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Project: South River Commercial Thinning 2009

Project Status: Planning Completed
Office Location: Roseburg
Resource Area: South River
NEPA #: DOI-BLM-OR-R050-2009-0005-EA  Finding of No Significant Impact
Document Publish Date: 8/17/2010
Summary: The South River FY 2009 Commercial Thinning Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzed three alternatives. In addition to Alternative One - No Action (EA, p. 5), two action alternatives were analyzed. These consist of Alternative Two - Even-Spaced Thinning in the General Forest Management Area (p. 13) and Alternative Three - Variable-Spaced Thinning of Stands in the General Forest Management Area Located in Spotted Owl Critical Habitat (p.14). Project design features common to Alternatives Two and Three are described at pages 5 to 13. Alternative Three is the alternative selected for implementation.
Contact: Roseburg District Office
Contact Phone: (541) 440-4930
Program Areas: Timber/Silviculture
NEPA #: DOI-BLM-OR-R050-2009-0005-EA  Environmental Assessment
Document Publish Date: 7/13/2010
Summary: This environmental assessment analyzes proposed commercial thinning designed in conformance with management direction provided in the 1995 Roseburg Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan (ROD/RMP), as amended prior to December 30, 2008.
Public Review Start Date : 7/13/2010
Public Review End Date : 8/12/2010
Contact: Roseburg District Office
Contact Phone: (541) 440-4930
Program Areas: Timber/Silviculture
NEPA #: DOI-BLM-OR-R050-2009-0005-EA  Environmental Assessment / FONSI
Document Publish Date: 7/08/2010
Summary: The proposed action alternatives would both have positive impacts on the treated forest stands by improving tree health and vigor, enhancing commercial value of timber in the Matrix land use allocations, and accelerating development of late-successional conditions in Late-Successional Reserve and Riparian Reserve land use allocations.
Public Review Start Date : 7/13/2010
Public Review End Date : 8/12/2010
Contact: Roseburg District Office
Contact Phone: (541) 440-4930
Program Areas: Timber/Silviculture