Projects are proposed actions that are analyzed through the NEPA process (EIS, EA, or CE) that involves analyzing different alternatives to the proposed action, requires public notice and comment, and results in a NEPA decision (ROD, DN, or DM) which, subject to an administrative appeals process, and is implemented on the ground. The Forest Projects below are projects that we are analyzing or have analyzed under the NEPA process. Projects that are "Developing Proposal" or "Under Analysis" may have an opportunity for public collaboration and input on the proposed actions and the analysis being conducted.
Under Analysis
Fox Canyon Cluster Allotment Management Plan
The Fox Canyon AMP proposes to reauthorize term grazing permits and modify grazing management in three Range allotments: Antler, Fox Canyon, and Gray Prairie.
Juniper Springs Prescribed Burn
Use prescribed fire to reduce fuels, improve vigor of native plants, restore spring flow, and increase forage for wildlife and livestock on 1,256 acres.
Lamonta Compound Building Project
Construct a new 19,300 sq ft Interagecy Fire Operations Building to replace existing fire cache, restroom/shower building and Hot Shot trailer; building would house BLM Rivers Division, USFS Prairie Division, and USFS Prineville Hot Shots.
Lookout Mountain Prescribed Burn
Prescribed fire and associated fuels reduction activities in the Lookout Mountain Roadless Area
McKay Fuels and Vegetation Management Project
Commercial and noncommercial thinning to improve stand conditions and reduce risk of unacceptable loss of forested stands due to wildfire, insect & disease.
McKay Meadow/Wetland Protection
The proposal is to implement restoration activities on five small meadow systems and one non-meadow riparian zone in the McKay Creek Watershed.
Ochoco Summit Trail System
Site-specific analysis of Class I, II and III motorized trail system.
Wolf Vegetation and Fuels Management Project
The general purpose of entering this project area is to contribute to the resiliency of the landscape and to promote vegetative conditions that are similar to what occurred historically.
Analysis Completed
BPA FY13 Wood Pole Replacement Project for the Big Eddy to Redmond No. 1 Transmission Line
Replacement of 12 deteriorating wood poles within the existing transmission line on the Crooked River National Grassland.
Bend Broadband Fiber Optic Cable Project
The proposal is to allow Bend Broadband to install fiber optic cable within existing utility rights of way. This would be accomplished in two ways: burying the cable along existing roads or installing the cable on existing utility poles.
Big Summit Cluster Allotment Management Plans
Reauthorization of term grazing permits and modification of grazing management in five cattle allotments.
Burn and Crystal Springs Allotment Management Plan
Reauthorization of grazing in the Crystal Springs and Burn cattle allotments.
Coyote Hills Prescribed Fire
Improve the vigor of native plants, restore spring flow and increase forage for wildlife and livestock by using prescribed fire to reduce juniper on 2,400 acres.
East Maury Fine Fuels Reduction
Proposal is to burn needles and small branches on felled juniper while ground is frozen or snow-covered. Purpose is to reduce fuels and improve habitat for wildlife and herbaceous vegetation.
East Maurys Fuel & Vegetation Management Project
Prescribed fire, commercial thinning, noncommercial thinning and mechanical fuels treatments would be utilized to improve old growth habitat and increase the resistance of forest stands to insects, disease and high intensity wildfire.
Grassland Vegetation Management
Project proposes to restore Grassland vegetation closer to its historic range of variability and to authorize the grazing of domestic livestock where suitable.
Gray Butte Side-hill SUP
Proposal is to install four new side hill antennas at the Gray Butte Electronic Site. This project would require a Forest Plan amendment.
Gray Prairie Prescribed Burn
Prescribed burning and associated fuel treatment activities.
Hot Springs Mineral Material Source Expansion
The proposal is to expand an existing community mineral material source to accommodate current needs as well as needs into the future. The footprint of the material source would remain less than 5 acres.
Howard Elliot Johnson Fuels and Vegetation Management Project
Fuels and vegetation management in the Howard Creek, Elliot Creek and Johnson Creek subwatersheds.
Invasive Plant Treatments
Supplemental EIS for site-specific treatment of invasive plants at approx. 1,892 sites on the Ochoco and Deschutes NF and Crooked River National Grassland. Methods include herbicides, manual, mechanical and cultural.
Please note, Appeal Resolution documents on this website pertain to the 2007 Record of Decision and are not associated with the Supplemental EIS.
Jackson Vegetation Management and Fuels Reduction Project
Manage stand density and fuels within the Jackson project area.
Marks Creek Allotment Management Plans Project
Update and reauthorize allotment management plans on several grazing allotments.
Maury Mountains Allotment Management Plan
Reauthorize livestock grazing on five allotments within the Maury Mountains.
Southside Allotments Project
The project would continue to authorize livestock grazing on the Heisler, Wind Creek, and Wolf Creek allotments. The project area totals approximately 70,300 acres.
Spears Vegetation Management
Conduct timber harvest, precommercial thinning, and burning activities to increase the abundance of large trees, reduce forest fuels, and enhance diversity of hardwood plant communities.
West Maurys Fuel & Vegetation Management Project
Prescribed fire, commercial thinning, noncommercial thinning and mechanical fuels treatments would be utilized to improve old growth habitat and increase the resistance of forest stands to insects, disease and high intensity wildfire.
On Hold
Ochoco Creek Culvert Replacements
The proposal is to replace two undersized culverts on Ochoco Creek to improve function and remove barriers to movement of aquatic fauna.