Bear Wallow Mastication Project
Treatments would create roughly 11 miles of roadside fuel breaks. This area has been previously open to personal use woodcutting under the Bear Wallow Woodcutting area. Most of the standing snags have been felled and removed within 150 feet of either side of the road, leaving small to medium diameter slash on the ground. Project implementation would include use of a machine to masticate or chip down woody debris alongside the road. Mastication could proceed during woodcutting activities, requiring temporary closure of a portion of the Bear Wallow woodcutting area. Chips would be left onsite or removed and used for other projects on the forest if opportunities exist.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
11 miles west of Bend Oregon between Wilderness and the Bend Municipal Watershed, private land near the Skyliner road.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 02/15/2013 |
| Comment Period | 07/21/2013 |
| Decision | 09/2013 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 10/2013 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Decision Memo
Categorical Exclusion:
32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
215
Project Purpose:
Fuels Management
Project Activity:
Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels)
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Bear Wallow Mastication Project
Decision Signed Date: 09/16/2013
Legal Notice Date: 09/17/2013
Forests:
Deschutes National Forest
Districts:
Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
States:
Oregon
Counties:
Deschutes
Legal Land Description:
T17S R9E Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 35, 36; T17S R10E Sections 17, 20, 21, 28, 31, 32, 33; T18S R9E Sections 4, 5, 8.
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Christy McDevitt
63095 Deschutes Market Rd
Bend, OR 97701
541-383-4714
cmcdevitt@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 9/17/2013