/2026 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

2024 Monkey Flower Research Weather Station

This project will provide weather data to support a long-running research project on the Monkey flower. A small weather station will be installed by digging a hole approximately the size of a 5-gallon bucket and filling it with cement to anchor it.

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

2024 Peek Thin

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.

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Acres of Variable Density Thinning In Three 46	109
Acres (approx.)	3

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Forest products Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres of Variable Density Thinning In Three 46	109
Acres (approx.)	3

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

2024 USGS Pit Tag Application

The USGS will install a Passive-Integrated-Transporter (PIT) tags in the South Fork of the McKenzie River, upstream from Cougar Reservoir. It will operate in association with an existing USGS stream gage.

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

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.

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Acres (approx.)

33

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres (approx.)

33

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Big Lake Boat Launch

The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to add a temporary dock to the boat launch at the Big Lake Campground Boat Launch. The proposed dock will be a temporary dock that can be pulled in and out each season.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	09/26/2025
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	09/26/2025
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

Restorative Impact

Willamette National Forest

Bingham Bridge Floodplain Restoration

Vegetation would be removed and large wood would be placed in the floodplain while reconnecting side channels. Heavy equipment would be used to cut high areas and fill low areas while trying to maintain as much established vegetation as possible.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Blair Lake Campground Fire Recovery

We are proposing to remove damaged trees at the Blair Lake Campground that were affected by the Cedar Creek Fire. The campground was heavily impacted by the fire and is currently closed to public access due to the dangerous conditions.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Restorative Impact

Willamette National Forest

Breitenbush Subsoiling and Floodplain Restoration

The Breitenbush floodplain restoration will improve watershed and habitat conditions affected by historic management actions, the 2020 Beachie-Lionshead Fires, and subsequent post-fire emergency actions.

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

CF Thin

The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing approximately 125 acres of variable density thinning in three 65-70 year old plantation stands.

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Acres (approx.)

125

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Forest products Added: 2026-05-28

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Acres (approx.)

125

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Cala-Wiley

The district proposes to treat 899 acres of under 80 plantations using thinning, dominant tree releases, gap creation, and skips then fuel treatments.

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Acres

899

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Acres

899

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Calloway

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.

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Acres	45,041
Acres	5,886

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management · Watershed management · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres	45,041
Acres	5,886

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Campground Host Site Improvements

Underground plastic holding tanks would be installed at many campgrounds within 10 feet of trailer pad. If the current host site is unsuitable, a new site could be selected. Parking barriers would be installed to prevent driving over tanks.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/22/2022
Decision	12/2027 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2028 (Estimated)

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/22/2022
Decision	12/2027 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2028 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Cedar Creek Fire Trail Bridge Replacements

The purpose of this project is to return two stream crossings on the Jim Weaver Loop to a useable and safe state for public use. The Dam Camp and Elbow Lake bridges were burned in the 2022 Cedar Creek Fire and are now a hazard for public use.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Clark Creek Organizational Camp Hazard Tree Removal

The purpose of this project is to remove damaged trees at Clark Creek Organizational Campground that was affected by the 2023 Bedrock Fire.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Cowhorn Trail Cutoff

Oregon Cascades Recreation Area remains disconnected between the west and east sides as it stands. No bike-legal single track route exists from the popular Timpanogas area to the Windy Lakes. This proposed cutoff will create better connectivity.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/09/2018
Decision	06/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2024 (Estimated)

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

On Hold Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/09/2018
Decision	06/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2024 (Estimated)

Restorative Impact

Willamette National Forest

Devils Creek and Breitenbush Forks post-fire Cabins Rebuild

In 2020, the Lionshead Fire destroyed 70 recreation residences (cabins) on the Devil's Creek and Breitenbush Forks tracks. This project is to allow the rebuild of the fire-destroyed cabins, where appropriate.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	08/2023 (Estimated)
Decision	05/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	05/2025 (Estimated)

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management · Special area management · Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

On Hold Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	08/2023 (Estimated)
Decision	05/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	05/2025 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Divide

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.

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Acres of Managed And Natural Stands

1,918

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/16/2020
Finding/Decision Date	6/18/2026

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📍 Willamette National Forest 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Watershed management Added: 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

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.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Forest products Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Fish Lake Fire Resilience

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).

