Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
01/01/2024 to 03/31/2024
Deschutes National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Report Contents (click to jump to a section) :
-  Projects Occurring Nationwide
-  Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)
-  R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
-  R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Deschutes National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
-  R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Deschutes National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
-  R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Deschutes National Forest,  Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Deschutes National Forest,  Crescent Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Deschutes National Forest,  Sisters Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Projects Occurring Nationwide  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Land Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions Across the National Forest System
EIS

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Land management planning  Developing Proposal
Est. NOI in Federal Register 12/2023  		Expected:01/2025  01/2025 Jennifer Ruyle
520-388-8351
jennifer.mcrae@usda.gov 
Description: Amend all land management plans for units of the National Forest System to include consistent direction to conserve and steward existing and recruit future old-growth forest conditions and to monitor their condition across planning areas of NFS.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65356
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National Forests and Grasslands (128 units).
Locatable Mining Rule - 36 CFR 228, subpart A.
EIS
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders  On Hold  N/A  N/A Sarah Shoemaker
907-586-7886
sarahshoemaker@fs.fed.us 
Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes revisions to its regulations at 36 CFR 228, Subpart A governing locatable minerals operations on National Forest System lands.A draft EIS & proposed rule should be available for review/comment in late 2020
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57214
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. These regulations apply to all NFS lands open to mineral entry under the US mining laws. More Information is available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/geology/minerals/locatable-minerals/current-revisions.
Nationwide Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Land.
EIS
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/11/2022
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 09/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		01/2024 Laura Conway
406-802-4317
laura.conway@usda.gov 
Description: Programmatic Supplemental EIS for the Nationwide Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Land.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60450
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The direction in the SEIS will apply to use of aerially delivered fire retardant on all National Forest System land. .
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Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Northwest Forest Plan Amendment
EIS

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Land management planning  Developing Proposal
Est. NOI in Federal Register 12/2023  		Expected:11/2024  12/2024 Scott Peets
541-750-7181
scott.peets@usda.gov 
Description: The 21 members of the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) Federal Advisory Committee will provide NWFP modernization recommendations to the USFS.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64745
Location: UNIT - Lassen National Forest All Units, Mendocino National Forest All Units, Modoc National Forest All Units, Six Rivers National Forest All Units, Gifford Pinchot National Forest All Units, Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest All Units, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest All Units, Siuslaw National Forest All Units, Umpqua National Forest All Units, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest All Units, Shasta Trinity National Forest All Units, Deschutes National Forest All Units, Mt. Hood National Forest All Units, Klamath National Forest All Units, Fremont-Winema National Forest All Units, Willamette National Forest All Units, Olympic National Forest All Units. STATE - California, Oregon, Washington. COUNTY - Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, Adams, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Yakima, Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington, Yamhill. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The area of the Northwest Forest Plan.
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R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Region 6 Elite Tree Protection Project
CE
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2023  		Expected:09/2023  09/2023 Claire Ellwanger
509-860-2463
claire.ellwanger@usda.gov 
Description: The Pacific Northwest Region is collaborating with nine Forests to develop a region-wide project to protect whitebark pine trees (Pinus albicaulis) that have a high level of white pine blister rust resistance.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63727
Location: UNIT - Malheur National Forest All Units, Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest All Units, Umpqua National Forest All Units, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest All Units, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest All Units, Deschutes National Forest All Units, Fremont-Winema National Forest All Units, Umatilla National Forest All Units, Colville National Forest All Units. STATE - Oregon, Washington. COUNTY - Chelan, Ferry, King, Kittitas, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Skagit, Snohomish, Stevens, Whatcom, Yakima, Baker, Deschutes, Douglas, Grant, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Union, Wallowa. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National Forest units, typically high elevation, where blister-rust resistant white-bark pine trees have been identified or are in screening, and areas that are high priority for new selections.
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Deschutes National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)  

R6 - Pacific Northwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Deschutes Fuels Maintenance Project
EA
 - Fuels management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/05/2023
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 03/2024  		Expected:10/2024
  		11/2024 Sasha Bertel
541-383-5563
Sasha.Bertel@usda.gov 
Description: Forest wide fuels maintenance proposal including non-fire and prescribed fire treatments.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63892
Location: UNIT - Deschutes National Forest All Units. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Forestwide.
