Ahl Over Again Forest Restoration Project
(EA)
Commercial thinning on 802 acres of over stocked 50 year old Douglas-fir stands. The project is within Adaptive Management Area (555 acres) and Late Successional Reserve (247 acres), the primary objective is developing late-successional forest structure.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Shelton Ranger District
Purpose: Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Bockette Creek Fish Passage Improvement
(CE)
The proposed project would improve fish passage in Bockette Creek at the FSR 2902 crossing by placing log structures, spawning gravel, and rock structures directly below the culvert outlet to raise water levels through the crossing.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Soleduck Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Calawah OHV Project
(EA)
The proposed action is the development of an Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) trail system and staging area in the Bonidu area within the North Fork Calawah watershed. The proposal would provide about 21.1 miles of interlinking trails.
Status: Developing Proposal
Management Unit: Soleduck Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management
Calawah Watershed Road Decommissioning
(EA)
The proposed project would decommission or decommission and convert to trail approximately 25 miles of existing classified roads in the Calawah Watershed.
Status: Developing Proposal
Management Unit: Soleduck Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Road management, Watershed management
Campground Flood Restoration
(CE)
A project to relocate four campsites in Lena Creek Campground and two campsites in Hamma Hamma Campground that were decommissioned due to flood damage and hazard tree targets.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Hood Canal Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management
Caraco Creek Wildlife Habitat Enhancement
(CE)
The proposed project would enhance big game forage and movement, and cover for small mammals, amphibians, and mollusks by hand-piling slash from recent pre-commercial thinning in approximately 70 acres in the Caraco Creek area.
Status: Cancelled
Management Unit: Quilcene Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Dosewallips Engineered Log Jams
(EA)
The project would design and install log jam structures on NF lands to enhance density and distribution of natural large woody debris in the Dosewallips River. Heavy equipment would construct log jams, helicopters may be used to transport trees.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Quilcene Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Dosewallips Road Washout
(EIS)
Forest Service Road 2610 washed out during the January 2002 storm event. Environmental analysis has been completed to determine access to Olympic National Park and Forest Service recreational facilities.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Hood Canal Ranger District
Purpose: Road management
East Fork Humptulips Vegetation Management
(EA)
Proposal to commercially thin approximately 3,300 acres of young, previously managed forest stands in the East Fork Humptulips watershed, on the Pacific Ranger District.
Status: Developing Proposal
Management Unit: Pacific Ranger District South
Purpose: Forest products
FS Road 2900-030 Reopening and Use
(CE)
Proposal by Rayonier to open a closed Level 1 segment of FS Road 2900-030, use it for timber haul, and close it again after use is complete. Reconstruction and use of an existing 0.4-mile spur off the 2900-030 is also proposed.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Soleduck Ranger District
Purpose: Road management, Special use management
FS Road 2923-060 Reopening and Use
(CE)
Proposal by Rayonier to open a closed segment of FS Road 2923-060, use it for timber haul, and close it again after use is complete. Use of a 200-foot skid road is also proposed.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Soleduck Ranger District
Purpose: Road management, Special use management
FSR 2345-100 Spur Easement Exchange
(CE)
Proposal to exchange easements with Green Diamond Resource Company for segments approximately 900 feet long on NFS land and 1,550 feet long on GDRC land, to provide long-term access to the lands of both parties.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Hood Canal Ranger District
Purpose: Road management, Special use management
FSR 2366-200 Spur Easement Grant
(CE)
Proposal to grant an easement to Green Diamond Resource Company for a segment of road approx. 200 feet in length, to provide long-term access to their lands in the Satsop River watershed.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Hood Canal Ranger District
Purpose: Road management, Special use management
FSR 3079 and 3079-011 Spur Easement Request
(CE)
Request from RD Merrill Company for authorization to reconstruct and use a 0.25-mile segment of FS Road 3079 and a 0.05-mile segment of unclassified road known as FS Road 3079-011 Spur, to provide access to private lands.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Soleduck Ranger District
Purpose: Land management planning, Special use management, Road management
Falls Creek Campground Kiosk Removal and Replacement
(CE)
The existing information kiosk and fee station were constructed in the 1950s and are in poor structural condition. The structure will be removed and replaced with a three-panel information kiosk which will also serve as the campground fee station.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Pacific Ranger District South
Purpose: Recreation management, Facility management
Forest Service Road 2922, Mile Post 2.3 culvert replacement
(CE)
Replace the existing 48 inch culvert with a 120 inch culvert. This upgrade would accomodate higher stream flows including debris, reduce the likelihood of this crossing failing, and continue to provide vehicle access on FSR 2922.
