Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
07/01/2024 to 09/30/2024
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

           *UPDATED* 		- Land management planning  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 06/21/2024
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 12/2024  		Expected:01/2025
  		01/2025 Jennifer McRae
202-791-8488
SM.FS.NFSWONGA@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.
Back To Top

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

           *UPDATED* 		- Land management planning  In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register 12/18/2023
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 06/2024  		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.
Back To Top

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.
Back To Top

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

           *UPDATED* 		- Fuels management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/05/2023
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 10/2024  		Expected:05/2025
  		10/2025 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.
Back To Top

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:12/2025
  		04/2026 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.
Class 1, Pedal-assist E-bikes on Select Trails
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2024  		Expected:03/2025  04/2025 Cristina Peterson
541-383-5578
cristina.peterson@usda.gov 
Description: The Deschutes NF proposes to authorize class 1, pedal-assist e-bikes on 160 miles of existing trails that receive high use by bicycles and on existing paved paths. Trails are in the Peterson Ridge, Phil's, Wanoga, and Sunriver areas
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66475
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District, Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Trails included in this proposal are on the Bend - Fort Rock Ranger District, west of Bend, OR, near the community of Sunriver, OR, and on the Sisters Ranger District, outside of Sisters, OR.
Back To Top

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

           *UPDATED* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)  Completed  Actual: 04/04/2024  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:07/2024
  		07/2024 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:10/2024
  		11/2024 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.
Boundary Road Fuels Reduction Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Fuels management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 06/2024  		Expected:10/2024  04/2025 Emma Olson
541-383-4012
Emma.Olson@usda.gov 
Description: Fuels reduction project to reduce wildfire risk to local communities in La Pine, OR and to enhance forest resilience to insect and disease. The project area is in the Wildland Urban Interface and in a high-risk fireshed adjacent to neighborhoods.
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. West of La Pine, Oregon. Adjacent to the following residential areas: Ponderosa Pine Subdivision, Wildriver Subdivision, Day Corridor and 6th Neighborhood, and the Dorrace Neighborhood.
Cow Meadow Cabin Restoration Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants  Completed  Actual: 05/09/2024  05/2024 Emma Olson
541-383-4012
Emma.Olson@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

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Road management 		 Cancelled  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.
Elk Lake Cabin J7 Foundation and Chimney Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 06/20/2024  06/2024 Chelsea Fields
541-383-4028
chelsea.fields@usda.gov 
Description: The owners of J7 are requesting to excavate and remove the old foundation and install a new stem wall and concrete footings for the foundation and removal and replacement of the stone chimney with logs. Contractors would conduct the work.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66343
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Township 18 South; Range 8 East; Section 29. The project area is located on the north shore of Elk Lake and is approximately 32 miles southwest of Bend, OR.
Elk Lake Cabin M10 Recreation Residence Improvements
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 06/24/2024  06/2024 Emma Olson
541-383-4028
Emma.Olson@usda.gov 
Description: The owners of Elk Lake Cabin M10 recreation residence are requesting to upgrade power and repair their foundation by replacing decomposing logs.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65640
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Township 18 S; Range 8 E; Section 32. The project area is located on the north shore of Elk Lake and is approximately 32 miles southwest of Bend, OR.
Mt. Bachelor Outlier Pit Toilet Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/11/2024  		Expected:08/2024
  		08/2024 Kellie Roussos
541-383-4721
Kellie.Roussos@usda.gov 
Description: Install prefabricated pit restrooms at the bottom of Cloudchaser, Outback, and Northwest ski lifts for employees and guests who are working or recreating in those areas. There are no restrooms located near these lifts currently.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66366
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. This project will take place in the Mt. Bachelor permit area.
ODOT Mt. Bachelor MEC Upgrade and OSSA Improvement
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 04/23/2024  05/2024 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65379
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:07/2024
  		07/2024 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 Lakes Resort Structure Proposal
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 06/2024  		Expected:09/2024  10/2024 Emma Olson
541-383-4012
Emma.Olson@usda.gov 
Description: Twin Lakes Resort is proposing to install five new structures on the resort property, including two gazebos, two dock extensions, and one music stage.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66288
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Township 21 S, Range 8 E, Section 33. Twin Lakes Resort.
Twin Restoration Project
EIS

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Cancelled  N/A  N/A 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.
West Bend Trails Project
EA
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 03/14/2024  		Expected:01/2025
  		02/2025 Emilie Bedard
541-383-4769
Emilie.Bedard@usda.gov 
Description: Trail modifications, such as reroutes, new trails, decommissioning to create a more sustainable trail network while minimizing resource impacts.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65732
Location: UNIT - Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. West of Bend. Includes areas parallel to FS Road 4601, from forest boundary to Tumalo Lake, and from Cascade Lakes Hwy to Vista Butte.
Back To Top

