Prescribed Fire in the Wilderness
The project would use prescribed fire in and adjacent to the Three Sisters Wilderness area to modify vegetation and fuels to reduce the threats to values at risk outside of Wilderness to allow fire to play a more natural role within the Wilderness
Project Summary
Location Summary:
Three Sisters Wilderness between Todd Lake and Cascade Lakes Highway
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 06/30/2014 |
| Comment Period | 01/2015 (Estimated) |
| Objection Period Start | 08/2015 (Estimated) |
| Decision | 10/2015 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 10/2015 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Special Area Management; Fuels Management
Project Activity:
Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Special Area Management
Current Status:
Cancelled
Forests:
Deschutes National Forest
Districts:
Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
States:
Oregon
Counties:
Deschutes
Legal Land Description:
Township 18S, Range 8E
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Rod Bonacker
63095 Deschutes Market Rd
Bend, OR 97701
541-383-4761
rbonacker@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 8/26/2015