Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 04/01/2016 to 06/30/2016 Siuslaw National Forest This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact. Project Name 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 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Completed Actual: 03/28/2016 03/2016 EA *UPDATED* Description: The purpose of this order is to prevent the spread or introduction of aquatic invasive plant or animal species on all Forests in R6. 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=47350 Location: UNIT - R6 - Pacific Northwest Region All Units. STATE - Oregon, Washington. COUNTY - Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, Yakima, Baker, Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Malheur, Marion, Morrow, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Washington, Wheeler, Yamhill. 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 public scoping lists. Siuslaw National Forest Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) 2013 Special Use Authorization Projects (Camp Cleawox Amendment) James Capurso 208-557-5780 jcapurso@fs.fed.us - Special use management Cancelled CE *UPDATED* N/A R6 - Pacific Northwest Region N/A John Harper 541-271-6023 or 541271-6000 commentspacificnorthwestsiuslawcentralcoast@fs.fed.us Description: Amend for two new kayak storage buildings at existing Girl Scout camp under an existing authorization. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42932 Location: 04/01/2016 04:09 am MT UNIT - Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY Lane. LEGAL - T19S, R12W, Section 10, W.M., Lane County, Oregon. within existing authorized Camp Cleawox, south of Florence, Oregon. Page 1 of 7 Siuslaw National Forest Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Siuslaw National Forest Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Archie Knowles CE - Recreation management - Facility management Completed Actual: 12/09/2015 Expected Implementation Project Contact R6 - Pacific Northwest Region 01/2016 *UPDATED* Angela Morris 541-271-6040 commentspacificnorthwestsiuslawcentralcoast@fs.fed.us Description: Rehabilitation and operation of an existing campground Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47484 Location: Indian Creek Landscape Management Project EA Donni Vogel - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress: Expected:02/2017 07/2017 541-563-8416 - Forest products Scoping Start 12/30/2015 comments- Vegetation management Est. Comment Period Public pacificnorthwest(other than forest products) Notice 09/2016 siuslaw- Fuels management centralcoast@fs.fed.us - Watershed management - Road management Description: This is a landscape-scale restoration project in the Indian Creek watershed. Activities include: plantation thinning, fish and wildlife habitat enhancement, invasive plant treatments, and road improvements. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48438 Location: Renewal of 2014 Multi-Year Special Use Authorizations UNIT - Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY Lane. LEGAL - T18S, R9S, Section 8, Willamette Meridian, Lane County. Highway 126, near Mapleton, Oregon. UNIT - Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY Lane. LEGAL - T17S, R9&10W; T16S, R9,10,&11W; Willamette Meridan. Indian Creek watershed about 14 air miles northeast of Florence, Oregon. - Special use management Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 03/2016 CE *NEW LISTING* Expected:06/2016 07/2016 John Harper 541-271-6023 or 541271-6000 commentspacificnorthwestsiuslawcentralcoast@fs.fed.us Description: SUP renewals including Marys Peak Communication site, driveway access to private property, operation and maintenance of Big Elk Campground, and helicopter landing site Location: 04/01/2016 04:09 am MT UNIT - Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY Benton, Coos, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Benton, Douglas, Lane and Lincoln Counties. Page 2 of 7 Siuslaw National Forest Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Siuslaw National Forest Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Riparian Restoration Project EA - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management In Progress: Scoping Start 06/12/2015 Est. Comment Period Public Notice 02/2016 Expected:05/2016 Expected Implementation Project Contact R6 - Pacific Northwest Region 08/2016 Christine Hirsch 541-750-7034 commentspacificnorthwestsiuslaw@fs.fed.us Description: Thin about 22 acres within 6 stands of less than 80 year old Douglas-fir plantations to evaluate the effects of thinning plantations in riparian areas, with a particular focus on wood recruitment to streams, coho salmon and its habitat. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47455 Location: Siuslaw National Forest 1136 and 8100-111 Road Easement Exchange UNIT - Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY Lane. LEGAL - T17S, R10W, Sections 5-7, Willamette Meridian, Lane County, Oregon. North Fork Siuslaw watershed basin on the Central Oregon coast, approximately 40 miles southwest of Corvallis. Hebo Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - Land ownership management - Road management CE *UPDATED* Completed This project has changed to a CE that does not require a written decision document and will be removed from the SOPA. R6 - Pacific Northwest Region 02/2016 Susan Beall 541-750-7059 commentspacificnorthwestsiuslawhebo@fs.fed.us Description: Reciprocal easements across Forest Service and private land to improve access and reduce road impacts. Location: 04/01/2016 04:09 am MT UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Tillamook. LEGAL - T3S, R10W, S6; T3S, R9W, S11. Sand creek area, 1136 road, off Sand Lake/Cape Lookout Road and 8100-111 in East Beaver Creek area. Page 3 of 7 Siuslaw National Forest Project Name Siuslaw National Forest Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Hebo Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) 2016 East Beaver LWD Project CE - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management In Progress: Scoping Start 12/18/2015 Expected:05/2016 Expected Implementation Project Contact R6 - Pacific Northwest Region 05/2016 *UPDATED* David Skelton 503-392-5113 commentspacificnorthwestsiuslawhebo@fs.fed.us Description: The Hebo Ranger District proposes to remove up to 55 conifer trees for placement into East Beaver Creek for aquatic habitat restoration. Trees from 24-32 inches DBH and at least 90 feet tall would removed with rootwads intact. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48383 Location: 2282 and 2210 Road Easement CE *UPDATED* UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Tillamook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Trees cut in the vicinity of Forest Road 1004 would be placed in East Beaver Creek. - Land management planning - Land ownership management - Road management Completed This project has changed to a CE that does not require a written decision document and will be removed from the SOPA. 03/2016 Susan Beall 541-750-7059 commentspacificnorthwestsiuslawhebo@fs.fed.us Description: Convey a road easement totaling approximately 1.52 miles to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde to access tribal land adjacent to National Forest System lands (including 800-900 feet of new road construction). Location: Boulder Creek Culvert CE UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Yamhill. LEGAL - T5S, R9W, Sec. 12. Forest Service Roads 2282, 2282-121, 2282-123, and 2210; Hebo Ranger District. - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Road management In Progress: Scoping Start 03/28/2016 *NEW LISTING* Expected:04/2016 06/2016 Adriana Morales 503-392-5135 adrianammorales@fs.fe d.us Description: Replace a failing 32.5 ft. long undersized culvert with a bridge to accommodate natural stream processes and restore fish passage for Coho, Chinook, Steelhead, Cutthroat trout, and Pacific Lamprey. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=49151 Location: 04/01/2016 04:09 am MT UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Boulder Creek, a tributary to the Nestucca River, on Blankenship Road off of Blaine Road (Hwy 858), 5 miles east of the community of Beaver in Tillamook County. Page 4 of 7 Siuslaw National Forest Project Name Siuslaw National Forest Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation R6 - Pacific Northwest Region Hebo Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Cascade Head Alder Tree Removal - Road management Cancelled N/A N/A CE *UPDATED* Nancy Craft 503-392-5122 ncraft@fs.fed.us Description: Project would authorize Oregon Dept. of Transportation to reduce safety hazard of falling trees and limbs, by falling and removing red alder trees within 66 feet of the center of the highway. Trees leaning away from the highway would not be treated. Location: Cascade Pacific Council, BSA, Special Use Authorization Renewal Project Contact UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lincoln, Tillamook. LEGAL - T6S, R10W, Section 19, Lincoln County; T6S, R10W, Sections 6, 7, 18; T6S, R11W, Section 1; T5S, R11W, Section 36, Tillamook County. Along Highway US 101, from approximately MP 99 to 104. Three Rocks Road intersects with 101 at the south end of the project; Neskowin Creek crosses the highway close to the north end. - Land ownership management - Special use management Completed Actual: 01/13/2016 01/2016 CE *NEW LISTING* Teresa Campbell 503-392-5124 commentspacificnorthwestsiuslawhebo@fs.fed.us Description: Five year renewal of a special use permit for an existing 0.47 mile road right-of-way. