Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015 Ochoco National Forest

Project Name

Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)

01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015

Ochoco National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.

Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Regionwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Region)

Aquatic Invasive Species order to prevent the spread or introduction of aquatic invasive species

CE

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress:

Scoping Start 05/05/2014

Expected:04/2015 05/2015

Description:

The purpose of this order is to prevent the spread or introduction of aquatic invasive plant or animal species.

Public involvement is targeted for the Umatilla, Willamette, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie, Gifford Pinchot, and Colville

NFs.

Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44360

James Capurso

208-557-5780 jcapurso@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - R6 - Pacific Northwest Region All Units. STATE - Oregon, Washington. COUNTY - Asotin, Clark,

Columbia, Cowlitz, Ferry, Garfield, King, Klickitat, Lewis, Pend Oreille, Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish,

Stevens, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Baker, Clackamas, Douglas, Grant, Jefferson, Lane, Linn, Marion, Morrow,

Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Order will apply to all Forests in Region 6, however targeted scoping is with the Umatilla, Gifford Pinchot, Mt. Baker/Snoqualmie, Willamette and Colville NFs tribal and public scoping lists.

Ochoco National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)

Lookout Mountain Trails

Project

EA

R6 - Pacific Northwest Region

- Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A

Description:

The Ochoco NF is proposing to develop a number of multi-use, non motororized trails within the vicinity of the

Lookout Mountain Recreation Area. The trail proposal would create a 75.2 mile network of trails on both new and existing trails.


Jeff Marszal

541-416-6500 jmarszal@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District, Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook,

Wheeler. LEGAL - Not Applicable. In the vicinity of the Lookout Mountain Recreation Area.

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Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Ochoco National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)

Ochoco Summit Trail System

EIS

- Recreation management In Progress:

NOI in Federal Register

11/20/2009

Est. DEIS NOA in Federal

Register 02/2015

Expected:08/2015

Description:

Site-specific analysis of Class I, II and III motorized trail system.


Location:


09/2015 Dede Steele

541-416-6500 commentspacificnorthwestochoco@fs.fed.us

UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District, Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook,

Wheeler. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Lookout Mountain and Paulina Ranger Districts, east of Marks Creek.

Ochoco National Forest Crooked River Natl Grassland (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Deschutes Valley Water District

- Opal Springs Special Use

Permit

CE


- Special use management In Progress:


Expected:10/2014 10/2014

Description:

Special Use Permit would authorize a new 24%u201D water pipeline and the reissuance of the 12%u201D and

20%u201D existing waterlines with the associated facilities.


Heidi Scott

541-416-6632 hscott02@fs.fed.us

Dog Field Trials Project

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Crooked River Natl Grassland. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Jefferson. LEGAL - T. 12 S., R.12 E., sec. 33. Crooked River National Grassland.



Expected:12/2014 04/2015 Jeff Marszal


Description: The Crooked River National Grassland is proposing to issue a five year Special Use Permit to authorize Pointing

Dog Field Trials and Hunting Tests in and around Boyce Corral.


Location: UNIT - Crooked River Natl Grassland. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Jefferson. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The

Dog trial event area is located in T12S, R13E, Section 13. .



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Ochoco National Forest Crooked River Natl Grassland (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Juniper Springs Prescribed

Burn

CE


- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants

- Grazing management

- Vegetation management

(other than forest products)

- Fuels management

On Hold N/A http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38951

N/A Bryan Scholz

541-416-6424 bscholz@fs.fed.us

Description:

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.

Web Link:

Location: UNIT - Crooked River Natl Grassland. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Jefferson. Project area is bordered by

Willow Creek on the west side.

Winter Range Habitat

Improvement Project

CE


- Forest products



- Fuels management

On Hold N/A N/A Anne Roberts

541-416-6447 aroberts@fs.fed.us

Description: This project is the fourth phase of the Westside Collaborative process. The goal is to continue to improve wildlife winter range habitat on the west side of the Grassland through rehabilitating an area damaged by OHVs and by removing juniper.

Location: UNIT - Crooked River Natl Grassland. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Jefferson. LEGAL - T12S R11E Secs 25,

26 - T13S R11E Secs 27, 28, 29, 33. West side of the Crooked River National Grassland.

Ochoco National Forest Lookout Mountain Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Bailey Butte Fire Project

EA

*NEW LISTING*


- Forest products In Progress:

Notice of Initiation 11/03/2014

Est. Comment Period Public

Notice 03/2015

Expected:05/2015 05/2015 Marcelle Anderson

541-416-6463 marcelleanderson@fs.f

ed.us

Description: Salvage of fire killed trees and removal of roadside hazard trees within the Bailey Butte Fire perimeter.


Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T 12 and 13 S; R 19 and 20 E. Northeast of Prineville, Oregon.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Bear Creek Allotment

Management Plans

EIS


- Grazing management Expected:09/2015 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43759

10/2015 Tory Kurtz

541-416-6407 tlkurtz@fs.fed.us

Description:

The proposal is to reauthorize grazing permits and modify grazing management in four allotments: Bear Creek,

Elkhorn, Snowshoe and Trout Creek.

