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Significant Effect

Taking Comments Now! 6/29/26 11:59 PM PDT

Umatilla National Forest

Battle Bruin Integrated Vegetation Management Project

This project proposes to restore a healthy, diverse, and resilient forest ecosystem and create defensible fuel breaks for use during wildfire emergencies through the use of mechanical and non-mechanical thinning and fuels treatments, reforestation, and seeding and planting of native plants.

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

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📍 North Fork John Day Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

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Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/2/2026
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	—

Significant Effect

Umatilla National Forest

54 North Fuels Reduction and Huckleberry Restoration Project

To restore resilience in dry upland forests by protecting old trees, reducing surface fuels, reducing overall forest density, and shifting composition from intolerant to fire tolerant species. Improve habitat for huckleberry.

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

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📍 North Fork John Day Ranger District 🏷 Fuels management · Heritage resource management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

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

Significant Effect

Umatilla National Forest

Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision

Land Management Plan revision for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, which will provide management direction on approximately 4.9 million acres of public lands. https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla/planning/blue-mountains-forest-plan-revision

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	8/5/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	8/5/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Umatilla National Forest

Bone Point Planting CE

In accordance with the National Forest Management Act of 1976, this project proposes to replant trees in areas burned by the 2024 Bone Point Fire, where stocking levels have fallen below Umatilla National Forest Plan requirements.

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📍 North Fork John Day Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Umatilla National Forest

Double Snag Planting CE

The proposed action is to plant ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, western larch, and western white pine seedlings by hand on 107 acres of the Double Snag fire burn scar. This will be non-RHCA planting.

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Acres of The Double Snag Fire Burn Scar

107

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📍 North Fork John Day Ranger District 🏷 Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres of The Double Snag Fire Burn Scar

107

Significant Effect

Umatilla National Forest

Ellis Integrated Vegetation Project

The Ellis Project is being developed to improve wildlife habitat, restore resiliency against insect/disease and wildfire, protect values at risk, provide timber products, and enhance public and traditional land uses.

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

Completed

Mixed Impact

Umatilla National Forest

FSR 47 Chipseal

There is a need to complete repairs initiated after the 2020 flood and resurfacing the existing 8 miles of asphalt pavement to provide a smooth-running surface for the portion of NFSR 47 that accesses the Forest Service land.

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📍 Umatilla National Forest All Units 🏷 Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Restorative Impact

Umatilla National Forest

Forestwide Aquatic Restoration

Aquatic restoration on public and private lands within the boundary of the UNF and/or adjacent lands in boundary-spanning 5th HUC watersheds where restoration activities would benefit or help achieve Forest Service aquatic restoration goals.

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📍 Umatilla National Forest All Units 🏷 Watershed management · Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Umatilla National Forest

Lane Creek Drilling Survey

Proponent requesting to drill 5 holes 8" in diameter to depths of 15-50 feet to survey the location of bedrock to best determine stream channel design for culvert upgrade at Lane Creek and Highway 244.

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📍 North Fork John Day Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Umatilla National Forest

Lone Rock Post Fire Recovery CE

Address hazardous fuel conditions and insect outbreaks caused by the 2024 Lone Rock fire by creating a fuel break and reducing excess fuel loads. Regenerate areas of forest cover where viable seed sources of desired tree species are insufficient.

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

Completed

Significant Effect

Umatilla National Forest

Mottet Vegetation Management Project

Vegetation management project for stand structure and composition, socioeconomics by providing timber products.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/16/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/16/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Umatilla National Forest

Mt. Misery Snowshelter Relocation

Mt. Misery Snowshelter proposed to be moved to reduce ongoing impacts and comply with NHPA.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/27/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Pomeroy Ranger District Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/27/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Umatilla National Forest

Pearson Tract Lot 1A Expansion (SUP)

Increase footprint from 562 sq. ft. by adding an additional 16%u2019x16%u2019 to the back side (southwest side) of the cabin bringing the total footprint of the cabin to 818 sq. ft., well below the 1,200 sq. ft. maximum.

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📍 North Fork John Day Ranger District 🏷 Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Umatilla National Forest

Penland Lake Water Tank

Install 2000 gallon holding tank and 425 feet of waterline attached to private well to gravity feed 3 private cabins adjacent to FS Lands.

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

Completed

Significant Effect

Umatilla National Forest

Summit Road Fuels Reduction

The project would reduce fuels and improve forest health along the strategic control features of Forest Roads 31 (Summit Road) and 32 (Dry Creek).

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

Completed

Mixed Impact

Umatilla National Forest

Tiger-Mill

The Tiger-Mill Project is being proposed to protect the Mill Creek Municipal Watershed and restore ecosystem processes and functions that foster landscape diversity and achieve desired vegetation conditions.