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Deschutes National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)  

R6 - Pacific Northwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Building Disposal Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Facility management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/14/2021  		Expected:11/2024
  		03/2025 Cristina Peterson
541-383-4028
cristina.peterson@usda.gov 
Description: Remove 7 non-functioning structures at Black Butte (pit toilet), Fox Butte (lookout tower, cabin, and pit toilet), Trout Creek Butte (lookout tower), and Walker Mountain (lookout tower and garage).
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59894
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District, Crescent Ranger District, Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake. LEGAL - Black Butte (T13S, R9E, sec. 35), Fox Butte (T23S, R16E, sec. 6), Trout Creek Butte (T15S, R9E, sec. 28), Walker Mountain (T26S, R8E, sec. 24). Black Butte, Fox Butte, Trout Creek Butte, and Walker Mountain administrative sites.
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Deschutes National Forest,   Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R6 - Pacific Northwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Bend - Fort Rock District Post-Fire Reforestation
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)  In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/01/2023  		Expected:03/2024
  		04/2024 Cristina Peterson
541-383-5578
cristina.peterson@usda.gov 
Description: Natural regeneration is not expected on a total of 261 acres within 6 recent fire areas. Site preparation and planting native plant tree species is proposed to initiate reforestation.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65331
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Replanting would be within the Newberry, Rosland, Darlene, Old Wood, Swamp Wells, and Cedar Creek fire perimeters and on Cascade Lakes Highway in areas disturbed by suppression during the Cedar Creek.
42 Road GNA Wildfire Resilience Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/22/2021  		Expected:01/2024
  		03/2024 Alicia Bergschneider
541-383-4012
Alicia.Bergschneider@usda.gov 
Description: Vegetative treatments to reduce fuel loads, improve wildfire resilience, and improve forest health on 2,994 acres. Project area is primarily in Wildland Urban-Interface located west of La Pine State Park near Fall River Hatchery and Wake Butte.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60792
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project area is west of La Pine State Park near Fall River Hatchery and Wake Butte. Bounded by Forest Service roads 40 on the north, 4358 on the south, 4032 on the east and 4240 on the west.
Bend Lava Lands Paved Path
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 04/08/2021  		Expected:03/2024
  		04/2024 Alicia Bergschneider
541-383-4012
Alicia.Bergschneider@usda.gov 
Description: Construct a non-motorized paved path that would provide connections to recreation sites south of Bend, OR. The entire length of the path would be from Baker Road to Lava Lands Visitor Center.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57665
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The proposed location for the path would parallel Highway 97 on the west side from the Forest Service Boundary to Lava Lands Visitor Center.
Cow Meadow Cabin Restoration Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/14/2023  		Expected:02/2024
  		02/2024 Emilie Bedard
541-383-4769
Emilie.Bedard@usda.gov 
Description: This project proposes to secure and retrofit the Cow Meadow cabin to enhance bat roosting habitat.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64634
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Township 20 South, Range 8 East, Section 28. The project area is 27 miles northwest of La Pine, OR near Cow Meadow Campground.
East Fort Rock OHV Trailhead Connections
EA
 - Recreation management
- Road management 		 On Hold  N/A  N/A Lauren DuRocher
541-383-4721
lauren.durocher@usda.gov 
Description: The project would change the road designation for about 65 miles of road from "highway legal vehicles only" to "open to all vehicles," allowing for Class IV OHVs to legally connect from designated staging areas to the mixed motorized road network.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57491
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes, Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. East Fort Rock OHV area, southeast of Bend, Oregon.
East Lake Resort Well Replacement
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 11/02/2023  03/2024 Chelsea Fields
541-383-4028
chelsea.fields@usda.gov 
Description: East Lake Resort is requesting to replace their well with a new well system. Approximately 125 feet of piping would be placed 2 feet below the ground surface. The well depth would be approximately 150 feet and 8 inches in diameter.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64792
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Township 21 S, Range 13 E, Sections 29. The well is located on the eastern shore of East Lake within the Newberry National Monument. East Lake Resort is located approximately 24 miles southeast of Bend.
Midstate Wild Rivers Overhead Line Bury
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 10/30/2023  11/2023 Meria Page
541-433-3230
ina.page@usda.gov 
Description: Midstate proposes to bury about 1,390 feet of overhead line to avoid impacts to natural resources in the area. This would require a conduit installed using a boring machine and 2 concrete vaults about 5 feet by 7 feet.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64748
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Township 21 South, Range 9 East, Section 33. South of Forest Service Road 43/ Burgess Road and west of the Deschutes River.
