Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)

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- Siuslaw National Forest , Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
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Siuslaw National Forest , Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area R6 - Pacific Northwest Region
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Bull Run Dunes Restoration Project
CE

   *NEW LISTING*
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress
215 Comment Period Legal Notice
06/07/2013
Expected: 07/2013 07/2013 Mike Northrop
541-271-6045
mnorthrop@fs.fed.us
Description: The project would restore a portion of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area to an open sand condition through manual and mechanical treatment of invasive plant species.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42168
Location: UNIT - Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T25S R13W Section 29 The area proposed for restoration is located north of the Bull Run Staging Area in an area designated for Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) use.
Fivemile-Bell Landscape Management Project
EA
- Watershed management
- Forest products
- Road management
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress
215 Comment Period Legal Notice
05/27/2012
Expected: 05/2013
Actual: 07/27/2012,
07/30/2012
06/2013 Paul Burns
541-902-6953
comments-pacificnorthwest-siuslaw-centralcoast@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposed watershed restoration that includes upland treatments (commercially thin plantations), in-stream restoration (adding large wood, and stream channel restoration), and valley bottom management (riparian planting and meadow maintenance).
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32496
Location: UNIT - Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. Township 20 South, Range 11 West. sections 1-5, 8-12, 14-17, 22, and 23; W.M.
Heceta Shores Stabilization Project
EA
- Special use management
- Facility management
In Progress

05/09/2013
Est.
06/2013
Expected: 07/2013 07/2013 Lawrence Fisher
541-563-8406
comments-pacificnorthwest-siuslaw-hebo@fs.fed.us
Description: Construct a shoreline protection structure to stabilize about 325 feet of embankment. The embankment is continuing to fail and poses a risk to private property and homes.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38044
Location: UNIT - Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Township 17 South, Range 12 West, Section 33, SE 1/4; Willamette Meridian; Lane County, Oregon National Forest System land adjacent to private property called "Heceta Shores" north of Florence, Oregon and south of Baker Beach.
Millwright Beaver Landscape Management Project
EA
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
- Forest products
- Road management
In Progress
Scoping Start
09/24/2012
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice
07/2013
Expected: 08/2013 09/2013 Jack Sleeper
541-563-8424
comments-pacificnorthwest-siuslaw-centralcoast@fs.fed.us
Description: This project includes actions that would thin young, dense conifer stands less than 80 years old; enhance fish and wildlife habitats; repair, store, or decommission roads; and treat invasive plants.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40473
Location: UNIT - Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - Multiple sections in Township 12 South, Ranges 10 and 11 West; and Township 13 South, Range 11 West; Willamette Meridian; Lincoln County, OR. The project area encompases the Beaver Creek watershed, and portions of the Mill Creek, Wright Creek, and Drift Creek watersheds.
Siltcoos Beach Turn Lane Project
CE
- Recreation management
- Road management
In Progress
Scoping Start
03/13/2013
Expected: 05/2013 06/2014 Michael Brouwer
541-750-7138
comments-pacificnorthwest-siuslaw-centralcoast@fs.fed.us
Description: Improving the turn lane for public safety for heavy vehicle traffic associated with the recreation sites to increase the deceleration response time and turning radius.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41471
Location: UNIT - Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - T.20S., R.12W., section 4; Lane County, Oregon; W.M. Junction of Highway 101 and FS Road 1070
Siuslaw National Forest , Hebo Ranger District R6 - Pacific Northwest Region
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
East Beaver LWD Project
CE
- Watershed management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress
215 Comment Period Legal Notice
08/01/2012
Expected: 05/2013 06/2013 Jason Wilcox
503-392-5135
comments-pacificnorthwest-siuslaw-hebo@fs.fed.us
Description: The Hebo Ranger District proposes to provide ~ 180 trees ranging from a DBH of 24-32 inches from mature stands on National Forest System Lands to the Bureau of Land Management )BLM). These will be placed into East Beaver Creek for aquatic restoration
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40103
Location: UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Tillamook. LEGAL - T 3S, R 10W sections 15, 23, 24, 26, 27, 33 and 34. Trees are primarily located along FS roads 1004, 1004-112, 1004-113, and 1106.
Hebo 2013 Non-Key Road maintenance
CE
- Forest products
- Road management
Analysis Completed Expected: 05/2013
Actual: 05/09/2013
10/2013 Teresa Campbell
503-392-5124
tccampbell@fs.fed.us
Description: Maintenance of non-key forest roads. These roads have been identified as needed for restoration projects, general forest management and fire control. A portion of this maintenance will be conducted by providing commercial and personal firewood.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41665
Location: UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lincoln, Polk, Tillamook, Yamhill. Tillamook, Yamhill, Lincoln and Polk Counties
North Nestucca Restoration Project
EA
- Forest products
- Road management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Watershed management
Analysis Completed Expected: 04/2013
Actual: 05/03/2013
09/2013 John Casteel
503-392-5119
comments-pacificnorthwest-siuslaw-hebo@fs.fed.us
Description: Commercially thin about 6,390 acres of 25 to 65 year old young managed conifer stands, and treat about 338 acres of alder dominated upper slopes.in the Nestucca watershed.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=27124
Location: UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Tillamook. LEGAL - R7W, T3S; R7W, T4S; R8W, T3S; R8W, T4S; R9W, T3S; R9W, T4S; R9W, T5S; R10W, T3S, R10W,T4S, R10W, T5S Plantations are located in the Nestucca River Drainage about 10 miles South of Tillamook.
Salmon River Meadow Enhancement and Restoration
CE

