Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
01/01/2023 to 03/31/2023
Willamette 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
-  R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Willamette National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
-  R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Willamette National Forest,  Detroit Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Willamette National Forest,  McKenzie River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Willamette National Forest,  Middle Fork Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Willamette National Forest,  Sweet Home Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Projects Occurring Nationwide  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
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

           *UPDATED* 		- Regulations, Directives, Orders  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/11/2022
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 01/2023  		Expected:01/2023
  		02/2023 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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Willamette 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
2020 Fire Affected Road System Risk Reduction
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products
- Fuels management
- Road management 		 Completed  Actual: 11/30/2022  12/2022 Elspeth Gustavson
541-225-6436
elspeth.gustavson@usda.gov 
Description: Reduce the risks posed by fire-killed and injured trees that have fallen across or remain standing along important access routes of the 2020 fire-affected road system so that access to and through the burned area can be restored.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61749
Location: UNIT - Sweet Home Ranger District, Detroit Ranger District, McKenzie River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane, Linn, Marion. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Forest System roads within the perimeters of the Holiday Farm (East of Eugene along OR-126), Beachie Creek and Lionshead Fires (Southeast of Salem along OR-22).
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Willamette National Forest,   Detroit 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
Bado Thin
CE
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)  On Hold  N/A  N/A Annika Dixon
503-854-3897
annika.dixon@usda.gov 
Description: Bado Thin would commercially thin approximately 70 acres of timber over the age of 80 to increase stand health and vigor and provide timber to the local economy. Timber would be harvested using both ground based and skyline yarding systems.
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - T10S, R5E, section 21. Next to the southern bank of the Detroit Reservoir.
CPI Communication Pole
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 11/29/2022  12/2022 Amelia Snook
503-854-3366
Amelia.Snook@usda.gov 
Description: Approval of a special use permit to Consumer Power Inc. (CPI) for the installation of a new communications pole on the Detroit Ranger District Compound for mounting radio equipment.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63202
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Marion. LEGAL - T10S, R5E, Section 10, Willamette Meridian. Detroit Ranger District Compound outside the fence surrounding the CPI substation at the end of the water tower road 2200-108. Area less than 500 square feet.
Consumers Power Inc Radio Tower
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Amelia Snook
503-854-3366
Amelia.Snook@usda.gov 
Description: Project #62950 was Canceled because it is a duplicate of another project (#63202) on the SOPA. Those interested in information related to this project, should refer to project #63202.
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Marion. LEGAL - Township 10 South Ranger 5 East Section 10. At the end of Forest road 2200-108, next to the substation in the powerline corridor above Detroit Ranger Station.
Detroit District Aquatic Organisms Passage
CE
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/17/2022  		Expected:02/2023
  		04/2023 Jamie Sheahan Alonso
(503) 854-4217
jamie.sheahanalonso@usda.gov 
Description: Eight culverts need replacing to increase streamflow capacity and alleviate barriers to aquatic organism passages, including ESA-listed species. This project will improve longevity to roads by allowing debris flow resulting from 2020 wildland fires.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61839
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Marion. LEGAL - T9S R5E Sec 28; R6E Sec 6; R7E Sec 17, 19-20, 29, 34. Located on Road 46, MP 10.2; Road 4600-050, MP 0.1; Road 46, MP 10.5;road 4693X, MP 0.0; road 2231, MP 2.9; road 2231-870, MP 3.1; road 2223, MP 4.0; and road 4697-393, MP6.7; about 3 mi NE of Detroit.
Detroit Ranger Station Permanent Homes Rebuild
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Facility management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/17/2022  		Expected:01/2023
  		02/2023 Adrienne Strubb
541-460-0861
Adrienne.Strubb@usda.gov 
Description: The Detroit Ranger District seeks to build four structures to replace the four single-family residences that were lost due to the 2020 wildfires. Located on the previous general footprint, each unit is designed for operational and energy efficiency.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61837
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Marion. LEGAL - T10S R5E Sec 2-3. Project located on Detroit Ranger Station administrative site, approximately 1.5 miles west of the city of Detroit, Oregon.
