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NEPA Project Details

Project: Farout Project
Project Status: Planning Completed
Office Location: Medford
Resource Area: Glendale
NEPA #: DOI-BLM-M080-2010-010-EA Decision Record
Document Publish Date: 8/24/2011
Summary: This decision documentation applies to the Farout Timber Sale which is composed of 389 acres of commercial thinning and riparian thinning, and 25 acres of daylighting road maintenance (9.9 miles) on BLM managed lands. To facilitate the transport of logs, there would be 22 miles of \| road maintenance work on existing roads, and 1.5 miles of temporary route\| construction and 0.22 miles of re-construction to be decommissioned after use. The activities of the Farout Timber Sale are analyzed under the Farout Project Environmental Assessment (DOI-BLM-M080-2010-010-EA). The Farout Timber Sale is located approximately 10 miles northwest of the town of Glendale. The legal description is T.31S., R.10W., Sections 12 & 13; T.31S., R.9W. Sections 1-3, 7-29, & 33-36; T.31S., R.8W., Sections 6-8, 16-20, & 29-32; T.32S., R.9W., Sections 1; and T.32S., R.8W., Sections 5 & 6 in Douglas and Coos Counties.
Public Protest/Appeal Start Date : 8/25/2011
Public Protest/Appeal End Date : 9/06/2011
Contact: Michelle Calvert
Contact Phone: (541) 471-6505
Program Areas: Timber/Silviculture
NEPA #: DOI-BLM-M080-2010-010-EA Environmental Assessment / FONSI
Document Publish Date: 3/30/2011
Summary: The Glendale Field Manager is proposing silvicultural thinning and density management of timbered stands. The proposed activities are analyzed in the Farout Project Environmental Assessment (DOI-BLM-M080-2010-010-EA) and preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) prepared by the Glendale Resource Area, Medford District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The Farout Project Environmental Assessment (EA) discloses the predicted environmental effects of 745 acres of silvicultural thinning and density managment on Matrix and riparian thinning in Riparian Reserves. The proposed thinning treatments would maintain northern spotted owl habitat. Associated harvest activities include 89 miles of standard road maintenance and 10.5 miles of daylighting road maintenance on existing roads, 0.22 miles of temporary route re-construction, and 1.5 miles of temporary route construction. The Planning Area (PA) is located approximately 10 miles northwest of the town of Glendale. The legal description of the PA is T.31S., R.10W., Sections 12 & 13; T.31S., R.9W. Sections 1-3, 7-29, & 33-36; T.31S., R.8W., Sections 6-8, 16-20, & 29-32; T.32S., R.9W., Section 1; and T.32S., R.8W., Sections 5 & 6.
Public Review Start Date : 3/31/2011
Public Review End Date : 5/02/2011
Contact: Michelle Calvert
Contact Phone: (541) 471-6505
Program Areas: Riparian/Aquatic/Fisheries, Timber/Silviculture, Transportation/Travel/Access
NEPA #: DOI-BLM-M080-2010-010-EA Scoping Letter
Document Publish Date: 9/13/2010
Summary: The Glendale Resource Area of the Medford District BLM is proposing to thin 1,044 acres of forested land managed by the BLM including associated road work and post activity fuel reduction on federal land. The Farout Project Planning Area is located 10 miles northwest of the town of Glendale. The legal description is Township (T).30S., R.9W., Sections 34 & 35; T.31S., R.9W. Sections 1-3, 7-29, & 33-36; T.31S., R.8W., Sections 6-9, 16-21, & 29-32; T.32S., R.9W., Sections 1; and T.32S., R.8W., Sections 5 & 6 within Douglas and Coos Counties. The Farout Project Scoping Report is available for review at the Grants Pass Interagency Office of the BLM, 2164 NE Spalding Avenue, Grants Pass, OR. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:45 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., closed on holidays. The scoping report includes a project map and a description of proposed activities. For further information call Michelle Calvert, Planning & Environmental Coordinator, at (541) 471-6505.
Public Review Start Date : 9/14/2010
Public Review End Date : 10/15/2010
Contact: Michelle Calvert
Contact Phone: (541) 471-6505
Program Areas: Timber/Silviculture