Projects

Expand the Santiam Pass Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) rock disposal site by 5 acres and build a short connecting road to the Santiam sand shed. Accomplished by blading away native soil and vegetation with standard earth moving equipment.

McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to authorize the operators of Big Lake Youth Camp (BLYC) to conduct several site improvements.

McKenzie River Ranger District wants to complete construction of a short trail connection between the newly installed trail bridge at the Deer Creek to Forest Service Road 2654 in support of the McKenzie River National Recreation Trail #3507.

This project will provide weather data to support a long-running research project on the Monkey flower. A small weather station will be installed by digging a hole approximately the size of a 5-gallon bucket and filling it with cement to anchor it.

The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing approximately 109 acres of variable density thinning in three 46 to 48 year old plantation stands. Treatment would consist of thinning, dominant tree release, gaps up to 3 acres, and unthinned skips.

The USGS will install a Passive-Integrated-Transporter (PIT) tags in the South Fork of the McKenzie River, upstream from Cougar Reservoir. It will operate in association with an existing USGS stream gage.

The Detroit Ranger District proposes to commercially thin approximately 33 acres in a plantation stand that is 65 years old. The purpose of the project is to increase stand health and vigor and provide timber to the local economy.

The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to add a temporary dock to the boat launch at the Big Lake Campground Boat Launch. The proposed dock will be a temporary dock that can be pulled in and out each season.

Vegetation would be removed and large wood would be placed in the floodplain while reconnecting side channels. Heavy equipment would be used to cut high areas and fill low areas while trying to maintain as much established vegetation as possible.

We are proposing to remove damaged trees at the Blair Lake Campground that were affected by the Cedar Creek Fire. The campground was heavily impacted by the fire and is currently closed to public access due to the dangerous conditions.

The Breitenbush floodplain restoration will improve watershed and habitat conditions affected by historic management actions, the 2020 Beachie-Lionshead Fires, and subsequent post-fire emergency actions.

The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing approximately 125 acres of variable density thinning in three 65-70 year old plantation stands.

The district proposes to treat 899 acres of under 80 plantations using thinning, dominant tree releases, gap creation, and skips then fuel treatments.

This project area encompasses 45,041 acres and is located on the McKenzie River and Sweet Home Districts of the Willamette National Forest north of Blue River, Oregon. Harvest units are in two sub watersheds, with 281 units totaling 5,886 acres.

Underground plastic holding tanks would be installed at many campgrounds within 10 feet of trailer pad. If the current host site is unsuitable, a new site could be selected. Parking barriers would be installed to prevent driving over tanks.

The purpose of this project is to return two stream crossings on the Jim Weaver Loop to a useable and safe state for public use. The Dam Camp and Elbow Lake bridges were burned in the 2022 Cedar Creek Fire and are now a hazard for public use.

The purpose of this project is to remove damaged trees at Clark Creek Organizational Campground that was affected by the 2023 Bedrock Fire.

Oregon Cascades Recreation Area remains disconnected between the west and east sides as it stands. No bike-legal single track route exists from the popular Timpanogas area to the Windy Lakes. This proposed cutoff will create better connectivity.

Timber harvest, small diameter fuels reduction, roadside fuels reductions, burn blocks, and recreation management.

In 2020, the Lionshead Fire destroyed 70 recreation residences (cabins) on the Devil's Creek and Breitenbush Forks tracks. This project is to allow the rebuild of the fire-destroyed cabins, where appropriate.

This project would commercially harvest about 1,918 acres of managed and natural stands to enhance the growth and structural complexity of the stands. Project also includes meadow restoration and sugar pine habitat restoration.

The purpose of this project is to reduce the abundance of ladder fuels and canopy densities adjacent to Fish Lake Historic Site that is within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI).

This project would remove floral greens: beargrass, salal, fern fronds, and vine maple/ceanothus sticks. This would occur on approximately 28,523 acres of the McKenzie River Ranger District. The sell of these products will be done under permits.

The District is proposing to return a 3.2 mile segment of FSR 2209 between the Opal Creek trailhead and Jawbone Flats to pre-Beachie Creek Fire condition. Road work may include culvert replacement, drainage repair, and incidental hazard tree removal.

The proposed action is to fall hazardous trees at developed recreation sites within the portions of the Detroit Ranger District burned by the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires of 2020.

Treat proposed units using a combination of commercial thinning, gaps, skips, and dominant tree release.

The project includes thinning of ~15,900 net acres of managed stands under 80 years of age to improve stand growth/vigor and to produce a sustainable supply of forest products, as well as maintain, store and/or decommission ~650 miles of roads.

Reduce the risks posed by fire-killed and injured trees that have fallen across or remain standing along important access routes of the Cedar Creek, Gales and Bedrock fire-affected road system. (Formerly known as Cedar-Gales Roadside Risk Reduction)

A special use permit has been requested by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to install four weather stations around the common monkeyflower sites to monitor temperature and soil moisture.

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.

Post-fire tree planting to reforest existing and future wildfire impacted areas to meet desired conditions for forest cover.

The Detroit Ranger District is proposing to create fuel breaks to reduce hazardous fuels on strategic roads across the District: 10, 1012, 2212, 2236, and low severity burn sections of 2231 and 2233.

The project is proposing to create additional parking locations for a high use campground and trailhead.

Improve spawning and rearing habitat in Soda Fork Creek for Upper Willamette Winter Steelhead and Spring Chinook that are listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act and improve stream complexity in Soda Fork Creek.

This project will expand the the restoration area initially included in the 2018 Lower South Fork McKenzie River Floodplain Enhancement Project Environmental Assessment and provide recreational opportunities near the Delta Campground area.

The project objective is to improve stream habitat to aid recovery of the Endangered Species Act listed Upper Willamette Winter Steelhead and Spring Chinook Salmon by tipping approximately 25 trees into the South Santiam River.

Project to address the need for vegetation management to increase stand growth and diversity and support the local economy. Proposed action includes commercial thinning harvest and restoration activities.

Thinning with skips and gaps in about 3,200 acres, meadow restoration, floodplain restoration, roadside fuels reductions, dispersed campsite reconfiguration, travel management, and quarry development.

This project would establish a permanent site for accommodating fire camps, and secure the site from motor vehicle traffic by installing four gates at the entrances.

The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to treat approximately 63 acres located in four stands. Stands #1-3 are approximately 30 years old, while stand #10 is approximately 110 years old.

Allow ground-based equipment to operate outside of the road prism to conduct fire killed and injured tree felling previously authorized by the 2020 Fire Affected Road System Risk Reduction project #61749.

A vegetation management project in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Forestry under the Good Neighbor Authority is in development. The potential proposed action would treat up to 7,898 acres through thinning and roadside shaded fuel breaks.

The district proposes to treat 1,069 acres of under 80 stands using thinning, dominant tree release, gap creation, and skips. Meadows would be restored and fuels treated.

The purpose of this project is to rebuild the West Fork 8th creek trail bridge. The bridge has failed and collapsed. There is a need for the bridge to be replaced to enhance user safety and protect natural resources.

Forest management treatments are proposed on approximately 6,500 acres within the project area. Treatment proposed include thinning, early seral creation, fuel reduction, habitat restoration, system road management, recreation management.