   *NEW LISTING*
- Special area management
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress
215 Comment Period Legal Notice
05/08/2013
Expected: 06/2013 06/2013 Michelle Dragoo
503-392-5127
mdragoo@fs.fed.us
Description: establishing native vegetation by cutting Himalayan blackberry in heavily infested areas within the project area and seeding and planting with native species.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42063
Location: UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - T6S, R10W Sections 29,31 In the Cascade Head Scenic Research Area south of Three Rocks Road and east of Highway 101.
Schooner Creek Restoration Project
CE
- Watershed management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Road management
Analysis Completed Expected: 04/2013
Actual: 04/26/2013
08/2013 Rondall Hudson
775-778-6122
comments-pacificnorthwest-siuslaw-hebo@fs.fed.us
Description: Improve spawning and rearing habitat by adding approximately 140 large conifer logs in key reaches of Schooner Creek and North Fork Schooner Creek. The project aproposes to store approximately one mile of Forest Service Road 1783.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41221
Location: UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - T7S, R10W Section 21 North Fork Schooner Creek, South ForkSchooner Creek, Schooner Creek
South Nestucca Restoration Project
EA
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Land management planning
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Road management
In Progress
Scoping Start
08/08/2012
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice
05/2013
Expected: 09/2013 11/2013 Wayne Patterson
503-392-5136
comments-pacificnorthwest-siuslaw-hebo@fs.fed.us
Description: Thinning previously burned and planted or clear-cut and planted stands using commercial or noncommercial methods. About 1,015 acres of 28-50 year old plantations and 1,311 acres of 76-100 year old plantations of off-site genetic stock.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39933
Location: UNIT - Hebo Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Tillamook, Yamhill. LEGAL - (T 3S, R 9, 10 W) (T4S, R 8, 9, 10 W) T5S, R 8,9,10 W) Hebo Ranger District about 80 miles NW of Corvallis.
Siuslaw National Forest , Siuslaw National Forest All Units R6 - Pacific Northwest Region
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
10C Designated Routes Project
EIS
- Recreation management
- Land management planning
In Progress
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
10/26/2012
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/2013
Expected: 06/2013 08/2013 Angela Morris
541-271-6040
mailto:comments-pacificnorthwest-siuslaw-centralcoast@fs.fed.us
Description: Designating motorized vehicle routes in the 10C Management Area of the Oregon Dunes NRA.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34220
Location: UNIT - Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Coos, Douglas, Lane. LEGAL - T22S, R13W, Sec 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, 36; T23S, R13W, Sec 23, 26, 34; T24S, R13W, Sec 3, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 29, 33,34; T19S, R12W, Sec 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 17, 16, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, 33 National Forest System lands in the Central Coast Ranger District-Oregon Dunes NRA
Mapleton Administrative Site Conveyance Project
EA
- Facility management
- Land ownership management
Analysis Completed Expected: 06/2013
Actual: 06/12/2013
07/2013 Susan Henry
541-225-6338
comments-pacificnorthwest-siuslaw-centralcoast@fs.fed.us
Description: Pursuant to the Forest Service Facilities Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005, federally owned structures and land (about 16 acres) at the Mapleton Administrative site would be sold through a competitive process.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39982
Location: UNIT - Central Coast Ranger District/Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Lane. LEGAL - Township 18 South, Range 10 West, section 2; W.M.; Lane, County, Oregon The Administrative site is located near Mapleton, Oregon
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