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Prescribed Fire in Wilderness: Scott Mountain and Cascade Lakes Areas, Deschutes and Willamette NF

The project would use prescribed fire in the Three Sisters Wilderness area to modify vegetation and fuels to sufficiently reduce the threats to values at risk outside of Wilderness in order to allow fire to play a more natural role within Wilderness

Project Information

Expected Analysis Type
Environmental Assessment

Special Authority
Not applicable / Other

Lead Management Unit
Deschutes National Forest All Units

Notice and Comment Regulation
215

Project Purpose
Vegetation management (other than forest products); Fuels management

Project Activity
Fuel treatments (non-activity fuels); Wilderness management

Project Status

Current Status
Under Analysis

Last Completed Milestone: Notice of Initiation (01/09/2013)

Next Milestone: Comment Period (est. 05/2013)

Last Updated: 1/09/2013