Devils Creek and Breitenbush Forks post-fire Cabins Rebuild
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Special area management
- Special use management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 02/2023  		Expected:05/2023  06/2023 Darrin Neff
503-854-4219
darrin.neff@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62136
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Marion. LEGAL - The two recreation tracks are located at T9S, R7S, Sections 20 and 21. The tracks are Northeast of Detroit, off of the Hwy 46 and NF roads 890 and 896.
Divide
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Land management planning
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/16/2020
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 04/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		09/2023 Adrienne Strubb
541-460-0861
Adrienne.Strubb@usda.gov 
Description: This project would commercially harvest about 1647 acres of managed and natural stands to enhance the growth and structural complexity of the stands. Project also includes road density management, meadow restoration, sugar pine habitat restoration.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56803
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T 10 S, R 06 E, sections 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, and T 11 S, R 06 E, sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, and 28. Approximately 7 miles SE of Detroit.
Elkhorn Creek Comprehensive River Management Plan
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Land management planning
- Recreation management
- Special area management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2023  		Expected:09/2023  10/2023 Sarah Browne
505-414-3301
sarah.browne@usda.gov 
Description: Develop a comprehensive river management plan (CRMP), as required by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, to protect and enhance the values for which the rivers were designated (free-flowing, water quality, and outstandingly remarkable values).
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60604
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Marion. LEGAL - Sections 12 and 13 in Township 9 South, Range 4 East to Section 1, Township 9 South, Range 3 East. Designated segments are from the Forest Service boundary on the common section line between Sections 12 & 13 T9S, R4E to the point where the segment leaves Federal ownership along the BLM boundary.
Hwy 46 Fire Recovery Soils Rehabilitation
CE
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/17/2022  		Expected:01/2023
  		06/2023 Brian McMullen
970-945-3249
brian.mcmullen@usda.gov 
Description: This project will mitigate soil resource damage from hazard tree operations from late 2020/early 2021 necessitated by the Lionshead Fire of September 2020. To reduce soil compaction, ground-based tracked equipment will be used to break up soil.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61851
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Marion. LEGAL - T9S R5-6E Sec 29-36. The proposed subsoiling tracks are located along highway 46, within 1-2 miles north of Detroit City.
Portland General Electric (PGE) Powerline Deck Sale
CE
 - Fuels management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/17/2022  		Expected:02/2023
  		06/2023 Annika Dixon
503-854-3897
annika.dixon@usda.gov 
Description: PGE cut and decked hazard trees along their powerline after the 2020 fires, in accordance to their Memorandum of Understanding. A deck sale is proposed to reduce fuel hazard by removing these decks.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61846
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Marion. LEGAL - T9S, R5E Sec 26-28,35-36, R6E Sec 12-17,21,29, R8E Sec 7. These decks are located North of Detroit City along French Creek road and Northeast of Detroit City along Highway 46.
Sportsman's Thin
CE
 - Forest products  In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/16/2019  		Expected:02/2023
  		09/2023 Annika Dixon
503-854-3897
annika.dixon@usda.gov 
Description: Project is proposing commercial thinning of timber over 80 years old to increase health and vigor of stands.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56760
Location: UNIT - Detroit Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T10S,R5E, secs 11,12,14, Adjacent to Detroit Reservoir.
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Willamette National Forest,   McKenzie River 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
1506 road reconstruction
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Road management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/12/2022  		Expected:02/2023
  		06/2023 Brandon Green
541-822-7218
brandon.green@usda.gov 
Description: The District is proposing reconstructing 8 miles of NFSR 1506. Road work may include culvert replacement, fill slope repair and stabilization, roadway surface replacement, drainage repair and incidental tree removal associated with repair sites.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63164
Location: UNIT - McKenzie River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Not Applicable. NFSR 1506 Lookout Creek, MP 7.0 (Lookout Creek TH West) to MP 15.0 (Jct. with Road 1506630).