Mt. Bachelor Improvements 2023
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/18/2023  		Expected:01/2024
  		05/2024 Kellie Roussos
541-383-4721
Kellie.Roussos@usda.gov 
Description: Mt. Bachelor is proposing to replace lift gantry conduits, improve surface lifts, ammend pipe routes for the approved biomass plant, and perform road maintenance on their powerline right of way.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64667
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Township 18 South, Range 9 East, Section 20, 21, 28, and 29 and Township 18 South, Range 10 east Section 35 and 36. Mt. Bachelor Ski resort and along a powerline maintenance road parallelling Cascade Lakes Highway.
NRCS Irish and Taylor SNOTEL Soil Sensor Installation
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 10/20/2023  10/2023 Meria Page
541-433-3230
ina.page@usda.gov 
Description: This request proposes to install 5 new soil sensors that would require digging pits 1 meter by 1 meter and 45 inches deep. A trench for conduit would be dug between 10 and 30 feet long to connect to power. The sensors would improve data collection.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64747
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Legal Location: Township 20 South, Range 6 East, Section 25, SE 1/4. South of Forest Service Road 4636, east of Irish and Taylor Lakes.
ODOT MT. Bachelor Sanding Shed Improvement
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 12/14/2023  03/2024 Chelsea Fields
541-383-4028
chelsea.fields@usda.gov 
Description: ODOT proposes to build a new sanding shed facility with employee restrooms, relocate septic system, and undertake various construction projects, including propane and generator facilities and phased paving.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64766
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Township 18 South; Range 10 East; Section 30. The sanding shed facility is located about 15 miles southeast of Bend, OR along Century Drive and exists entirely within the Bend-Fort Rock District of the Deschutes National Forest.
ODOT Mt. Bachelor MEC Upgrade and OSSA Improvement
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/18/2023  		Expected:03/2024
  		04/2024 Chelsea Fields
541-383-4028
chelsea.fields@usda.gov 
Description: Oregon State Snowmobile Association (OSSA) is requesting to relocate their existing propane tank and MEC is proposing to install new electrical service for ODOT. Both projects are within the vicinity of the ODOT Mt. Bachelor Sanding Shed permit area.
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Township 18 South, Range 10 East, Section 30. The sanding shed facility is located about 15 miles southeast of Bend, OR along Century Drive (OR-372) and exists entirely within the Bend-Fort Rock District of the Deschutes National Forest.
Odd Fellows Cabin Restoration - Phase II
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/07/2021  		Expected:02/2024
  		02/2024 Cristina Peterson
541-383-4028
cristina.peterson@usda.gov 
Description: This project proposes to continue restoration on 4 historic cabins to bring them into compliance with standards required to use them as recreation rentals.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60931
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Odd Fellows Cabins are located on the shore of Paulina Lake about 35 miles south of Bend, OR.
Twin Restoration Project
EIS

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register 06/08/2018
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 04/2024  		Expected:09/2024
  		10/2024 Alicia Bergschneider
541-383-4012
Alicia.Bergschneider@usda.gov 
Description: The Twin project area is evaluating opportunities for landscape forest management, fuels reduction, habitat improvement and recreation management.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=50983
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. West and southwest of Bend, OR encompasses the area surrounding the Wickiup and Crane Prairie Reservoirs, North and South Twin Lakes, and Browns Mountain and Round Mountain Late Successional Reserves.
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Deschutes National Forest,   Crescent Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R6 - Pacific Northwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Crescent Lake Roadside Hazardous Fuels
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Fuels management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/27/2023  		Expected:03/2024
  		03/2024 Floyd Comer
5418227203
floyd.comer@usda.gov 
Description: The primary purpose is to establish and maintain fuel breaks up to 1,000 feet wide and up to 3,000 acres in size. Intent is to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire on Federal land or catastrophic wildfire for an adjacent, at-risk community.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64853
Location: UNIT - Crescent Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Klamath. LEGAL - T23S,R6E,S35,36; T24S,R6E,S1,2,10-15,20,24-29,32-36; T25S,R6E,S2. General vicinity around Crescent Lake in Klamath county in the Cascades off Hwy 58 near Willamette Pass.
