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<title>OR/WA BLM Salem Planning Documents</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:23:03 PST</pubDate>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/</link>
<description>The most recent Salem NEPA planning documents. Categories include district office and document type.</description>
<managingEditor>OR_Salem_Mail@blm.gov (Salem District)</managingEditor>
<webMaster>or_web_services@blm.gov (Oregon Washington BLM Web Team)</webMaster>
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<title>Longhorn Timber Sale - Categorical Exclusion</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/cx_S000_0902_horning_orchard_clearing.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/cx_S000_0902_horning_orchard_clearing.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[NEPA analysis of a timber sale to remove merchantable material from an area designated to be cleared for use as a tree seed orchard.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Categorical Exclusion</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:49:56 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Prairie Mountain Communication Site Amendment - Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/prairiemtcommsiteDR.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/prairiemtcommsiteDR.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The proposed action is to retain and upgrade an existing electronic site through the installation of a 120 feet tall tower (with the ability to extend an additional 40 feet at a later date) and upgrade the building site.   Fell and yard approximately 70 to 100 green trees located within the existing Prairie Mountain meadow to provide wavepath transmission to the new tower.  Harvested trees would be utilized as fish logs for aquatic habitat restoration purposes.
]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Record</category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:49:42 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Scappoose Oil and Gas Competitive Leasing - Documentation of NEPA Adequacy</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/GasLeaseDNA_App.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/GasLeaseDNA_App.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[BLM proposes to offer unleased federal minerals estate for oil and gas competitive auction to develop the federal mineral estate. Parcels include 21,672 acres of public (BLM) land and 2,960 acres of split-estate land (private surface with federal subsurface minerals).  Lands proposed for leasing are located in multiple sections of T.3N. R.3W., T.4N. R.3W., and T.5N R.3W. in Columbia and Washington Counties, Oregon.  Parcel leases are expected to be offered for sale in March 2010.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Documentation of NEPA Adequacy</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:56:46 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Prairie Mountain Communication Site Amendment EA/FONSI - Environmental Assessment/FONSI</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/prairie_Mtn_CommSiteEA.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/prairie_Mtn_CommSiteEA.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Oregon Wireless Interoperability Network and Lane County request to amend a lease to install a new 120 feet tall 4 legged steel lattice tower (with the ability to extend an additional 40 feet at a later date) and remove the existing tower upon final construction of the new tower.  Approximately 70 to 100 green trees located within the existing Prairie Mountain meadow would be felled to provide wavepath transmission to the new tower. 

]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment/FONSI</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:32:15 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Cold Springs Late Successional Reserve Enhancement  - Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/cold_springs.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/cold_springs.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Density management treatments will occur on approximately 169 acres of 45 to 55 year old stands within LSR and RR LUAs through a timber sale. Approximately 4,825 feet of new road will be constructed.  Approximately 1,162 feet of road improvement and 15,576 feet of road renovation will occur.  Following harvest, all of the new construction and road improvement will be decommissioned and blocked to vehicular traffic.Within existing roads, rock application may occur and culvert installation/replacement will occur on approximately 7 ditch relief or stream crossings.  ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Record</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:53:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Fan Creek Density Management Project - Documentation of NEPA Adequacy</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/FanCreekTSDNA.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/FanCreekTSDNA.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The proposed action is to commercially thin 152 acres within the Nestucca River watershed in Section 13, 14, 23 and 26, T.3S, R.7W, Willamette Meridian.  Thinning treatments will occur in Late Successional Reserve, Adaptive Management Area and Riparian Reserve land use allocations. The Fan Creek Timber Sale will be offered for sale in November, 2010. ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Documentation of NEPA Adequacy</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:51:27 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Delph Creek Density Management and Riparian Buffer Study - Environmental Assessment</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/delphcreek_ea.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/delphcreek_ea.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has conducted an environmental analysis for the Delph Creek Density Management and Riparian Buffer Study research project (DMS project) and a fish passage restoration project (fish passage project). The DMS project is a proposal to 1/ thin approximately 204 acres of 67-year-old timber stands in the Matrix and Riparian Reserve Land Use Allocations;  2/ renovate and maintain approximately 1.5 miles of existing roads; and 3/ fell two green trees per acre for coarse woody debris.  The fish passage project is a proposal to replace two culverts on Road No. 4-5E-3 to restore fish passage.  The projects are located on BLM lands within Township 3 South, Range 5 East, Section 35, W.M. Related Documents: Density Management and Riparian Buffer Study Plan</a>


]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:25:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Alsea Falls Park Waterline Replacement Project - Decision Rationale</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/SouthForkAlseaFallsWaterlineInstallation.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/SouthForkAlseaFallsWaterlineInstallation.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[BLM is proposing to replace existing waterlines that provides water to the Alsea Recreation Site.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Rationale</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:43:13 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Oregon State University Right-of-Way  - FONSI/Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/OSU_ROW_FONSI_Decision.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/OSU_ROW_FONSI_Decision.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[BLM has made a Decision to issue a Right-of-Way permit to Oregon State University to install, maintain, and collect data from a stream flume in the East Fork of South Fork Trask River, T2S R6W section 19, Willamette Meridian, Tillamook County, Oregon. The flume will be used to measure streamflow as part of the Trask River Watershed Study, which BLM is a cooperator in. The flume will be installed during the summer of 2009.