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

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Mixed Impact

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Los Padres National Forest

Wildfire Risk Reduction Project (formerly the Ecological Restoration Project) PALS # 62369

The project is designed to increase community/infrastructure protection, improve wildfire containment opportunities, and improve vegetation resilience to environmental stressors. A notice of Emergency Situation Determination approval has been posted. Comments will be accepted from June 24-30, 2026.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	7/29/2022
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Los Padres National Forest 🏷 Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Watershed management · Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

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Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	7/29/2022
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Lake of the Woods Fuel Break

Project uses understory thinning, mastication, and prescribed fire to create and maintain fuel breaks and defensible space. Small trees are thinned, slash piled or burned, and fuels reduced through hand/machine piling, pile burning, underburning, and mastication.

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📍 Klamath Ranger District 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-06-18

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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)

Mixed Impact

Fremont-Winema National Forest

BPA-Lapine-Chiloquin Priority Pole Project

BPA has identified roads that require maintenance to ensure safe access to the LAPI-CHIL-1 transmission facilities. The road maintenance will allow BPA to also perform wood pole replacements that need to be completed along the transmission line.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/24/2023
Decision	06/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	08/2024 (Estimated)

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📍 Chemult Ranger District 🏷 Special use management · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/24/2023
Decision	06/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	08/2024 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Buck/Indian North Boundary Fence

There is a need to re-establish the northern boundary of the Buck/Indian cattle allotment to allow better management of the northern section of the allotment.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/23/2025
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2026 (Estimated)

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

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/23/2025
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2026 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Buffalo Meadow Warming Shelter Project

This project proposes to install a pre-engineered shelter on the edge of a large meadow, known locally as Buffalo Meadow.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/18/2022
Decision	08/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	11/2026 (Estimated)

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

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/18/2022
Decision	08/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	11/2026 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Chiloquin Sewer project

This project will connect the Chiloquin Ranger District to the town of Chiloquin's sewer line

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	03/20/2015
Decision	01/1970 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2015 (Estimated)

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📍 Chiloquin Ranger District 🏷 Facility management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	03/20/2015
Decision	01/1970 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2015 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Mt. McLoughlin Trailhead Relocation Project

There is a need to relocate the Mt. Mcloughlin Trailhead and parking area to avoid initial and long-term maintenance costs associated with constructing a new bridge across the Cascade Canal.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	11/2024 (Estimated)
Comment Period	02/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	05/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

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

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	11/2024 (Estimated)
Comment Period	02/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	05/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Paddock Butte Prescribed Fire

Working together, Federal, State and Private land managers have the opportunity to reintroduce fire on an interagency landscape in the Paddock Butte area.

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	10/30/2024
Decision	01/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2025 (Estimated)

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

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	10/30/2024
Decision	01/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2025 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Paradise Restoration Project

The primary purpose of the Paradise Restoration Project is ecosystem restoration. Action is needed to restore healthy forest ecosystems, improve wildlife habitats, and protect life, property, and infrastructure within and adjacent to the project area.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/27/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/27/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Fremont-Winema National Forest

Post-fire Competing Vegetation Management

The Forest Service is proposing to implement herbicide treatments for forest re-establishment and trail maintenance to reduce competing vegetation on approximately 43,000 acres of Forest System Lands that have been impacted by recent wildfires.

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Acres	426,500
Acres	91,710
Acres	62,160
Acres	51,380
Acres (approx.)	43,000
Acres	8,946

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/4/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Fremont-Winema National Forest 🏷 Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Acres	426,500
Acres	91,710
Acres	62,160
Acres	51,380
Acres (approx.)	43,000
Acres	8,946

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/4/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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	—

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

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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

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Acres (approx.)

18,168

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

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

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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)

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	—

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	—

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

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

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)

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

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Acres

899

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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)

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

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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

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

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal

Acres of Managed And Natural Stands

2037

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Willamette National Forest

Lava Parks

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

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

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

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

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

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)

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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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

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

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Acres (approx.)

63

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

Significant Effect

Los Padres National Forest

Establishing Interim Direction for Oil & Gas Leasing Management

Amend the Los Padres Forest Plan and the Southern California Forest Plan to establish interim direction for processing new lease applications for oil and gas, and remove references to and withdraw the 2005 Oil and Gas Record of Decision. https://usfs-public.box.com/s/8hb9zdav0fv3huge15oga4bzaec0yji6

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	12/4/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Los Padres National Forest 🏷 Land management planning Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	12/4/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Los Padres National Forest

Los Prietos Helibase

The proposal is to construct a helicopter pad, associated safety facilities, and office space for the module within the lower compound at the Los Prietos Ranger Station.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/1/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Santa Barbara Ranger District 🏷 Facility management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/1/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Los Padres National Forest

Mount Pinos Forest Health Project - PALS #58380

Healthy Forest thinning project designed to improve the health and vigor of the existing stands and to make the stands more resilient to stressors such as drought, insects & wildfire.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/30/2021
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Los Padres National Forest 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	3/30/2021
Finding/Decision Date	—

Restorative Impact

Los Padres National Forest

Rose Valley Creek Restoration Project

This proposal aims to restore Rose Valley Creek to its historical stream function, form, and habitat to benefit native aquatic species and armor Rose Valley creek from future wildfires by bolstering the riparian zone.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/11/2022
Comment Period	06/09/2022
Decision	05/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	08/2026 (Estimated)

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

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/11/2022
Comment Period	06/09/2022
Decision	05/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	08/2026 (Estimated)