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This page provides a list of projects that have either recently been completed or that are currently underway through the National Environmental Policy Act process. This process includes a scientific analysis of proposed actions in an effort to make the best decisions concerning land management. Depending on whether or not a proposed action could significantly affect the natural environment, either a Categorical Exclusion (CE), an Environmental Assessment (EA), or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is prepared. These documents involve analyzing the effects of the proposed action and may include considering alternatives and require public notice and comment. They result in one of the following NEPA decisions: Decision Memo (DM), Decision Notice (DN), or Record of Decision (ROD).
Project Updates
Please complete this form to subscribe to email updates for projects on the Willamette National Forest or for specific Ranger Districts.
Note: Not all projects may appear on map. See list below for complete list of projects with more information or documentation.
SOPA Reports
The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) contains a list of proposed
actions for Willamette National Forest that will soon begin or are currently undergoing environmental
analysis and documentation. It provides information so that you can become
aware of and indicate your interest in specific proposals. We encourage your
early and ongoing involvement in any proposals of interest to you.
Expand the Santiam Pass Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) rock disposal site by 5 acres and build a short connecting road to the Santiam sand shed. Accomplished by blading away native soil and vegetation with standard earth moving equipment.
McKenzie River Ranger District wants to complete construction of a short
trail connection between the newly installed trail bridge at the Deer Creek to Forest Service Road 2654 in support of the McKenzie River National Recreation Trail #3507.
This project will provide weather data to support a long-running research project on the Monkey flower. A small weather station will be installed by digging a hole approximately the size of a 5-gallon bucket and filling it with cement to anchor it.
The USGS will install a Passive-Integrated-Transporter (PIT) tags in the
South Fork of the McKenzie River, upstream from Cougar Reservoir. It will operate in association with an existing USGS stream gage.
The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to add a temporary dock to the boat launch at the Big Lake Campground Boat Launch. The proposed dock will be a temporary dock that can be pulled in and out each season.
We are proposing to remove damaged trees at the Blair Lake Campground that were affected by the Cedar Creek Fire. The campground was heavily impacted by the fire and is currently closed to public access due to the dangerous conditions.
The Breitenbush floodplain restoration will improve watershed and habitat conditions affected by historic management actions, the 2020 Beachie-Lionshead Fires, and subsequent post-fire emergency actions.
This project area encompasses 45,041 acres and is located on the McKenzie River and Sweet Home Districts of the Willamette National Forest north of Blue River, Oregon. Harvest units are in two sub watersheds, with 281 units totaling 5,886 acres.
Underground plastic holding tanks would be installed at many campgrounds within 10 feet of trailer pad. If the current host site is unsuitable, a new site could be selected. Parking barriers would be installed to prevent driving over tanks.
Oregon Cascades Recreation Area remains disconnected between the west and east sides as it stands. No bike-legal single track route exists from the popular Timpanogas area to the Windy Lakes. This proposed cutoff will create better connectivity.
In 2020, the Lionshead Fire destroyed 70 recreation residences (cabins) on the Devil's Creek and Breitenbush Forks tracks. This project is to allow the rebuild of the fire-destroyed cabins, where appropriate.
This project would commercially harvest about 1,922 acres of managed and natural stands to enhance the growth and structural complexity of the stands. Project also includes meadow restoration and sugar pine habitat restoration.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the abundance of ladder fuels and canopy densities adjacent to Fish Lake Historic Site that is within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI).
This project would remove floral greens: beargrass, salal, fern fronds, and vine maple/ceanothus sticks. This would occur on approximately 28,523 acres of the McKenzie River Ranger District. The sell of these products will be done under permits.
The District is proposing to return a 3.2 mile segment of FSR 2209 between the Opal Creek trailhead and Jawbone Flats to pre-Beachie Creek Fire condition. Road work may include culvert replacement, drainage repair, and incidental hazard tree removal.
The proposed action is to fall hazardous trees at developed recreation sites within the portions of the Detroit Ranger District burned by the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires of 2020.
Reduce the risks posed by fire-killed and injured trees that have fallen across or remain standing along important access routes of the Cedar Creek, Gales and Bedrock fire-affected road system. (Formerly known as Cedar-Gales Roadside Risk Reduction)
A special use permit has been requested by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to install four weather stations around the common monkeyflower sites to monitor temperature and soil moisture.
The NWFP Amendment provides an updated management framework that incorporates best available scientific information, considers public input, recommendations from the Federal Advisory Committee, tribes, and government partners.
Portland General Electric (PGE) is performing maintenance of their Bethel-Round Butte Transmission Line. In addition to routine maintenance, PGE is reopening old access roads and constructing limited access roads. Helicopter work may be necessary.
PGE cut and decked hazard trees along their powerline after the 2020 fires, in accordance to their Memorandum of Understanding. A deck sale is proposed to reduce fuel hazard by removing these decks.
The Detroit Ranger District is proposing to create fuel breaks to reduce hazardous fuels on strategic roads across the District: 10, 1012, 2212, 2236, and low severity burn sections of 2231 and 2233.
Improve spawning and rearing habitat in Soda Fork Creek for Upper Willamette Winter Steelhead and Spring Chinook that are listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act and improve stream complexity in Soda Fork Creek.
This project will expand the the restoration area initially included in the 2018 Lower South Fork McKenzie River Floodplain Enhancement Project Environmental Assessment and provide recreational opportunities near the Delta Campground area.
The project objective is to improve stream habitat to aid recovery of the Endangered Species Act listed Upper Willamette Winter Steelhead and Spring Chinook Salmon by tipping approximately 30 trees into the South Santiam River.
Project to address the need for vegetation management to increase stand growth and diversity and support the local economy. Proposed action includes commercial thinning harvest and restoration activities.
Thinning with skips and gaps in about 3,200 acres, meadow restoration, floodplain restoration, roadside fuels reductions, dispersed campsite reconfiguration, travel management, and quarry development.
This project would establish a permanent site for accommodating fire camps, manage hazardous fuels around the camp, change the land management allocation to reflect current use of the site, and secure the site from unauthorized motor vehicle traffic.
The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to treat approximately 63 acres located in four stands. Stands #1-3 are approximately 30 years old, while stand #10 is approximately 110 years old.
Allow ground-based equipment to operate outside of the road prism to conduct fire killed and injured tree felling previously authorized by the 2020 Fire Affected Road System Risk Reduction project #61749.
The district proposes to treat 1,069 acres of under 80 stands using thinning, dominant tree release, gap creation, and skips. Meadows would be restored and fuels treated.
Forest management treatments are proposed on approximately 6,500 acres within the project area. Treatment proposed include thinning, early seral creation, fuel reduction, habitat restoration, system road management, recreation management.
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.
Climate Change Adaptation
Carbon Stewardship
Environmental Justice
Facility Management
Research
Fuels Management
Heritage Resource Management
Land Ownership Management
Land Acquisition
Minerals And Geology
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Land Management Planning
Projects That May Affect Wilderness (For Mailing List Contacts)
Road Management
Grazing Management
Regulations, Directives, Orders
Special Area Management
Recreation Management
Special Use Management
Forest Products
Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products)