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>FONSI/Decision Record</category><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:32:15 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2009-2010 Sample Tree Falling  - Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/SampleTreeDecision.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/SampleTreeDecision.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Aaron Horton, Salem District Manager, has issued a Decision for the 2009-2010 Salem District Sample Tree Falling Project based on Categorical Exclusion DOI-BLM-OR-S000-2009-000X-CX.  This project will fall, buck and scale sample trees during the 2009 and 2010 calendar years to ensure the accuracy of timber cruises for future forest management actions.  Trees would be felled only in areas that have been planned, marked and cruised for commercial timber harvest, and the felled trees would be a subset of the trees designated for removal in the timber harvest areas.  The proposed action would be implemented on timber sale projects on the Salem District as a precursor to timber sale contract preparation.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Record</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:22:24 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2009-2010 Sample Tree Falling  - Categorical Exclusion</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/SalemSampleTreeFalling.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/SalemSampleTreeFalling.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Aaron Horton, Salem District Manager, has issued a Decision for the 2009-2010 Salem District Sample Tree Falling Project based on Categorical Exclusion DOI-BLM-OR-S000-2009-000X-CX.  This project will fall, buck and scale sample trees during the 2009 and 2010 calendar years to ensure the accuracy of timber cruises for future forest management actions.  Trees would be felled only in areas that have been planned, marked and cruised for commercial timber harvest, and the felled trees would be a subset of the trees designated for removal in the timber harvest areas.  The proposed action would be implemented on timber sale projects on the Salem District as a precursor to timber sale contract preparation.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Categorical Exclusion</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:49:50 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Beeline Thinning Timber Sale - Decision Rationale</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/BeelineDecisionRationale.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/BeelineDecisionRationale.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Cascades Resource Area has made a decision to thin 390 acres of forest stands averaging 45-55 years old. This project is located in T. 5 S., R. 4 E. Sections 3, 10, 17 and 21; W.M. within the Lower Clackamas, Lower Molalla, and Upper Molalla Watersheds in Clackamas County, Oregon. This project was documented in the Beeline/McDowell Creek Thinning EA (EA # OR080-06-06). An average minimum canopy closure of 40 to 50% would be maintained after thinning. Other actions include 0.1 mile new road construction that will be blocked and stabilized after harvest activities, and 78 acres of fuel treatments. ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Rationale</category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:39:03 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Oregon State University Right-of-Way  - Environmental Assessment</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/OSU_ROW_EA.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/OSU_ROW_EA.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[BLM proposes to issue a Right-of-Way permit to Oregon State University to install, maintain, and collect data from a stream flume in the East Fork of South Fork Trask River, T2S R6W section 19, Willamette Meridian, Tillamook County, Oregon.  The flume will be used to measure streamflow as part of the Trask River Watershed Study, which BLM is a cooperator in.  The flume will be installed during the summer of 2009.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:30:12 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Willamina Road Salvage - Categorical Exclusion</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/Will_Salvage_CX.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/Will_Salvage_CX.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Salvage harvest of approximately 50 trees blown down during winter storms of 2007 and 2008 across Willamina Creek Road and Homestead Road, T.4S. R.7W. sections 24, 25, 26 and 35, Yamhill County, Oregon.  The trees have been removed from blocking the roads and are decked alongside the roads.  This action involves loading the decked logs and hauling them across existing roads to a mill.  The project is expected to take one to two days to complete. ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Categorical Exclusion</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:34:22 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Elkhorn Creek Habitat Restoration - Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/elkhorncreekhabitat.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/elkhorncreekhabitat.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to implement a project to restore main channel
and side channel habitats on lower Elkhorn Creek by adding large wood to stabilize floodplain areas and provide high quality rearing habitat for listed Chinook
salmon and steelhead trout; and to plant tree seedlings to facilitate development of riparian forest
stands to shade stream channels]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Record</category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:41:43 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Marys Peak 2005-2009 (2009 Add Acres) Density Management/Preccommercial Thinning - Categorical Exclusion</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/2009AddAcres95RMP.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/2009AddAcres95RMP.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[This 2009 add acres project consists of manual maintenance, density management precommercial thinning, and variable density precommercial thinning, in the Mary's Peak Resource Area over the period of October-November of 2009.  ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Categorical Exclusion</category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:30:42 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Progeny Test Site Thinning (Fiscal Year 2009 to 2010) - Categorical Exclusion</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/Progenysite2009thinningRoux.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/Progenysite2009thinningRoux.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[This project consists of thinning approximately 70 acres of 22 year old overstocked young conifer trees progeny test sites (see pages 3 thru 8 for maps of the project areas).  The project will promote the health and vigor of the stands and provide more light to accelerate growth of reserved conifers.  ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Categorical Exclusion</category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:18:35 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Upper and Lower Alsea River Watershed Restoration  - Environmental Assessment/FONSI</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/Upper_Lower_Alsea_WA_EA.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/Upper_Lower_Alsea_WA_EA.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Project 1, Mid-Seral Habitat Enhancement, is a proposal to cut and remove a portion of the trees through three timber sales on approximately 782 acres of 34 to 72 year-old stands within LSR (Late Successional Reserve) and RR (Riparian Reserve) LUAs (Land Use Allocations).  
