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NEPA Project Details

Project: Middle Fork Coquille 2007 Commercial Thinning & Density Management
Project Status: Planning in Progress
Office Location: Roseburg
Resource Area: Roseburg DO
NEPA #: EA# OR-105-07-04 Decision Record
Document Publish Date: 5/27/2008
Summary: Burma Triangle Commercial Thinning project, continuing implementation of Alternative Two described in the Middle Fork Coquille 2007 Commercial Thinning and Density Management EA. Ten units will be thinned, totaling 273 acres. Approximately 62 acres to be treated are allocated as Riparian Reserve. All remaining acres are allocated as General Forest Management Area.
Public Protest/Appeal Start Date : 5/27/2008
Public Protest/Appeal End Date : 6/11/2008
Contact: Roseburg District Office
Contact Phone: (541) 440-4930
Program Areas: Timber/Silviculture
NEPA #: OR-105-07-04 Finding of No Significant Impact
Document Publish Date: 2/26/2008
Summary: The South River Field Office, Roseburg District, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), has completed the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Middle Fork Coquille 2007 Commercial Thinning and Density Management project. The EA (pp. 5-14) analyzed two alternatives in detail, consisting of Alternative One - No Action and Alternative Two - The Proposed Action. As discussed in the EA (pp. 14-16), two additional alternatives were considered but not analyzed in detail. Units proposed for treatment were identified through operational inventories, stand examinations, and field verification by silviculture and wildlife staff. The units are located in: Sections 5, 15, 29 and 33, T. 29 S., R. 8 W.; Sections 1, 11 and 35, T. 29 S., R. 9 W.; Sections 5, 9, 15, 27 and 33, T. 30 S., R. 8 W.; and Section 3, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., Willamette Meridian.
Contact: Roseburg District Office
Contact Phone: (541) 440-4930
Program Areas: Timber/Silviculture
NEPA #: OR-105-07-04 Environmental Assessment
Document Publish Date: 6/19/2007
Summary: Commercial thinning, with density management in associated Riparian Reserves, would be implemented on approximately 350 acres in the General Forest Management Area and 12 acres in the Connectivity/Diversity Block land use allocations. Density management would be implemented on approximately 493 acres located in LSRs 259 and 261. It is anticipated that the thinning and density management treatments combined would yield between 8.5 and 9.5 million board feet of timber.
Public Review Start Date : N/A - Historic
Public Review End Date : N/A - Historic
Contact: Roseburg District Office
Contact Phone: (541) 440-4930
Program Areas: Timber/Silviculture