Projects
Management Plan Consistency Reviews
Part of the Forest Service's role in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is to review certain projects for consistency with the Management Plan. The projects listed here are projects which the Forest Service is reviewing for Scenic Area consistency and do not require National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation by the Forest Service.
Current reviews:
St. Cloud Day Use Area Improvements CD-22-01-S
Coyote Wall Trail Realignments and Decommissioning CD-22-03-S
East Fork Woodard Creek AOP CD-22-04-S
Legacy Pines Habitat Improvement CD-22-05-S
Spitzer SMA Forest Practice CD-23-01-S
Recently completed reviews:
Wyeth Water System Upgrade CD-23-02-S
White SMA Forest Practice CD-22-02-S
Wind Mountain Thin SMA Forest Practice CD-21-08-S
Steigerwald PIT Array CD-21-01-G
Reeves SMA Forest Practice CD-21-09-S
Drano Resource Enhancement and Habitat Improvement Project CD-21-4-S
Automated Fee Machine Installation CD-21-03-S
Cascade Locks Trail System CD-21-01-S
Steigerwald Photography Blind CD-20-01-G
Synergy Resources SMA Forest Practice CD-20-02-S
Projects Currently in Implementation:
Multnomah Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements CD-21-05-S
Woodard Creek Habitat Restoration CD-21-02-S
USFS - Klickitat Mile One Recreation Site Development CD-20-03-G
Steigerwald Habitat Restoration and Flood Control Project, CD-18-06-S
Catherine Forest Restoration. NEPA and Consistency Review were completed in 2007.
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Current and Recent Projects
Developing Proposal
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Federal Lands Access Program Signs Project
The proposed Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) Sign Project proposes to replace existing signs and install new, thematic and interpretive signs throughout the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Under Analysis
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East Fork Woodard Creek Aquatic Organism Passage Installation
The proposed action is to replace the existing stream crossing structures with a bridge within the right-of-way where Kueffler Road (FSR 1400)crosses the East Fork Woodard Creek, providing aquatic organism passage and restoring the natural channel.
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Herman Creek Campground Geotechnical Services
The Forest Service is proposing geotechnical services which would involve excavation of up to four test pits within the existing Herman Creek campground and trailhead area.
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Legacy Pine Stand and Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project at Major Creek
This project would protect an ecologically important remnant stand of old-growth ponderosa pine. Initial treatment: undergrowth thinning, small tree removal, fuel manipulation and snag creation. Outyear treatments: pile burning and broadcast burning.
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St. Cloud Recreation Site Improvements
Replacement of the existing restroom and reduce deferred maintenance at the site. Along with the restroom replacement project will replace the existing kiosk, install a fee tube for collection of recreation use fees, and improve accessibility.
Analysis Completed
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Site-Specific Invasive Plant Treatment EIS for Mt. Hood NF/CRGNSA (Oregon)
Prescribes treatments for invasive plants on Mt. Hood NF and Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Oregon on approx. 13,000 acres (208 sites) with a combination of treatments including herbicide, manual, mechanical and cultural (goat grazing).
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.
Alerts & Warnings
- No permits needed to visit Multnomah Falls
- Prescribed Burning to start in CRGNSA
- Effective Oct 20, 2022: Closure Update: Eagle Creek Fire
- Drones prohibited in wilderness and select recreation sites
- Klickitat Mile One Overnight Use & Large Boat Launch Prohibition
- Guard against car theft
- Check road and weather conditions