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

Completed

Significant Effect

Umatilla National Forest

Top Road Fuel Break (CE)

Top Road Fuelbreak Project is located in the Lower Big Wall Creek and Cupper Canyon-North Fork John Day River watersheds. The constructed fuelbreak will run along roadways and existing fire break on National Forest Service lands.

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📍 Umatilla National Forest All Units 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Restorative Impact

Umatilla National Forest

Tucannon Watershed Restoration Projects

Activities are planned to correct areas compromised by 2020 flood event, 2022 post-Green Ridge fire event and identified restoration needs. Activities include bank stabilization, culvert and road repair under the Forestwide Aquatics EA (47428).

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	04/2024 (Estimated)
Decision	01/1970 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2025 (Estimated)

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📍 Umatilla National Forest All Units 🏷 Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	04/2024 (Estimated)
Decision	01/1970 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2025 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Umatilla National Forest

Zulu Post Fire Rehabilitation CE

This project will regenerate forest stands in burned areas that no longer have viable seed source for desired tree species. Treatments may include removing vegetation and planting seedlings in prepared areas.

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

Completed

Uncategorized

Inyo National Forest

Airport Pit Disposal Site Permit Renewal

Reissuance of special use permit to the Town of Mammoth Lakes for operation of clean waste disposal at the Airport Pit

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/2022 (Estimated)
Decision	03/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2022 (Estimated)

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

On Hold Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/2022 (Estimated)
Decision	03/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2022 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Inyo National Forest

Control Silver Peak Project

Southern California Edison is proposing to update and reconfigure approximately 61 linear miles of two existing 55 kilovolt subtransmission lines originally designed and built in the 1930s. BLM is lead agency. Full description: https://bit.ly/44zSlg

Milestone	Date
NOI in Federal Register	12/29/2023
DEIS NOA in Federal Register	05/2025 (Estimated)
FEIS NOA in Federal Register	02/2026 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	11/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	02/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2026 (Estimated)

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

On Hold

Milestone	Date
NOI in Federal Register	12/29/2023
DEIS NOA in Federal Register	05/2025 (Estimated)
FEIS NOA in Federal Register	02/2026 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	11/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	02/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2026 (Estimated)

Mixed Impact

Inyo National Forest

Coyote Flat OHV Recreation Enhancement

Improve road and motorized trail management in the Coyote Flat area. Repair system roads for safety and resource protection, review travel management decision in this area and adjust if needed for resource protection and recreation enhancement.

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📍 Inyo National Forest All Units 🏷 Recreation management · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Uncategorized

Inyo National Forest

Crystal Crag Water Storage Tank Replacement

The removal of two existing water storage tanks & constructing a new one. The new steel water storage tank will be 20,000-gallons, 16-foot diameter and 16 ft high. Including new inlet, outlet, drain, overflow, water supply, and distribution pipelines

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

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

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

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

Uncategorized

Inyo National Forest

E. Clampus Vitus Bodie Chapter No. 64 Tamarack Lodge Plaque

Bodie Chapter No. 64 of E. Clampus Vitus is to construct a historical marker w/ bronze plaque northeast of the Tamarack Lodge entrance commemorating the history of the Lodge & its contribution to the history of Mono County and the Mammoth Lakes Basin

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	07/23/2024
Decision	08/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2024 (Estimated)

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📍 Mammoth Ranger District 🏷 Heritage resource management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	07/23/2024
Decision	08/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2024 (Estimated)

Mixed Impact

Inyo National Forest

Eastern Sierra Climate and Communities Resilience Project

Project collaboration website link: https://www.eswildfirealliance.org/esccrp. Approx. 58,000 acre forest restoration project around the Town of Mammoth Lakes. Activities may include thinning of live and dead trees, pile burning, mechanical and hand.

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Acres (approx.)

58,000

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📍 Inyo National Forest All Units 🏷 Fuels management · Climate change adaptation Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Acres (approx.)

58,000

Uncategorized

Inyo National Forest

Inyo National Forest Over-Snow Vehicle (OSV) Use Designation

The Inyo National Forest is evaluating its management of over snow vehicle (OSV) use. The purpose of this project is to designate system roads, trails and areas where OSV use will be allowed, in compliance with 36 CFR 212, Subpart C.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	12/2026 (Estimated)
Comment Period	05/2027 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	09/2027 (Estimated)
Decision	01/2028 (Estimated)
Implementation	02/2028 (Estimated)

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📍 Inyo National Forest All Units 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28

On Hold

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	12/2026 (Estimated)
Comment Period	05/2027 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	09/2027 (Estimated)
Decision	01/2028 (Estimated)
Implementation	02/2028 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Inyo National Forest

LADWP Long Valley Pole Removal and Pole Replacement Project

LADWP Utility Maintenance Project:1)removal of poles & replacement of poles in one line and 2)removal of poles & rehab in second line, 3)relinquish poles