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48540 Location: Consumers Power Special Use Authorization UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Tillamook. LEGAL - Portions of sections 7, 8, and 18, T. 3 S., R 10 W., W.M., Tillamook County, OR. Southeast of Cape Lookout State Park. - Special use management Completed CE *UPDATED* 04/2016 Debra Hobbs 760-788-0250x3327 dshobbs@fs.fed.us Description: Consumers Power, Inc., requests authorization to construct, operate, and maintain an underground power distribution system in a 20-foot right of way, 10-30 feet from an existing road, over approximately 510 linear feet of National Forest System land. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48230 Location: 04/01/2016 04:09 am MT Actual: 03/22/2016 UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable. SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 16, T.8S, R.10W., Willamette Meridian. Page 5 of 7 Siuslaw National Forest Project Name Siuslaw National Forest Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Hebo Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Hebo Lake Picnic Shelter Improvement Project - Recreation management In Progress: Scoping Start 12/18/2015 Expected:08/2016 Expected Implementation R6 - Pacific Northwest Region 08/2016 CE *UPDATED* CE *UPDATED* CE UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Tillamook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Hebo Lake Campground. Wayne Patterson N/A - Vegetation management On Hold N/A 503-392-5136 (other than forest products) wpatterson@fs.fed.us - Research and Development Description: Non-commercial thinning in Long Term Ecosystem Productivity (LTEP) plots. Trees will be cut and left as down wood in treated plots. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48241 Location: North Creek Culvert Debra Hobbs 760-788-0250x3327 dshobbs@fs.fed.us Description: Up to 9 trees (10 inch dbh) will be removed from the campground and used to make improvements to the existing picnic shelter. Location: LTEP Research Thinning and Down Wood Creation Project Contact UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Tillamook, Yamhill. LEGAL - Not Applicable. LTEP plots adjacent to Forest Service Roads 1431-111 and 1432-112. - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Road management On Hold *UPDATED* N/A N/A Joe Acosta 541-563-8405 commentspacificnorthwestsiuslawhebo@fs.fed.us Description: Replace existing undersized 11ft culvert that is currently a passage barrier to upstream migration of fish and other aquatic organisms with an all aquatic organism passage structure. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48240 Location: 04/01/2016 04:09 am MT UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable. 7 miles west of Lincoln City, on Lincoln Co. Rd. 109, FS Roads 17 and 1790. Page 6 of 7 Siuslaw National Forest Project Name Siuslaw National Forest Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Hebo Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Rocky Bend and Castle Rock - Recreation management Campground Decommissioning - Watershed management - Facility management EA *UPDATED* On Hold N/A Expected Implementation Project Contact R6 - Pacific Northwest Region N/A Joseph Cleveland 503-392-5118 commentspacificnorthwestsiuslawhebo@fs.fed.us Description: The Hebo District Ranger is proposing to decommission Rocky Bend and Castle Rock Campgrounds. All infrastructure will be removed. Rocky Bend Campground is located on Upper Nestucca River Road, and Castle Rock is located on Oregon Highway 22. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42651 Location: Schooner-Rock Restoration Project EA *UPDATED* UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Tillamook. LEGAL - 4S,7W Section 7 & 4S, 9W Section 32. Rocky Bend Campground is located on Blaine Road east of Beaver. Castle Rock Campground is located on Highway 22 about 6 miles east of Hebo. Wayne Patterson - Land management planning In Progress: Expected:08/2016 09/2016 503-392-5136 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Scoping Start 02/25/2015 comments- Vegetation management Est. Comment Period Public pacificnorthwest(other than forest products) Notice 04/2016 siuslaw- Watershed management hebo@fs.fed.us - Road management Description: Project proposes to thin approx. 2,500 acres of young conifer plantations in the Schooner and Rock Creek subwatersheds to promote the development of late-successional forest habitat. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44852 Location: UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - T 6 and 7 S, R 10 and 11 W; Willamette Meridian. Hebo Ranger District about 80 miles NW of Corvallis. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). 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