Web Link:

In Progress:


02/28/2014


Register 10/2014

Lamonta Compound Building

Project

CE

Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

About 40 miles north of Prineville, Oregon, in the Trout Creek, Bear Creek and Bridge Creek drainages.

- Facility management In Progress:


Expected:12/2012 01/2013 Marcelle Anderson


ed.us

Description: 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

EA

Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. Lamonta Compound in

Prineville, Oregon.

- Fuels management On Hold N/A N/A

Description:

Prescribed fire and associated fuels reduction activities in the Lookout Mountain Roadless Area

David Owens

541-416-6425 deowens@fs.fed.us


Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. Lookout Mountain Roadless

Area, Lookout Mountain Ranger District.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


McKay Creek Floodplain

Habitat Improvement Project

CE

*NEW LISTING*



- Watershed management

In Progress:


Expected:12/2014 08/2015 Diane Hopster

541-416-6486 dhopster@fs.fed.us

Description: Riparian habitat restoration activities including identification of a fill source, placement of large wood and/or rock instream and on floodplain, obliteration of non-system road and modification of existing dispersed campsites.


Ochoco Creek Culvert

Replacements

CE

Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T 13 S, R 17 E,

Sections 3, 4, 5 and 13. McKay Creek.

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants On Hold N/A N/A

Description:

The proposal is to replace two undersized culverts on Ochoco Creek to improve function and remove barriers to movement of aquatic fauna.


Barbara Franano

541-416-6485 bfranano@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Township 13 South,

Range 19 East, in Sections 30 and 40. Ochoco Creek on the Lookout Mountain Ranger District.

Ochoco National Forest Paulina Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Black Mountain Vegetation

Management Project

EIS

- Fuels management Developing Proposal

Est. NOI in Federal Register

07/2014

Expected:05/2016


09/2016 Jeff Marszal


Description:

The project's primary purpose is to reduce stand density to a level that is consistent with historic conditions and reduce the potential for high-intensity wildfires while maintaining conditions that support low-intensity fires.

Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook, Wheeler. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Upper

North Fork Crooked River Watershed, eastof Big Summit Prairie.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Gap Fuels and Vegetation


EIS



In Progress:


03/04/2014


Register 11/2014

Expected:05/2015 09/2015

Description:

The proposal is to reduce forest density and fuels and conduct restoration activities.



Marcelle Anderson


ed.us

Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Southeast of

Lookout Mountain on the Ochoco National Forest.

Mount Pisgah Communications

Site, Oregon State Radio

Project Facility

EA


Notice of Initiation 12/06/2013

Est. Comment Period Public

Notice 04/2014

Expected:05/2014 07/2014 Heidi Scott

541-416-6632 hscott02@fs.fed.us

Description: The purpose is to issue a communication use lease for construction and operation of a new communications facility on Mount Pisgah to support communications equipment for the Oregon State Radio project.


Northend Grapple Pile

CE

Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Wheeler. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Top of Mount

Pisgah, Section 8, T13S, R21E, Williamette Meridian.



On Hold N/A N/A Renee Roufs

541-477-6921 rroufs@fs.fed.us

Description:

Reduce hazardous fuels in the Fryton Planning Area by grapple piling thinning slash, through non-commercial thinning for timber stand improvement.

Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Wheeler. LEGAL - T13S, R22 - 24E. Paulina -

Dayville.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Sunflower Allotment Fence

Placement Project

CE


- Grazing management In Progress:


Est. 215 Comment Period Legal

Notice 10/2012

Expected:11/2012 11/2012 Jeff Marszal


Description:

The project proposes to construct and replace fences in the Frazier and Porcupine pastures on the Sunflower

Allotment. The purpose and need is to protect anadromous fish, increase cattle dispersal and increase forage utilization in the uplands.


Thinning Slash Treatment

CE

Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - TRS: T15S, 26E, Sections 26,

27, 34, 35 (Frazier Pasture)/ T16S, R26E, Sections 13, 14. FS Road 531 (Frazier Pasture), FS Road 58

(Sunflower Pasture).

- Fuels management On Hold N/A N/A Bryan Scholz

541-416-6424 bscholz@fs.fed.us

Description: Prescribed underburning of precommercial thinning slash across the Paulina Ranger District.

Windy Corner Vegetation


CE

Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook, Grant, Wheeler. LEGAL - T13S, R25E;

T14S, R23-26E; T15S, R23-26E; & T16S, R26E. Paulina - Dayville.



On Hold N/A N/A Renee Roufs

541-477-6921 rroufs@fs.fed.us

Description: Non-commercial thinning for timber stand improvement and fuels reduction.

Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook, Grant. LEGAL - T 14 S, R 25 E; T 14 S,

R 26 E; T 15 S, R 25 E; T 15 S, R 26E; T 16 S, R 26 E. Windy Corner, Paulina Ranger District, Ochoco National

Forest.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.


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