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The Forest Service follows NEPA regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under this rule, Forest Service officials determine which proposed projects are shared for public input.

The agency no longer issues a schedule of proposed actions (SOPA) report. Below is the current list of proposed projects available for review—your opportunity to learn more, share feedback, and stay engaged in decisions that shape the future of our public lands.

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Klamath National Forest & Butte Valley National Grassland Projects

Installation and operation of wildfire camera system at 11 lookout sites.

Cal-Ore Communication is proposing to place a telecommunication cable and appurtenances in and around the Macdoel and Tenant area. This new fiber optic cable would upgrade existing telecommunications and internet services.

The project proposes to install and operate approximately 8.19 miles of new fiber optic communications cables and ancillary facilities in non-continuous routes within the project area.

The Discovery Day Mins is an established mine site that consists of a road, three working pads, and underground tunnels. A Plan of Operations has been proposed to mine the Discovery Day claim

Plan of Operations proposed to mine the Discovery Day claim. The Discovery Day Mine is an established mine site that consists of a road, three working pads, and underground tunnels. Water Board Waiver n/a.

Installation of a seasonal gate on Forest Service Road 46N73. New special use permit. Water Board Waiver n/a.

Remove hazardous fuels from within and around all developed recreation sites on the Goosenest Ranger District.

Fuels reduction and prescribed fire across the landscape. Project details: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/klamath/projects/66583

Fuels reduction and prescribed fire across the landscape.

Implement recovery actions for Federally listed Coho Salmon in Mid-Klamath tributaries (Horse Trough Creek Floodplain). Waterboard waiver B and 401/404 permits.

The McKinney Fire Restoration EA is proposed within and adjacent to the 2022 McKinney Fire footprint with the purpose of increasing wildfire resilience on the landscape. Proposed activities include a variety of fuels reduction treatments.

The McKinney Fire Restoration EA is proposed within and adjacent to the 2022 McKinney Fire footprint with the purpose of increasing wildfire resilience on the landscape. Proposed activities include a variety of fuels reduction treatments.

This project is proposing to use Federal funding to provide broadband access to rural communities. Using Federal funds to place fiber optic lines in the existing right-of-way corridor is the only viable way to provide residents with broadband. 

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.

This project was created to respond to conditions created by the 2021 River Complex Fires and to reflect the changes in post fire conditions. This project includes site preparation, prescribed burning, reforestation, and sediment reduction activities

The project will treat 3,350 acres within the 4,648-acre project boundary for fire risk reduction and community and resource protection within the Wildland Urban Interface.

Vegetation management and fuels reduction project treating stands and roads within the wildland urban interface (WUI) for public safety, and resource protection concerns. Waterboard Waiver Category B.

Vegetation management and fuels reduction project with watershed restoration, resource protection, and public safety aspects. Water Board Waiver Category B expected.

The South Fork project is an active management project with the purpose of addressing hazardous fuels conditions along roads and private property, as well as aligning with Executive Order 14225, Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production.

This project proposes to replace approximately two miles of water pipeline and two water troughs in the Bray cattle allotment on the Goosenest Ranger District.

There is a need to enhance both fisheries and riparian habitat within the Project area, which is known to host rearing and spawning at-risk salmon. The purpose of this project is to address several critical elements of long-term restoration goals for salmon habitat and water quality.

The purpose of this project is to enhance off-channel and tributary fish and riparian habitat in the Windler Bar project area creating habitat features necessary for coho, spring-run Chinook, and other salmonid recovery in the Salmon River.

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