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
2024 Crescent and Odell Lake Recreation Residences Projects
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/10/2024  		Expected:07/2024
  		07/2024 Gwenyth Fisk
(541) 433-3252
Gwenyth.Fisk@usda.gov 
Description: Nine Crescent Lake and seven Odell Lake recreation residents have submitted project proposals for improvements to privately owned structures such as stair, septic, and deck replacements among other repairs.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65906
Location: UNIT - Crescent Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Klamath. LEGAL - T23S,R6E,S7,8,14,18,26; T24S,R6E,S14,15,21. Project activities will occur on recreation residence sites around Odell Lake and Crescent Lake in Klamath County, Oregon. The project area is near Willamette Pass off state highway 58.
Crescent Lake Roadside Hazardous Fuels
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Fuels management  Completed  Actual: 05/20/2024  05/2024 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.
MEC Walker Mountain Tower Replacement
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/04/2024  		Expected:09/2024
  		10/2024 Gwenyth Fisk
541-433-3252
Gwenyth.Fisk@usda.gov 
Description: MEC is proposing to replace their existing communications tower and expand their control building at Walker Mountain Communication Site. Proposal includes moving the tower's location to improve line-of-sight with nearby microwave devices.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66207
Location: UNIT - Crescent Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Klamath. LEGAL - Township 26S, Range 8E, Section 24, Willamette Meridian. Project activities will occur within the designated Walker Mountain Communication Site on Walker Mountain in Klamath County, OR. Project area is about 10 miles south of the town of Crescent.
Midstate Electric Gilchrist to Chiloquin Line Upgrade
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/22/2024  		Expected:07/2024
  		07/2024 Meria Page
541-433-3230
ina.page@usda.gov 
Description: Rebuild the Gilchrist to Diamond Lake transmission line. The existing transmission and smaller distribution lines and old wood poles removed. Both the Transmission and the distribution lines will be placed on the same poles spaced apart per code.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65627
Location: UNIT - Crescent Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Klamath. LEGAL - T25S,R8E,S5-8,15,17,20,29,31; T26S,R8E,S5-7,18-20,29,30,32. Upgrade of transmission line, ~15 miles are located on National Forest System Lands, generally running north and south parallel to Hwy 97 in the vicinity of the junction of Hwy 58.
Recreation Residence Projects - Odell Lake E-1 Improvements
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special area management  On Hold  N/A  N/A 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.
Back To Top

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
Camp Tamarack Master Development Plan
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 06/02/2024  06/2024 Madison Anderson
541-549-7735
Madison.Anderson@usda.gov 
Description: The Master Development Plan (MDP) proposes improvements to Camp Tamarack for implementation as time and resources allow. Improvements include, among other things, new facilities, outdoor pavilions, ADA paths, rope courses, and composting toilets.
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Jefferson. LEGAL - 13S R08E S26, W.M. West of Sisters, OR near Suttle Lake.
Cougar Rock Restoration Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/16/2022  		Expected:08/2024
  		04/2025 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.
Culvert Replacement on Forest Service Road 12
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Road management  Completed  Actual: 05/31/2024  06/2024 Madison Anderson
541-549-7735
Madison.Anderson@usda.gov 
Description: Project proposes to replace a failing concrete culvert on the Forest Service Road 12 at milepost 12.89 with a corrugated metal culvert. Traffic would need be closed from Lower Bridge to the 1270 intersection for the two weeks of implementation.
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Jefferson. LEGAL - T12S R09E S2, W.M. Northwest of Sisters, OR in the Metolius Basin at Forest Service Road 12 milepost 12.89.
Green Ridge Landscape Restoration
EA
 - Forest products
- Fuels management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice 05/10/2022  		Expected:08/2024
  		09/2024 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-11 New Well
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Madison Anderson
541-549-7735
Madison.Anderson@usda.gov 
Description: Project proposes to install a new well and pumphouse at cabin #11 in the Tract C of the Metolius River Recreation Residences.
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Jefferson. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Northwest of Sisters, OR in the Metolius Basin.
Recreation Residence O-26 Cabin Remodel
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Madison Anderson
541-549-7735
Madison.Anderson@usda.gov 
Description: Project proposes a full tear down and rebuild with a remodel of cabin #26 in the O-Tract of the Metolius River Recreation Residences.
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Jefferson. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Northwest of Sisters, OR in the Metolius Basin.
Sisters Municipal Water Infrastructure Defensible Space
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Completed  Actual: 02/20/2024  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

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Projects that may affect Wilderness (for mailing list contacts) 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/21/2023  		Expected:04/2025
  		06/2025 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.
Three Creek Road Buried Powerline
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/22/2024  		Expected:08/2024
  		09/2024 Lauren DuRocher
541-316-9686
lauren.durocher@usda.gov 
Description: The project proposed to authorize Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) to install approximately 144 feet of new underground power line along Three Creek Road.
Location: UNIT - Sisters Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Deschutes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T15S R10E Sec 15S.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.