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	04/2024 (Estimated)
Decision	07/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	10/2024 (Estimated)

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

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	04/2024 (Estimated)
Decision	07/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	10/2024 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Inyo National Forest

Long Valley Exploration Drilling

On November 12, 2025, the Mammoth Lakes Ranger District of the Inyo National Forest received a Plan of Operations (Plan) from KORE USA Ltd. (KORE) for their Long Valley Exploration Drilling project in Mono County, California. KORE plans to conduct exploration-level activities for deposits of gold.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/3/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Inyo National Forest 🏷 Minerals and geology Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/3/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Inyo National Forest

Mammoth Mountain Main Lodge Redevelopment

Mammoth Mountain proposes redeveloping its Main Lodge area on private land, with related development on adjacent National Forest lands. Joint CEQA/NEPA analysis. Proposed construction/reconstruction of parking lots,buildings,chairlifts and ski runs.

Milestone	Date
NOI in Federal Register	11/14/2022
DEIS NOA in Federal Register	08/2025 (Estimated)
FEIS NOA in Federal Register	04/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	01/2026 (Estimated)
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2027 (Estimated)

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📍 Inyo National Forest All Units 🏷 Recreation management · Special use management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress

Milestone	Date
NOI in Federal Register	11/14/2022
DEIS NOA in Federal Register	08/2025 (Estimated)
FEIS NOA in Federal Register	04/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	01/2026 (Estimated)
Decision	04/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2027 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Inyo National Forest

Mazourka Canyon Abandoned Mine Lands Safety Closures

Safety closures and restoration for three abandoned mine sites in Mazourka Canyon. Closures will include plugging or placing bat-friendly gates on mine shafts, removing abandoned equipment or materials, and placing rocks for more natural appearance.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	07/17/2023
Decision	08/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2025 (Estimated)

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📍 Inyo National Forest All Units 🏷 Minerals and geology Added: 2026-05-28

On Hold Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	07/17/2023
Decision	08/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2025 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Inyo National Forest

Permit Reissuances - Ongoing, various permit types

Ongoing and continuous reissuance of various special use authorizations. Examples of these are resorts, research activities, utilities and events. For further information on any specific permit or permitted activities, contact Erin Noesser.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	12/10/2018
Decision	06/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

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

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	12/10/2018
Decision	06/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2026 (Estimated)

Restorative Impact

Inyo National Forest

Reds Meadow Valley Recreation Site Renovations

Renovations & ecological restoration at 7 recreation sites / campgrounds in Reds Meadow Valley designed to enhance overall visitor experience, ensure recreation assets support current & future visitation & protect/restore ecologically sensitive areas

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/08/2024
Decision	12/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2025 (Estimated)

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📍 Mammoth Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/08/2024
Decision	12/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2025 (Estimated)

Restorative Impact

Inyo National Forest

Removal of Wild Horses Outside the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory (MPWHT)

Gather and removal of excess wild horses that are located outside MPWHT to protect rangeland resources and proposed critical habitat for greater sage-grouse as well as address public safety concerns along highways/roadways.

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📍 Mono Ranger District 🏷 Special area management Added: 2026-05-28

Completed

Significant Effect

Inyo National Forest

Rock Creek Lodge Resort Wildfire Resilience

Fuels reduction and forest resilience project surrounding the Rock Creek Lakes Resort permit area on the Inyo National Forest. Project is funded by a National Resources Conservation Service grant.

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	09/01/2024
Decision	03/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2025 (Estimated)

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📍 Inyo National Forest All Units 🏷 Fuels management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	09/01/2024
Decision	03/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2025 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Inyo National Forest

Sherwin Area Recreation Plan 3 (SHARP)

Development of designated trails for protection of natural and cultural resources. This proposed action includes decommissioning of user created trails, reconstruction of user created trails, and new trail construction.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	04/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	06/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2025 (Estimated)

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

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	04/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	06/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2025 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Inyo National Forest

Southern California Edison Control-Silver Peak 55kV Reliability Project

Installation of remote fault indicators, packet routers, and installation of remote switches along with poles replacements.

Milestone	Date
NOI in Federal Register	11/2023 (Estimated)
DEIS NOA in Federal Register	03/2024 (Estimated)
FEIS NOA in Federal Register	06/2026 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	06/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	06/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2026 (Estimated)

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

On Hold

Milestone	Date
NOI in Federal Register	11/2023 (Estimated)
DEIS NOA in Federal Register	03/2024 (Estimated)
FEIS NOA in Federal Register	06/2026 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	06/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	06/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2026 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Inyo National Forest

Vista Towers, multi-carrier facility at Little Antelope Communication Site

Placement of multi-carrier building and tower at the Little Antelope Communications Site

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/2018 (Estimated)
Decision	08/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2018 (Estimated)

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

On Hold Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/2018 (Estimated)
Decision	08/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2018 (Estimated)