Buckeye Thin
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/22/2022  		Expected:03/2023
  		06/2024 Jessica Reed
541 822-7236
jessica.reed2@usda.gov 
Description: The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to treat approximately 69 acres located in two stands that are approximately 45 years old. Treatments would include 54 acres of commercial thinning, 6 acres of gaps, and 9 acres of skips.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62737
Location: UNIT - McKenzie River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T16S, R4E, Sections 1 & 2; Willamette Meridian, Lane County, OR. The proposed project areas are located off Forest Service roads 1510611 and 1510612.
Calloway
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Forest products
- Fuels management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/09/2022
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 04/2023  		Expected:08/2023
  		10/2023 Dean Schlichting
541-822 7214
dean.schlichting@usda.gov 
Description: This project area encompasses 45,027 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 three sub watersheds, with 394 units totaling 8,757 acres.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63148
Location: UNIT - McKenzie River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane, Linn. LEGAL - Not Applicable. This project area encompasses 45,027 acres, located on the McKenzie River and Sweet Home Districts of the Willamette National Forest just north of the town of Blue River, Oregon in Lane, and Linn Counties.
Delta Campground Decommissioning
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Watershed management 		 Completed  Actual: 12/19/2022  01/2023 Dean Schlichting
541-822 7214
dean.schlichting@usda.gov 
Description: The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to decommission Delta Campground and remove all campground and trail associated infrastructure, including pavement from approximately 1 mile of the 1900400-access road. The project area is located thre.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62257
Location: UNIT - McKenzie River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Delta Campground, near road 19 and Highway 126 intersection. T.16 S., R.4 E., Sections 19, 23 and 24, Willamette Meridian.
EWEB Load Bank
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Facility management  Completed  Actual: 10/13/2022  10/2022 Shane Kamrath
541-822-7233
shane.kamrath@usda.gov 
Description: EWEB is proposing to install a fenced area for the Load Bank with associated transmission line poles within an area of approximately 2.5 acres. Approximately 237 Trees would be removed and used exclusively for aquatic restoration projects.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62856
Location: UNIT - McKenzie River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - T.15S., R.6E., Section 1, Willamette Meridian. The proposed project is located within the Upper McKenzie Watershed on the McKenzie River Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest. The proposed project area is located off FS Road 2600730.
EWEB Transmission Line Expansion
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/26/2022  		Expected:01/2023
  		02/2023 Jessica Reed
541-822-7236
jessica.reed2@usda.gov 
Description: Creating early seral habitat and wildlife trees along 10 miles of an EWEB transmission line corridor 35' on both sides. The project will remove 7,700 trees for habitat restoration and line safety and 1,619 trees for snag mitigation habitat trees.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63197
Location: UNIT - McKenzie River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - The legal description for the proposed action is Sections 13, 14, 15 T16S, R5E; Sections 2, 8, 9, 11, 18, T16S, R6E; Sections 11, 14, 23, 26, 35; T15S, R6E. Along existing EWEB transmission line corridor the 2600252 to the 2655713 road and within the McKenzie River, McKenzie Bridge, Boulder Creek, and Deer Creek subwatersheds (6th field) of McKenzie River.
Quartz Creek/Pond Road Bridge Replacement
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Road management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/14/2022  		Expected:01/2023
  		01/2023 Kate Meyer
541-822-7230
kate.meyer@usda.gov 
Description: The McKenzie River Ranger District is proposing to replace a bridge on U.S. Forest Service, National Forest System (NFS) Road 2618-305, 400 feet of this road would be reconstructed meet standards and to be above the modeled 100-year flood elevation.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63165
Location: UNIT - McKenzie River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project is located along NFS Road 2618-305 (Pond Road), near the town of Nimrod, approximately 26 miles east of Springfield, Oregon.
