NEPA Project Details

Project: Final Decision Documentation for Timber Sales within the Revised Middle Cow LSR Landscape Planning Project (Healthy Murph and Starving Cow Timber Sales)
Project Status: Planning Completed
Office Location: Medford
Resource Area: Glendale
NEPA #: OR118-05-022 Decision Record
Document Publish Date: 9/01/2006
Summary: The Glendale Resource Area will implement Alternative 2 of the Middle Cow LSR Landscape Planning Project Revised Environmental Assessment (EA-OR118-06-022). The decision encompasses all actions associated with the density management treatment suitable for timber sales (23 units), riparian thinning, treatment of residual slash from density management thinning (slash/handpile/burn or lop and scatter depending on the fuel loadings after density management), approximately 1.6 miles of temporary road construction, 17 miles of reconstruction, and 45 miles of maintenance necessary to complete the density management treatments, and decommissioning of roads associated with the density management treatments. The Healthy Murph Timber Sale sold 12/15/06 and is under implementation. The Starving Cow Timber Sale has not been offered for sale yet.
Public Protest/Appeal Start Date : 8/31/2006
Public Protest/Appeal End Date : 9/15/2006
Contact: Michelle Calvert
Contact Phone: (541) 471-6505
Program Areas: Timber/Silviculture