LFDC NEPA Tracker

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	—

Restorative Impact

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Frazer Creek BDA 2026

In Upper Frazer Creek on US Forest Service managed lands, the Methow Okanogan Beaver Project (MBP) proposes to support restoration of natural processes toward stream and floodplain connectivity, increased base streamflows, and climate resilience in the watershed.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/29/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Methow Valley Ranger District 🏷 Special use management · Watershed management Added: 2026-06-24

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	4/29/2026
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

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Canyon and Trout Creek Trail Bridge Replacements 2024

Replace damaged trail bridges at Jackita Ridge trail # 738 over Canyon Creek and W. Fork Methow trail #480 over Trout Creek.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	07/02/2024
Decision	09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	10/2025 (Estimated)

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

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	07/02/2024
Decision	09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	10/2025 (Estimated)

Uncategorized

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Chelan PUD Fiber Optic Installation Project

The project proposes aerial fiber optic installation, use, operation, and maintenance along roads within the existing transmission line right-of-way.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	08/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	05/2026 (Estimated)

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

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	08/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	05/2026 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Forest-wide Tree Seed Orchard Fire Protection Project

Maintain and protect developed tree seed orchards by thinning trees and maintaining fuel break in the surrounding 300 foot buffer.

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/01/2023
Decision	01/1970 (Estimated)
Implementation	11/2023 (Estimated)

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

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	05/01/2023
Decision	01/1970 (Estimated)
Implementation	11/2023 (Estimated)

Mixed Impact

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Icicle Creek Rockfall Mitigation project

Provide rockfall mitigation on up to three slopes on Icicle Creek Road from MP4.3 to 4.8. Project is scheduled to be completed Fall of 2023.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	12/05/2022
Decision	01/1970 (Estimated)
Implementation	08/2023 (Estimated)

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

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	12/05/2022
Decision	01/1970 (Estimated)
Implementation	08/2023 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Midnight Restoration

Landscape-scale wildfire risk reduction and terrestrial restoration project in Rader Creek, lower Wolf Creek, and upper Twisp River drainages. Excludes Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Restorative Impact

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Mineral Creek Road Decommissioning

This project would decommission approx. 1 mile of FS-4600 (Mineral Creek Road), which would no longer be needed after the Upper Kachess River Restoration project constructs a new trailhead for the Mineral Creek Trail.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	07/2025 (Estimated)
Comment Period	07/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	08/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2025 (Estimated)

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📍 Cle Elum Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	07/2025 (Estimated)
Comment Period	07/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	08/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2025 (Estimated)

Mixed Impact

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Planning and Management of Domestic Sheep and Goat Grazing within the Range of Bighorn Sheep

Proposal to amend Land and Resource Management Plans to provide forest plan direction for managing domestic sheep and goat grazing within the range of Bighorn sheep to better provide for bighorn sheep viability in the context of range management.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest 🏷 Grazing management · Land management planning · Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

South Fork Tieton Prescribed Fire Project

Wildfire Crisis Strategy Project

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Upper Methow

Landscape-scale wildfire risk reduction and terrestrial restoration project in Goat Creek, Cub Creek and Lost River drainages using emergency authorities.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

Significant Effect

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Upper Swauk Restoration Project

Fuels & Forest Health EAD Project. Proposing forest restoration activities including commercial and non-commercial thinning, prescribed fire, fuels breaks, aquatic restoration activities, and transportation system changes.

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Acres

36,567

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	10/10/2023
Finding/Decision Date	—

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📍 Cle Elum Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management · Road management · Watershed management · Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Acres

36,567

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	10/10/2023
Finding/Decision Date	—

Uncategorized

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

White Pass Ski Area - Chairlift 4 Replacement Project

White Pass proposes to replace the existing double chairlift with a new quad chairlift. The new lift would be installed in the same alignment as the current lift, with the same bottom and top terminal locations.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/08/2025
Decision	03/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2025 (Estimated)

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

In Progress Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	01/08/2025
Decision	03/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	06/2025 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Wallowa-Whitman, Malheur

Austin

This project includes a suite of activities to restore forest and watershed resiliency, including: fuels treatments and prescribed burning; and upland and watershed restoration.

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Milestone	Date
NOI in Federal Register	05/15/2025
DEIS NOA in Federal Register	02/02/2026
FEIS NOA in Federal Register	08/2026 (Estimated)
Decision	04/2027 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2027 (Estimated)

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

In Progress

Milestone	Date
NOI in Federal Register	05/15/2025
DEIS NOA in Federal Register	02/02/2026
FEIS NOA in Federal Register	08/2026 (Estimated)
Decision	04/2027 (Estimated)
Implementation	04/2027 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Siuslaw National Forest

Five Green Restoration Project

The project purpose is thinning stands less than 80 years old in order to enhance and accelerate old-growth conditions in Late Successional Reserve and Matrix areas. There are commercial thinning actions as well as road work, invasive weed treatments, and slash disposal.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/1/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	2/1/2026
Finding/Decision Date	—

Mixed Impact

Siuslaw National Forest

Forest Plan Amendment for Wilderness Management

Updating standards, guidelines, and other Forest Plan components for stewardship of the Siuslaw's four wilderness areas. Responding to changed conditions since Forest Plan approval, including designation of new wilderness in 2019.

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	12/2025 (Estimated)
Comment Period	12/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	05/2026 (Estimated)
Decision	07/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2026 (Estimated)

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📍 Siuslaw National Forest All Units 🏷 Land management planning · Special area management · Projects that may affect wilderness (for mailing list contacts) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	12/2025 (Estimated)
Comment Period	12/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	05/2026 (Estimated)
Decision	07/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	07/2026 (Estimated)

Mixed Impact

Siuslaw National Forest

Integrated Invasive Species Project

This project would develop a strategy that allows an array of tools to be used for reducing invasive weeds across the Siuslaw NF. One component would add four new chemicals to approved use list, requiring a plan amendment. https://bit.ly/3RT9D4e

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/2025 (Estimated)
Comment Period	06/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	12/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	03/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	03/2026 (Estimated)

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📍 Siuslaw National Forest All Units 🏷 Land management planning · Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Projects that may affect wilderness (for mailing list contacts) Added: 2026-05-28

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	06/2025 (Estimated)
Comment Period	06/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	12/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	03/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	03/2026 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Siuslaw National Forest

North Fork Smith Restoration

This is a landscape-scale terrestrial restoration project in the North Fork Smith River watershed area. Activities include: plantation thinning, wildlife habitat enhancement, invasive plant treatments, and road improvements.

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Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	08/12/2024
Comment Period	08/12/2024
Objection Period Start	06/02/2025
Decision	08/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2025 (Estimated)

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📍 Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Road management Added: 2026-05-28

In Progress

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	08/12/2024
Comment Period	08/12/2024
Objection Period Start	06/02/2025
Decision	08/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	09/2025 (Estimated)

Significant Effect

Siuslaw National Forest

Yamina (Yamhill-Willamina) Restoration Project

The Yamina project will focus on commercial thinning to support development of old growth characteristics for the future in the Yamhill-Willamina Watershed.

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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	11/3/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	11/3/2025
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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	—

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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Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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	—

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)

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.

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—

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

Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	—
Finding/Decision Date	—