Status: Developing Proposal
Management Unit: Hood Canal Ranger District
Purpose: Watershed management, Road management
Klahowya Campground Sanitation Improvements
(CE)
Project would improve sanitation by removing several vault toilets and replacing them with new, wheelchair-accessible units; replacing the roof on a flush toilet building; and constructing a roof shelter and fence for the Snider water system tanks.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Soleduck Ranger District
Purpose: Facility management, Recreation management
Lake Quinault Museum Lot 150 Addition
(CE)
Lake Quinault Historical Society has requested the addition of the adjacent vacant Lot 150 to the Museum's permitted area. The lot would be used as a parking or picnic area.
Status: Cancelled
Management Unit: Pacific Ranger District South
Purpose: Special use management
Murhut Falls Trail Rehabilitation
(CE)
Removal of unauthorized stairs and blocking unauthorized trails near the overlook on the Murhut Falls Trail #828. Construction of a log railing at the overlook and improved log barriers along the trail.
Status: Developing Proposal
Management Unit: Quilcene Ranger District
Purpose: Recreation management
Norwood Structures Removal
(CE)
The project would remove and dispose of 2 open-sided, wooden trailer shed structures and 9 storage sheds. These structures are in poor condition and a safety hazard and were previously part of the administrative residential site that is unoccupied.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Pacific Ranger District South
Purpose: Facility management
Quinault Campgrounds Water Line Replacement
(CE)
This project would design and replace the existing water distribution systems in Falls Creek Campground and Willaby Campground.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Pacific Ranger District South
Purpose: Recreation management, Facility management
Quinault National Recreation Trail Repair and Reconstruction
(CE)
Repair and reconstruction of approximately 2 miles of trail, including tread relocation and reconstruction, replacement of gravel surfacing, drainage structure repair, and replacement of two trail bridges.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Pacific Ranger District South
Purpose: Recreation management
Rocky Brook Hydroelectric Permit Renewal
(CE)
Rocky Brook Hydroelectric L.P. is seeking a new 20-year special use permit for their existing facilities. The project diverts up to 40 cubic feet per second (cfs) from Rocky Brook, with a minimum in-stream flow of 5 cfs.
Status: Developing Proposal
Management Unit: Quilcene Ranger District
Purpose: Special use management
Sitkum Commercial Thinning
(EA)
Proposal to commercially thin 35 to 80 year old second growth forest stands in the Sitkum/South Fork Calawah watersheds to accelerate development of late-successional forest conditions.
Status: Analysis Completed
Management Unit: Olympic National Forest All Units
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Forest products, Watershed management
Skokomish Prairie Restoration
(CE)
Proposal to conduct a prescribed burn to continue restoration initiated in 2002 on a 33-acre site in the Lower Skokomish River watershed that was historically maintained as open savanna habitat.
Status: Developing Proposal
Management Unit: Hood Canal Ranger District
Purpose: Fuels management
Trapper Creek Aquatic Organism Passage
(CE)
The existing culvert on FSR 2850 at the Trapper Creek crossing (MP 0.8), would be replaced with a structure designed to allow passage for all aquatic organisms. Structures made of rock and wood may be incorporated in the design.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Quilcene Ranger District
Purpose: Watershed management, Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Upper South Fork Skokomish Vegetation Management Project
(EA)
A proposal to commercially thin approximately 1000 acres in the Upper South Fork Skokomish River Watershed, using variable-density thinning to accelerate the development of late-successional forest characteristics.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Shelton Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Forest products
Water Transmission Line Permit Reissuance
(CE)
Reissuance of an expired permit for a water transmission line to provide non-potable water to a private residence.
Status: Cancelled
Management Unit: Soleduck Ranger District
Purpose: Special use management
West Fork Humptulips River Trail Construction
(CE)
This project would convert about 2.5 miles of decommissioned road to trail status; and construct two ½ mile trail segments to create a 6-mile loop trail.
Status: Under Analysis
Management Unit: Pacific Ranger District South
Purpose: Recreation management
Wildlife Habitat Enhancement
(CE)
Enhancement of small mammal wildlife habitat by increasing coarse woody debris, snag component and denning by such practices as falling and leaving trees, hand-piling slash, girdling or topping trees, and installing roosting structures.
Status: Cancelled
Management Unit: Soleduck Ranger District
Purpose: Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
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