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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.

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Acres of The Mckenzie River Ranger District

28,523

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Forest products Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres of The Mckenzie River Ranger District

28,523

Mixed Impact

Willamette National Forest

Forest System Road 2209 Segment Repair

The District is proposing to return a 3.2 mile segment of FSR 2209 between the Opal Creek trailhead and Jawbone Flats to pre-Beachie Creek Fire condition. Road work may include culvert replacement, drainage repair, and incidental hazard tree removal.

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Hazard Tree Removal at Developed Recreation Sites

The proposed action is to fall hazardous trees at developed recreation sites within the portions of the Detroit Ranger District burned by the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires of 2020.

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

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.

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Acres of Managed And Natural Stands

2037

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Land management planning · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

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Acres of Managed And Natural Stands

2037

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Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Lava Parks

Commercial harvest, rock pit expansion, meadows within units, Lava View Loop Viewpoint.

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Forest products Added: 2026-05-28

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Willamette National Forest

Little Owl Small Sale

Treat proposed units using a combination of commercial thinning, gaps, skips, and dominant tree release.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	12/31/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	12/31/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Watershed management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Mixed Impact

Willamette National Forest

Middle Fork Fire Affected Roads Project

Reduce the risks posed by fire-killed and injured trees that have fallen across or remain standing along important access routes of the Cedar Creek, Gales and Bedrock fire-affected road system. (Formerly known as Cedar-Gales Roadside Risk Reduction)

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Monkeyflower Weather Stations

A special use permit has been requested by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to install four weather stations around the common monkeyflower sites to monitor temperature and soil moisture.

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Research Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Post Fire Planting

Post-fire tree planting to reforest existing and future wildfire impacted areas to meet desired conditions for forest cover.

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📍 Willamette National Forest All Units 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

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.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	5/13/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Detroit Ranger District 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	5/13/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Scott Lake Parking Improvements

The project is proposing to create additional parking locations for a high use campground and trailhead.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	09/26/2025
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	09/26/2025
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

Restorative Impact

Willamette National Forest

Soda Fork Large Wood Enhancement

Improve spawning and rearing habitat in Soda Fork Creek for Upper Willamette Winter Steelhead and Spring Chinook that are listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act and improve stream complexity in Soda Fork Creek.

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Restorative Impact

Willamette National Forest

South Fork Delta Restoration Expansion

This project will expand the the restoration area initially included in the 2018 Lower South Fork McKenzie River Floodplain Enhancement Project Environmental Assessment and provide recreational opportunities near the Delta Campground area.

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Restorative Impact

Willamette National Forest

South Santiam Tree Tipping

The project objective is to improve stream habitat to aid recovery of the Endangered Species Act listed Upper Willamette Winter Steelhead and Spring Chinook Salmon by tipping approximately 25 trees into the South Santiam River.

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

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.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

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Willamette National Forest

Steeple Rock Rigdon

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.

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Acres (approx.)

3,200

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management · Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management · Watershed management · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres (approx.)

3,200

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

Strube Flats Fire Camp

This project would establish a permanent site for accommodating fire camps, and secure the site from motor vehicles by installing four gates at the entrances.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/19/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District Added: 2026-05-28

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/19/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Sunny Thin

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.

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Acres (approx.)

63

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 McKenzie River Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

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Acres (approx.)

63

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	9/26/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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.

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📍 Willamette National Forest All Units 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

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.

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Acres

1,069

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📍 Sweet Home Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres

1,069

Uncategorized

Willamette National Forest

West Fork 8th Creek OHV Trail Bridge Replacement

The purpose of this project is to rebuild the West Fork 8th creek trail bridge. The bridge has failed and collapsed. There is a need for the bridge to be replaced to enhance user safety and protect natural resources.

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

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.

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Acres (approx.)

6,500

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📍 Middle Fork Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management · Heritage resource management · Special area management · Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management · Watershed management · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres (approx.)

6,500

Uncategorized

Klamath National Forest

Alert California Wildfire Cameras

Installation and operation of wildfire camera system at 11 lookout sites.

