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Projects
Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
The SOPA contains a list of proposed actions that will begin or are currently undergoing environmental analysis and documentation.
- Scroll down for information about projects that are in development, under analysis, or recently completed.
- For the Wallowa-Whitman's official SOPA report, visit the national SOPA website and click on the first link.
- Questions, comments, and/or requests to be on the mailing list for a project listed in the SOPA should be directed to the specific Project Contact listed in the SOPA.
See the Project Archive for information about older projects. Past documents related to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) are located here.
Bluebird and Blackjack Mines: Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Current and Recent Projects
Note: Not all projects may appear on map. See list below for complete list of projects with more information or documentation.
Developing Proposal
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Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision
Land Management Plan revision for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman (excluding Hells Canyon NRA) National Forests, which will provide management direction on approximately 4.9 million acres of public lands.
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Lobo Allotment Management Plan
Develop an allotment management plan for cattle
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Race Cow Project
The project objectives are to: improve forest resilience to fire and insects & diseases, reduce hazardous fuels, enhance native grasslands, improve road access, develop two rock pits, reduce sediment delivery and provide timber products..
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Region 6 Elite Tree Protection Project
The Pacific Northwest Region is collaborating with nine Forests to develop a region-wide project to protect whitebark pine trees (Pinus albicaulis) that have a high level of white pine blister rust resistance.
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Upper Breshears Trailhead Relocation and Indian Creek Aquatic Organism Passages
Relocate the Breshears trailhead to an existing rock pit with better access to improve safety and an anticipated increase in use. Replace a culvert with an approved aquatic organism passage structure on private property
Under Analysis
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Baker City Watershed Fuels Management Project
The purpose of this project is to reduce hazardous fuels between the Baker City Watershed and nearby private land.
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Bull Run Restoration Geotechnical Analysis CE
Bull Run Meadows Restoration Project geotechnical analysis of current subsurface substrates in mine waste piles. Excavation of a trench 8-10 feet deep, 3 feet wide and 12 feet long. Total disturbance will be less than 1/10th acre.
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Circle C Administrative Site Housing Facility
The Forest Service proposes to issue a special use permit which would provide terms and conditions under which Idaho Power Company could build and operate a housing facility on approximately 3.5 acres of National Forest Service lands at Circle C.
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Clarks Vegetation Management Project
The purpose and need of this project is to improve forest health, resiliency to disturbance, reduce the risk of high intensity fire and to provide economic benefit to the local economy.
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Huckleberry DFPZ
A Defensible Fuel Profile Zone (DFPZ) project to reduce the fuel loading in strategic areas that would help in the aid in fire suppression on FS along private boundaries, ridgelines and or road corridors.
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Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency Project
The purpose of the Project is to conduct restoration management activities to improve forest resiliency and sustainability and improve hydrologic functioning, thereby moving the landscape toward the goals, objectives, and desired future condition(s).
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ODOT Summit Point Communication Site, SUP PIN201802
Renewal of communication tower lease.
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Suffering Springs Vegetation Management
Fuels reduction using commercial and noncommercial thinning and prescribed burning.
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Town Gulch Salvage and Road Maintenance Project
The Whitman District interdisciplinary team proposes salvage logging up to 250 acres of dead and/or dying trees and removing 10.5 miles of danger trees within 150 feet of the road in the Town Gulch Fire footprint.
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Upper Grande Ronde River Mine Tailings Restoration
Redistribute waste rock from dredge mining along 2 miles of the Upper Grande Ronde River and relocate approximately 1 mile of road to improve floodplain conditions.
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USGS-Seismic Stations
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (pnsn.org)is interested in partnering with the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest to install seismic monitoring stations at Mt Fanny and Elkhorn Ridge communication sites.
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West Wall Defensible Fuels Profile Zone
Establish and maintain fuel breaks to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire within the Carson/Pine Valley Wildland Urban Interface.
Analysis Completed
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Mt. Emily OPB Permit Renewal
Renewal of an existing Special Use Permit
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PacifiCorp Mt. Emily SUP
Permit renewal for PacifiCorp's existing Mt. Emily site.
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Powder River Mining
Analyze proposed mining plans of operations within the Powder River watersheds.
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Sheep Creek Vegetation Management
Vegetation management using commercial harvest, non-commercial thinning, and prescribed burning.
On Hold
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Deer Creek Trail Bridge
The North Phillips Lake Trail #1608 parallels State Hwy 7 at Deer Creek Bridge. Currently there is no hiker/bike bridge there. The area is near a state right-of-way. dev of a new foot/bike bridge over Deer Creek will eliminate a hazard
Cancelled
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51 Road Reconstruction
4.5 miles of the 51 road would be reconstructed. The road is narrow with blind corners and no shoulders. Lanes will be widened, sharp corners will be straightened, and the road surface will be improved.
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Big I
East site only- previous disturbed ground from Placer Mining, an area of 40%u2019x 200%u2019 will be tested using backhoe/excavator. Total area of disturbance will be about a acre in size. 10-20 lodge pole trees will be removed.
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Eclipse Fuels Treatment
This project proposes to target specific areas for commercial harvest, pre-commercial thinning/fuels reduction treatments using either manual or mechanical methods. The purpose is to create a fuels break opportunity along the 4300-250 road.
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Elkhorn Mtn and Beaver Mtn Communication Site Improvements
Verizon Wireless has proposed to upgrade the propane tanks at these two special use permitted sites with new 1000 gallon tanks.
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Lower Dark Canyon Restoration Project
The project will include fish structure construction, planting, and plant protection, to provide fish passage.
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Mt. Emily OHV Connector Trail
Convert NFS road 3120-510 into an OHV trail
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Muir Creek Culvert Replacement
This project would replace an undersized, partial fish passage barrier with a properly sized open arch or box culvert. A slight channel relocation would occur to fit the new culvert.
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Riparian Livestock Exclusion by Wood II
This project would exclude livestock from streams by placing wood within the riparian area, allowing the riparian area to recover and streambank stabilization, in Little Beaver Creek. Listed fish species are present.
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Spring Creek Vegetation Management
Small timber sale to promote resiliency in the Spring Creek area using ground based systems.
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Sturdivan Meadow Hardened Crossing
Modify a water gap for cattle by adding rock to streambank and streambottom to create a stable base for cattle to cross, and also reduce siltation.
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.