Moving the area toward a more resilient landscape, providing a diversity of habitats, and reducing hazardous fuels. Approximately 14,745 acres of commercial thinning, for a total of 22,000 acres proposed for thinning, mowing, and/or underburning. The project is also part of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration project area. Read about this at www.deschutescollaborativeforest.org/.
Location Summary
The West Bend planning area (25,700 acres) is bounded on the east by the urban interface of Bend, Oregon and on the west by the Bend Watershed Roadless Area.
West Bend Draft EIS April 2013 (PDF 16441kb) The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the West Bend Vegetation Management Project. This document discloses the environmental consequences of the proposed project and alternatives. Maps of the activities for each alternative are provided in a separate document.
West Bend DEIS Alternative Maps (PDF 12389kb) Maps of units proposed for thinning and fuels reduction for each action alternative. 11 X 17.
Dear Reader DEIS Letter 4-15-13 (PDF 796kb) This public notification letter summarizes the project, announces the availability of the draft EIS, and provides information on how to comment and timeframe.