Recreation Residence Projects - Odell Lake E-1 Improvements
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special area management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/24/2023  		Expected:02/2024
  		03/2024 Amanda Madson
541-433-3206
amanda.madson@usda.gov 
Description: The permittee submitted a proposal to alter or repair their privately owned structures, trim end caps of logs and replace stairs.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63744
Location: UNIT - Crescent Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Klamath. LEGAL - T23S,R6E, S15. The Recreation Residence and project area is near Odell Lake, in Klamath County, OR near Willamette Pass off state HWY 58 in the Cascade Mountain Range.
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Deschutes National Forest,   Sisters Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R6 - Pacific Northwest Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
CEC HWY 242 to Crossroads Buried Power Transmission Line Replacement
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/23/2023  		Expected:12/2023
  		12/2023 Madison Anderson
541-549-7735
Madison.Anderson@usda.gov 
Description: Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) is permitted to operate buried power transmission line on National Forest lands near Sisters, Oregon. This project is for the replacement of a 0.57 mile portion of failing line serving the Crossroads Subdivision.
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - T 15S, R 9E, Sec 1E Willamette Meridian. Southwest of Sisters, OR.
CEC HWY 242 to Crossroads Buried Power Transmission Line Replacement
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 12/04/2023  12/2023 Madison Anderson
541-549-7735
Madison.Anderson@usda.gov 
Description: Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) is permitted to operate buried power transmission line on National Forest lands near Sisters, Oregon. This project is for the replacement of a 0.57 mile portion of failing line serving the Crossroads Subdivision.
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - T 15S, R 9E, Sec 1E Willamette Meridian. Southwest of Sisters, OR.
Cougar Rock Restoration Project
CE
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/16/2022  		Expected:02/2024
  		04/2024 Lauren DuRocher
541-316-9686
lauren.durocher@usda.gov 
Description: The project proposes to maintain and restore resiliency and forest health and to address the potential risk of large-scale high severity wildfires. Proposed actions include thinning, mowing and prescribed burning on upto 2,800 acres.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63319
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. North of Sisters, OR within the wildland urban interface, at times bordering private property, including areas along Indian Ford Road, near the base of Black Butte and Forest Service Road 1100.
Dea Drive Water Transmission Line Installation
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/01/2023  		Expected:01/2024
  		01/2024 Madison Anderson
541-549-7735
Madison.Anderson@usda.gov 
Description: Installation, operation, and maintenance of a new 0.26-mile water transmission pipeline to private land adjacent to National Forest lands near Sisters, Oregon.
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - T 10S, R 10E, Sec 22NE and Sec 14SW, W.M. Southeast of Sisters, Oregon.
Green Ridge Landscape Restoration
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products
- Fuels management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice 05/10/2022  		Expected:01/2024
  		03/2024 Lauren DuRocher
541-549-7711
lauren.durocher@usda.gov 
Description: The project would maintain and restore forest conditions closer to the historic range of variability and contribute to the restoration of ecosystem process and function in the planning area. Timber products are an outcome of restoration activities.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=48454
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project area is located about 13 air miles north of Sisters, Oregon.
Recreation Residence C-28 New Foundation
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/25/2023  		Expected:01/2024
  		01/2024 Madison Anderson
541-549-7735
Madison.Anderson@usda.gov 
Description: Replacement of existing foundation to comply with Jefferson County code.
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Jefferson. LEGAL - T 13S, R 9E, Sec 15, W.M. Northwest of Sisters, Oregon.
Sisters Municipal Water Infrastructure Defensible Space
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/02/2023  		Expected:02/2024
  		02/2024 Madison Anderson
541-549-7735
Madison.Anderson@usda.gov 
Description: Improve stand structure and extend the defensible space on National Forest system land directly surrounding City of Sisters permitted water infrastructure. Small tree thinning, mowing, prescribed burning, and pile/burn on about 26 acres.
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - T 15N, R 10W, Sec 19 NE, W.M. Southwest of Sisters, Oregon.
Sisters Trail Additions and Realignments (S.T.A.R.)
CE
 - Recreation management
- Projects that may affect Wilderness (for mailing list contacts) 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/21/2023  		Expected:05/2024
  		06/2024 Lauren DuRocher
541-549-7711
lauren.durocher@usda.gov 
Description: The STAR project proposes several trail actions including new trail construction, additions of existing routes to the official Forest Service trail system, as well as realignments and decommissioning of existing trails on the Sisters Ranger District.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64457
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes, Jefferson. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Proposed trail actions would occur on portions of 21 new and existing trails (totaling approximately 77 miles) on the Sisters Ranger District.
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