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📍 Klamath National Forest All Units 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Klamath National Forest

Cal-Ore IMA 2502

Cal-Ore Communication is proposing to place a telecommunication cable and appurtenances in and around the Macdoel and Tenant area. This new fiber optic cable would upgrade existing telecommunications and internet services.

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📍 Klamath National Forest 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Klamath National Forest

Cal-Ore Reconnect 3

The project proposes to install and operate approximately 8.19 miles of new fiber optic communications cables and ancillary facilities in non-continuous routes within the project area.

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📍 Klamath National Forest 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

Discovery Day Mine

The Discovery Day Mins is an established mine site that consists of a road, three working pads, and underground tunnels. A Plan of Operations has been proposed to mine the Discovery Day claim

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📍 Salmon River Ranger District 🏷 Minerals and geology Added: 2026-05-28

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Uncategorized

Klamath National Forest

Gate Installation and Seasonal Road Closure on FS Road 46N73

Installation of a seasonal gate on Forest Service Road 46N73. New special use permit. Water Board Waiver n/a.

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📍 Happy Camp Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

Goosenest Developed Recreation Sites Fuels Reduction Project

Remove hazardous fuels from within and around all developed recreation sites on the Goosenest Ranger District.

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📍 Klamath National Forest All Units 🏷 Recreation management · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

Klamath and Shasta-Trinity National Forests' Prescribed Fire Project

Fuels reduction and prescribed fire across the landscape. Project details: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/klamath/projects/66583

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	12/19/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Klamath National Forest 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	12/19/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

Restorative Impact

Klamath National Forest

Large Wood Loading and Floodplain Restoration Phase II

Implement recovery actions for Federally listed Coho Salmon in Mid-Klamath tributaries (Horse Trough Creek Floodplain). Waterboard waiver B and 401/404 permits.

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📍 Happy Camp Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

McKinney Fire Restoration EA_Veg/Fuels

The McKinney Fire Restoration EA is proposed within and adjacent to the 2022 McKinney Fire footprint with the purpose of increasing wildfire resilience on the landscape. Proposed activities include a variety of fuels reduction treatments.

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📍 Oak Knoll Ranger District 🏷 Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

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Uncategorized

Klamath National Forest

Middle Mile Broadband Initiative

This project is proposing to use Federal funding to provide broadband access to rural communities. Using Federal funds to place fiber optic lines in the existing right-of-way corridor is the only viable way to provide residents with broadband.

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📍 Klamath National Forest 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Mixed Impact

Klamath National Forest

River Complex Post Fire Restoration

This project was created to respond to conditions created by the 2021 River Complex Fires and to reflect the changes in post fire conditions. This project includes site preparation, prescribed burning, reforestation, and sediment reduction activities

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📍 Salmon River Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

Seiad Restoration Thin

The project will treat 3,350 acres within the 4,648-acre project boundary for fire risk reduction and community and resource protection within the Wildland Urban Interface.

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Acres

3,350

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	1/23/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Klamath National Forest 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Acres

3,350

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	1/23/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Mixed Impact

Klamath National Forest

South End

Vegetation management and fuels reduction project with watershed restoration, resource protection, and public safety aspects. Water Board Waiver Category B expected.

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📍 Goosenest Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Fuels management · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

South Fork

The South Fork project is an active management project with the purpose of addressing hazardous fuels conditions along roads and private property, as well as aligning with Executive Order 14225, Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production.

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/2026 (Estimated)
Comment Period	09/2026 (Estimated)
Decision	11/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2027 (Estimated)

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📍 Klamath National Forest All Units 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/2026 (Estimated)
Comment Period	09/2026 (Estimated)
Decision	11/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2027 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Klamath National Forest

Tennant Waterline

This project proposes to replace approximately two miles of water pipeline and two water troughs in the Bray cattle allotment on the Goosenest Ranger District.

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📍 Goosenest Ranger District 🏷 Grazing management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Restorative Impact

Klamath National Forest

Windler Bar Habitat Enhancement

There is a need to enhance both fisheries and riparian habitat within the Project area, which is known to host rearing and spawning at-risk salmon. The purpose of this project is to address several critical elements of long-term restoration goals for salmon habitat and water quality.

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📍 Salmon River Ranger District 🏷 Watershed management · Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

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