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Project: Middle Applegate Watershed Pilot Thompson Project

Project Status: Planning in Progress
Office Location: Medford
Resource Area: Ashland
NEPA #: DOI-BLM-OR-M060-2013-0003-EA  Environmental Assessment
Document Publish Date: 2/21/2013
Summary: The BLM, Ashland Resource Area, proposes to implement the Pilot Thompson Project by treating 2,356 to 2,723 acres of dry forest vegetation using various commercial and non-commercial forest management methods. The ecological forestry project will be achieved by implementing a series of forest prescriptions tailored to a specific forest type based on plant associations. The prescriptions are designed to restore forests and landscapes to conditions that are both more resistant and resilient to disturbances and that provide the diversity needed to restore and maintain native biodiversity and essential ecosystem functions. Restoration of ecosystems at the stand and landscape scale are a primary focus, rather than singular goals, such as fuel and wildfire abatement, timber production, or wildlife habitat. The Pilot Thompson Project has been planned within the Thompson Creek and Slagle Creek (Ferris Gulch portion) sub-watersheds of the greater Middle Applegate River Watershed.
Public Review Start Date : 2/21/2013
Public Review End Date : 4/26/2013
Contact: Stephanie Kelleher
Contact Email: Stephanie_Kelleher@blm.gov
Contact Phone: 541-618-2205
Program Areas: Timber/Silviculture
NEPA #: DOI-BLM_OR-M060-2012-0001-EA  Scoping Letter
Document Publish Date: 4/06/2012
Summary: This Notice continues the formal scoping period under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Pilot Thompson Project, the second phase of Middle Applegate Watershed Pilot Projects. Since the first scoping letter in September 2011, the BLM has been working to develop a more detailed proposal by identifying potential treatment areas and transportation needs. While this work is still in progress, we are seeking your input to this preliminary proposal.
Public Review Start Date : 4/06/2012
Public Review End Date : 5/07/2012
Contact: Stephanie Kelleher
Contact Email: Stephanie_Kelleher@blm.gov
Contact Phone: 541-618-2205
Program Areas: Timber/Silviculture
NEPA #: DOI-BLM-OR0M060-2012-0001-EA  Scoping Letter
Document Publish Date: 9/30/2011
Summary: The Medford District Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Ashland Resource Area, is continuing the implementation of the Middle Applegate Watershed Pilot Project by proposing ecological forestry projects within the approximate 23,000-acre Thompson Creek 6th field watershed, including Ferris Gulch. This Notice opens the formal scoping period under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the next phase of the Middle Applegate Watershed Pilot Project. The document for this Pilot phase is titled Pilot Thompson Environmental Assessment. The first phase of the Pilot, also known as the Pilot Joe Demonstration Project, was analyzed last year (see the Pilot website for more info). There will be a second scoping response opportunity in February/March 2012.
Public Review Start Date : 9/30/2011
Public Review End Date : 10/31/2011
Contact: Stephanie Kelleher
Contact Email: Stephanie_Kelleher@blm.gov
Contact Phone: 541-618-2205
Program Areas: Timber/Silviculture