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The LFDC NEPA Tracker monitors active NEPA projects across National Forests in Washington, Oregon, California, and Alaska, giving advocates real-time visibility into proposed logging, land management, and restoration activities on public lands.

Projects are updated daily and organized to quickly find new projects and ones currently inviting public participation.

This database contains only the projects that have been published by USFS and that are/were recently in the NEPA analysis page.
Recent policy changes at USFS and the increased use of Categorical Exclusions have drastically reduced the share of USFS projects that get published and/or invite public comment. This means many projects can only be discovered by the public through field monitoring, long after the project has been planned, approved, and contracted.
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19 of 162 active projects
Mixed Impact
Mixed Impact
Taking Comments Now! 6/30/26 11:59 PM PDT
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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MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 7/29/2022
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Los Padres National Forest 🏷 Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) · Watershed management · Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28
3 Days Left to Comment
Taking Comments Now! 6/30/26 11:59 PM PDT
Developing Proposal
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 7/29/2022
Finding/Decision Date
Significant Effect
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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MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 2/1/2026
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Central Coast Ranger District-ODNRA 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28
Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 2/1/2026
Finding/Decision Date
Mixed Impact
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.
MilestoneDate
Scoping Start 12/2025 (Estimated)
Comment Period 12/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start 05/2026 (Estimated)
Decision 07/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation 07/2026 (Estimated)
📍 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
MilestoneDate
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
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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MilestoneDate
Scoping Start 06/2025 (Estimated)
Comment Period 06/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start 12/2025 (Estimated)
Decision 03/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation 03/2026 (Estimated)
📍 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
MilestoneDate
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
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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MilestoneDate
Scoping Start 08/12/2024
Comment Period 08/12/2024
Objection Period Start 06/02/2025
Decision 08/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation 09/2025 (Estimated)
📍 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
MilestoneDate
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
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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MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 11/3/2025
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Hebo Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28
Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 11/3/2025
Finding/Decision Date
Significant Effect
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
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 12/4/2025
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Los Padres National Forest 🏷 Land management planning Added: 2026-05-28
Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 12/4/2025
Finding/Decision Date
Uncategorized
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.
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 4/1/2026
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Santa Barbara Ranger District 🏷 Facility management Added: 2026-05-28
Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 4/1/2026
Finding/Decision Date
Significant Effect
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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MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 3/30/2021
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Los Padres National Forest 🏷 Forest products · Fuels management · Vegetation management (other than forest products) Added: 2026-05-28
Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 3/30/2021
Finding/Decision Date
Restorative Impact
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.
MilestoneDate
Scoping Start 05/11/2022
Comment Period 06/09/2022
Decision 05/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation 08/2026 (Estimated)
📍 Ojai Ranger District 🏷 Wildlife, fish, rare plants · Watershed management Added: 2026-05-28
In Progress Categorical Exclusion
MilestoneDate
Scoping Start 05/11/2022
Comment Period 06/09/2022
Decision 05/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation 08/2026 (Estimated)
Uncategorized
Uncategorized
Tongass National Forest
Breiland Slough Cabin Replacement
Proposal to replace the existing Breiland Slough public use recreation cabin and improve access to the site.
MilestoneDate
Scoping Start 09/21/2021
Decision 01/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation 02/2024 (Estimated)
📍 Petersburg Ranger District 🏷 Recreation management Added: 2026-05-28
Cancelled Categorical Exclusion
MilestoneDate
Scoping Start 09/21/2021
Decision 01/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation 02/2024 (Estimated)
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Tongass National Forest
Continuation of Zarembo Minerals Plan of Operations 2023 to 2024
Proposal to continue authorizing exploration activities by Zarembo Minerals Co. on Zarembo Island until July 2023. Activities to continue include surface exploration and drilling, use of a closed spur road, and onsite storage of drilling equipment.
MilestoneDate
Scoping Start 04/06/2022
Decision 09/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation 09/2023 (Estimated)
📍 Wrangell Ranger District 🏷 Minerals and geology Added: 2026-05-28
Cancelled Categorical Exclusion
MilestoneDate
Scoping Start 04/06/2022
Decision 09/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation 09/2023 (Estimated)
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Tongass National Forest
R10 TNF HRD 2025 Chichagof Small Sales
To make 70 acres available for community access to small-scale timber sales utilizing ground-based logging systems without the use of heavy machinery to harvest. Multiple small sales provide for opportunities for harvest of firewood, sawlogs and other timber products for commercial use.
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Acres 70
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 8/29/2025
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Hoonah Ranger District 🏷 Forest products Added: 2026-05-28
Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion
Acres 70
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 8/29/2025
Finding/Decision Date
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Tongass National Forest
R10 TNF HRD Millrock Exploration Corp - Apex El Nido Project
The activity for the Apex-El Nido Exploration project entails conducting hard rock exploration through diamond core drilling. It is anticipated a maximum of 15 holes will be drilled.
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Hoonah Ranger District 🏷 Minerals and geology Added: 2026-05-28
Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date
Finding/Decision Date
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Tongass National Forest
R10 TNF KMRD South Revillagigedo Integrated Resource Project
The Forest Service is proposing a multi-year project involving a variety of timber harvest, road construction, watershed restoration and recreation activities.
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MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 8/8/2018
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Ketchikan - Misty Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Recreation management · Road management · Wildlife, fish, rare plants Added: 2026-05-28
Developing Proposal
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 8/8/2018
Finding/Decision Date
Uncategorized
Uncategorized
Tongass National Forest
R10 TNF SRD Deer Lake Coho Rearing Facility Permit Re-Issuance (NSRAA)
Re-issue special use permit for coho rearing facility- run by NSRAA
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Sitka Ranger District Added: 2026-05-28
Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date
Finding/Decision Date
Uncategorized
Uncategorized
Tongass National Forest
R10 TNF SRD Hidden Falls Fish Hatchery Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Re-Issue of special use permit for a salmon hatchery run by Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association.
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Sitka Ranger District Added: 2026-05-28
Developing Proposal Categorical Exclusion
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date
Finding/Decision Date
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Tongass National Forest
R10 TNF TBRD Twin Mountain II Timber Sale
The proposed action is expected to produce about 26.8 million board feet of timber from approximately 1,655 acres of National Forest System lands in the Staney and Red Bay areas within the Thorne Bay RD. Other activities include road construction, reconstruction, maintenance and decommissioning.
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Acres (approx.) 1,655
Million Board Feet 26.8
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 9/14/2020
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Thorne Bay Ranger District 🏷 Forest products · Road management Added: 2026-05-28
Developing Proposal
Acres (approx.) 1,655
Million Board Feet 26.8
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date 9/14/2020
Finding/Decision Date
Significant Effect
Significant Effect
Tongass National Forest
R10 TNF Tongass National Forest Land Management Plan Revision
Land management plan revision for the Tongass National Forest under the 2012 Planning Rule.
LFDC Commented
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date
Finding/Decision Date
📍 Tongass National Forest 🏷 Land management planning Added: 2026-05-28
Developing Proposal
MilestoneDate
NEPA Start Date
Finding/Decision Date