Taylor North Bank WUI Hazardous Fuel Reduction Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Fuels management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/14/2021  		Expected:01/2023
  		02/2023 Dennis Rogers
541-822-7247
dirk.rogers@usda.gov 
Description: The purpose of this project is to reduce hazardous fuels within the Taylor north Bank area of the district by thinning understory ladder fuels along roads.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63170
Location: UNIT - McKenzie River Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Forest Service land in the Taylor/North Bank neighborhoods of the McKenzie Bridge area. Parts of T 16S, R 5 E Section 1 and T 16S, R 6 E Sections 18 & 7.
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Willamette National Forest,   Middle Fork 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
AOP Culvert Replacements
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/22/2022  		Expected:01/2023
  		05/2023 Mark Richardson
5417825206
mark.richardson@usda.gov 
Description: Six stream crossings are currently impeding passage for fish and other aquatic organisms. We plan to replace these culverts with structures that will allow aquatic organism passage (AOP) upstream and downstream from the crossings.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62157
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Beaver Creek at 2154-380 road, Beaver Creek at 2154 road, Beaver Creek at 2153 road, Swift Creek at 23 road, Skunk Creek at 21 road, Skunk Creek at 2100-400 road .
Bingham Bridge Floodplain Restoration
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/22/2022  		Expected:02/2023
  		06/2023 Lisa Kurian
541-782-5312
lisa.kurian@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62161
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T22S R3E S33 and S34, T23S R3E S3 and S4.
Broken Bowl Bridge Replacement
CE
 - Recreation management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Kevin Rowell
541-782-5305
kevin.a.rowell@usda.gov 
Description: The bridge was broken from a downed tree during the 2019 snow event. This bridge is along the Fall Creek National Scenic Trail.
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T18S, R2E, S31 SE. Approximately 9 miles north/northeast of Lowell, OR.
Campground Host Site Improvements
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/22/2022  		Expected:02/2023
  		06/2023 Chloe Goldade-Holbrook
541-782-5230
chloe.goldade-holbrook@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62163
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Kiahanie, Bedrock, Blue Pool, Black Canyon, Gold Lake, North Waldo, Islet, Shadow Bay, Packard and Sand Prairie Campgrounds.
Campground Vault Toilet Replacements
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Facility management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/22/2022  		Expected:02/2023
  		05/2023 Chloe Goldade-Holbrook
541-782-5230
chloe.goldade-holbrook@usda.gov 
Description: Replace toilets at Black Canyon, Broken Bowl, North Waldo, Salt Creek, Shadow Bay, Warner Mountain, and Campers Flat Campgrounds
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62162
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Black Canyon, Broken Bowl, North Waldo, Salt Creek, Shadow Bay, Warner Mountain, and Campers Flat Campgrounds.
Cedar-Gales Roadside Risk Reduction
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/18/2022
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 02/2023  		Expected:03/2023
  		05/2023 Hilary Henry
541-460-0754
Hilary.Henry@usda.gov 
Description: 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 fire-affected road system so that access to and through the burned area can be restored.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63158
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Forest System roads within the Gales and Cedar Creek Fire areas.
Cowhorn Trail Cutoff
CE
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/09/2018  		Expected:03/2023
  		04/2023 Kevin Rowell
541-782-5305
kevin.a.rowell@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=53692
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T25S, R5.5E, Sections 11 and 1. Approximately, 35 miles southeast of Oakridge.
Lowell Country Project
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Watershed management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice 12/10/2020  		Expected:04/2023
Actual: 04/13/2021
04/14/2020
07/10/2019  		04/2023 Eileen Kitayama
458-245-0170
eileen.kitayama@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=52868
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Located in the 123,000 acre Fall Creek 5th watershed, on the western edge of the Middle Fork Ranger District, Township 17-20 and Range 2 - 4E of the Willamette Meridian. https://arcg.is/0KHXCq.
North Fork #2 Bridge Replacement
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/24/2019  		Expected:01/2023
  		04/2023 Kevin Rowell
541-782-5305
kevin.a.rowell@usda.gov 
Description: The bridge damage during the 2019 snow event. It is near failing. This bridge on the North Fork Trail.
