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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, including projects on National Forest System Lands, projects within the CRGNSA initiated by other federal agencies, and private forest practices within Special Management Areas:
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 Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area 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.
Improve approximately 500 feet of trail which would provide boater portage around BZ Falls. The trail improvement is to be located above the ordinary high water mark on the Wild and Scenic Lower White Salmon River.
The purpose of this project is to restore stream function and floodplain connectivity to Bridal Veil Creek in the Bridal Veil Creek-Columbia River Priority Subwatershed and improve water quality.
Install buried fiber optic cable along Brower and Toll Rd. Installation will be on NFS lands along previously disturbed roadways and will include digging about twenty cable junction vaults. No cross-country installation is proposed.
Proposal to develop a environmentally sustainable multiple use trail system. Proposal would add 12 to 15 miles of new trail to an already existing system.
Replacement of an existing direct bury electrical line with a buried conduit system, using directional boring. The City's current special use permit will be amended to include existing buried line and pole not currently in the permit.
Collect cut logs along existing roads which were cut under a previous NEPA document for aquatic habitat restoration projects. After logs have been collected the project area would be underburned.
Grant a road easement for those portions of the Courtney Road realignment project crossing National Forest System lands outside of the existing right of way.
The Drano Project is designed to improve forest conditions and wildlife habitat by restoring resiliency to fire-dependent habitats. This will
be accomplished through the reduction of in-growth of small trees the encroachment of Douglas-fir.
This project would renovate the existing restroom at Eagle Creek Overlook, and replace the existing flush toilet facilities at Eagle Creek Trailhead and Campground with accessible vault toilets. Failing septic systems would be decommissioned.
Replace the Eagle Creek Trail Bridge, which was destroyed during the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire. The new bridge would be designed to support the potable water line serving the Eagle Creek Recreation area and nearby ODFW Fish Hatchery.
Herman Creek Horse Camp was closed in 2014 because of concerns about laminated root rot and public safety. The proposed action would remove infected and potentially infected trees and revegetate the treated area with resistant, native tree species.
Improve management of recreation and natural resources on National Forest System lands along the Wild and Scenic Klickitat River at river mile one, within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
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.
The project would enhance habitat for ESA-listed Chinook salmon, coho salmon, chum salmon, and steelhead trout through large wood installations utilizing a combination of helicopter, excavator and hand crew completing large wood placement
The FS proposes to reissue a Special Use Permit for the U.S. Coast Guard for river navigation aids at 5 locations on NFS lands along the Columbia River between Moffet Creek and Miller Island.
Issue priority use permits for expiring permits and develop priority and temporary use pools for outfitter and guide use on the Klickitat and White Salmon Rivers.
Reissuance of five-year special use permits for five annual, 1-day recreational events (marathon staging, bike race finish, three running events) on developed recreation sites and National Forest System trails in Hood River and Multnomah Counties.
Restore the historic main channel of the Sandy River at the delta by removing a dam built in the 1930s and excavating a pilot channel within the historic main channel, which will improve habitat for salmon and steelhead.
The proposal is for a special use permit to install and maintain less than 1 mile of fiber-optic line in existing road and powerline corridors on National Forest System lands.
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).
The Forest service proposes to issue Skamania County Public Utility District a special use permit authorizing the undergrounding of several hundred feet of overhead powerline at Mt. Zion to improve system resiliency and reduce wildlife potential.
Issuance of a special use permit to Skamania Public Utility District for existing overhead power lines and an access route near Woodard Creek Rd and Scott Rd in Skamania County.
Reissuance of Special Use Permits to 1) Cascade Utilities, Inc. and Portland General Electric to operate and maintain co-located existing underground utilities; 2) US Army Corps of Engineers for existing piezometer for monitoring groundwater levels.
Surface the new Multnomah Falls Spur Trail #441A with Geotextile fabric and cap with a 3 ¼ minus aggregate, with the intent on later surfacing with asphalt. Decommission and rehabilitate the old portion of Trail #441A by removing asphalt and reseed.
1) Replace existing underground powerlines and issues a 20 year special use permit for use and maintenance. 2) Issue a 20 year special use permit for installation and maintenance of a new fiber optic line between Larch Mountain Road and Latourell.
Proposal to construct a permanent double vault toilet facility at the Wahclella Falls Trailhead. The project would improve visitor services and address impacts from improper waste disposal at this site. The site is currently served by porta-potties.
Proposed reissuance of eleven Priority Use (10-year) Outfitter Guide permits authorizing commercial boating on the White Salmon and Klickitat Wild & Scenic Rivers and to establish parameters for temporary outfitter guide permit systems on both rivers
The purpose of the project is to restore Woodard Creek stream processes and improve habitat functions by increasing wood quantities and riparian forest conditions in Upper Woodard Creek.