Copper Salmon Wilderness Legacy Roads
Decommission or convert to hiking trails up to 16 miles of existing roads within the wilderness. Identify locations for future hiking trails. Relocate gravel stockpiled in the wilderness to outside of the wilderness.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
Copper Salmon Wilderness: Approximately 12 miles east of Port Orford, Oregon in Curry and Coos Counties.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 01/28/2011 |
| Comment Period | 08/29/2012 |
| Decision | 12/2012 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 06/2013 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Powers Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
215
Project Purpose:
Special Area Management; Recreation Management; Wildlife, Fish, Rare Plants; Road Management
Project Activity:
Road Decommissioning; Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Watershed Improvements; Wilderness Management
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Copper Salmon Wilderness Legacy Roads Project Decision Notice and FONSI
Decision Signed Date: 12/11/2012
Legal Notice Date: 12/18/2012
Forests:
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Districts:
Powers Ranger District
States:
Oregon
Counties:
Coos; Curry
Legal Land Description:
Townships 22 & 23 south; Ranges 12 & 13 west; Willamette Meridian
Use the widget below to browse documents associated with this project. Cookies must be enabled to use this tool.
If you are using a mobile device, the setting for "Allow cross-website tracking" must also be enabled to view the documents. You do not need to sign up or login to Box to view documents, but if you have difficulty accessing the documents on a mobile device, you may choose to sign up for a free account, download the app to your device and log in to ensure that you can open the documents.
Alternatively, these documents can be accessed on the Pinyon Public website: View Documents on Pinyon Public
Holly Witt
42861 Highway 242
Powers, OR 97466
541-247-3688
hfwitt@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 1/31/2013