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T20S, R3E, Section 26 of the Willamette Meridian, Lane County, Oregon. Approximately 5 miles north/northeast of Westfir, OR along the North Fork River.
North Fork Bridge Replacement
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/24/2019  		Expected:01/2023
  		04/2023 Kevin Rowell
541-782-5305
kevin.a.rowell@usda.gov 
Description: The bridge, which is located along the North Fork Trail, has failed and is unsafe to cross. The new bridge would be built with native log stringers by hand using skilled trail bridge builders.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56000
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T20S, R3E, Section 13. Approximately 8 miles north/northeast of Westfir, OR along the North Fork River.
Side Channel Bridge Construction
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/07/2021  		Expected:04/2023
  		05/2023 Kevin Rowell
541-782-5305
kevin.a.rowell@usda.gov 
Description: We propose to build the Side Channel trail bridge on the Middle Fork Trail #3609 to meet National Health and Safety standards for trails.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59776
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Middle Fork Trail #3609.
Steeple Rock Rigdon
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/17/2022
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 03/2023  		Expected:08/2023
  		09/2023 Hilary Krieger
5038543221
Hilary.Henry@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61142
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T 22 S, R2 E, Sections 35 and 36; T 23 S, R 2 E, Sections 1, 2, 10-15, 22-26; T 23 S, R 3 E, Sections 4-9, 16-21, 28-34; T 24 S, R3 E, Sections 3-11 and 24-20, T 34 S, R 2 E, Sections 1, 13, and 24. 14 miles south of Oakridge in Lane County on the western slopes of the Cascades mostly in the Buck Creek 6th field watershed, though overlapping into the Coal Creek and Packard Creek subwatersheds.
Youngs Rock Rigdon EIS
EIS
 - Recreation management
- Heritage resource management
- Special area management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 07/09/2021
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 01/2023  		Expected:03/2023
  		04/2023 Hilary Henry
541-460-0754
Hilary.Henry@usda.gov 
Description:  Forest management treatments are proposed on approximately 6,800 acres within the project area. Treatment proposed include thinning, early seral creation, fuel reduction, habitat restoration, system road management, recreation management.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=55868
Location: UNIT - Middle Fork Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - The legal description of the area is T 23 S, R 3 E, sections 1-4, 9-16, 21-28, 34-36, T 23 S, R 4 E, sections 7, 16-35, T 24 S, R 3 E, sections 1-3, 10-13, T 24 S, R 4 E, sections 2-1, 14-20. This project planning area is located in the Upper Middle Fork Willamette Watershed, in Lane County, Oregon. The project is located approximately 15 miles south of Oakridge ,OR on the 2100 road system.
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Willamette National Forest,   Sweet Home 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
2022 Roadside Hazardous Fuels Reduction
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Fuels management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/13/2022  		Expected:02/2023
  		05/2023 Chris Mushrush
541-393-7572
chris.mushrush@usda.gov 
Description: The Sweet Home Ranger district proposes to create fuel breaks along Forest Service roads to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to the Middle Santiam Wilderness and private timber lands.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63008
Location: UNIT - Sweet Home Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - Township 12 South, Range 5 East, Sections 1-4, 11-14, 23-26, and 29-30; Township 11 South, Range 5 East, Sections 28, 33 and 34; Willamette Meridian. Forest System roads 1152-617, 634, 640, 649, 650, 651, and 652, and 2041-528.
Yukwah Viewing Platform Removal
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  Completed  Actual: 11/30/2022  11/2022 Stefanie Gatchell
541-367-3962
stefanie.gatchell@usda.gov 
Description: The platform stringers are rotten and beyond repair. The platform will be removed by hand and pulled off the bank with heavy equipment via an unnamed access road adjacent to Highway 20. The access road will be closed after project completion.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62380
Location: UNIT - Sweet Home Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Linn. LEGAL - Township 13 South, Range 4 East, Section 33. The project is located near Yukwah Campground on the south side of Highway 20 about 28 miles east of Sweet Home, OR.
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