Project 2, Conifer Release, is a proposal to promote late successional forest by restoring conifers on approximately 42 acres of hardwood dominated stands within LSR and RR LUAs. ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment/FONSI</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:09:46 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Elkhorn Creek Habitat Restoration - Environmental Assessment</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_EA_0906_ElkhornCrk_EAfonsil.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_EA_0906_ElkhornCrk_EAfonsil.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[This environmental assessment discloses the predicted environmental effects of a proposal to place instream large wood and plant tree seedlings in the Elkhorn Creek floodplain on federal land located in Township 9 South, Range 3 East, Section 1, Willamette Meridian; and within the North Santiam River 5th field watershed.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment</category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:24:42 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Gooseneck Road and Mill Creek Road Fish Log Donation - Categorical Exclusion</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_cxGsnck.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_cxGsnck.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[For all project sites remove approximately 40 pieces of fallen timber across or adjacent to the existing road network.  Logs will be transported to a staging area, located on private property.  Logs will be utilized in future stream restoration activities.  The logs will remain the property of the BLM.  Project activities will utilize a log truck only.  Project is located in Township 7 South, Range 7 West, Sections 3, 11 and 15 in Polk County.  ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Categorical Exclusion</category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:08:34 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Green Peak II Density Management - Environmental Assessment/FONSI</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_GreenPeakIIEA.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_GreenPeakIIEA.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Green Peak II Density Management is a proposal to increase structural diversity and implement the BLM Density Management and Riparian Buffer Study.  Forest stands on approximately 131 acres would undergo additional density management treatments. ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment/FONSI</category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:42 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Rickard Creek Decision Rationale - Decision Rationale</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_rickard_080-07-13dr.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_rickard_080-07-13dr.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The proposed action is to perform regeneration harvest on approximately 87 acres, commercial thinning on approximately six acres of General Forest Management Area (GFMA), and density management on approximately 21 acres of Riparian Reserves (RR) land use allocations (LUAs).  Road construction totaling approximately 2,990 feet will occur.  Following harvest all of the new construction will be decommissioned.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Rationale</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 09:24:28 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Invasive Non-Native Plant Management - Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/EA_0902_IPMDR.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/EA_0902_IPMDR.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Cascade Resource Area Field Manager has made a decision to implement an integrated management strategy to reduce and control invasive non-native plant species that includes cultural, physical, biological, and chemical control of non-native plant species in a variety of habitats and land use allocations.  ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Record</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 08:05:31 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Tillamook Ridge Gate Installation - Categorical Exclusion</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/T_R_Gate_CX.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/T_R_Gate_CX.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The proposed action is to install a metal gate on BLM road 1-9-3 (Tillamook Ridge Road)to control access on that road and other tributary roads. The gate would be closed as needed to limit disturbance to a bald eagle nest located next to a tributary road in the area. Installation of the gate would occur in the spring of 2009 and would be done during the time of day between two hours after sunrise to two hours before sunset to reduce any potential disturbance affects to undiscovered breeding marbled murrelets.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Categorical Exclusion</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 08:13:53 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Gordon Creek Thinning I  - Decision Rationale</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_0800705_gcthin1DR.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_0800705_gcthin1DR.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Cascades Resource Area has made a decision to thin 780 acres of forest stands averaging 52-74 years old. This project will be implemented as the Gordon Creek Thinning I timber sale. This project is located in 1 S. R., 5 E., Section 11, SW&frac14; SW&frac14;, Section 13, Section 15, N&frac12;, N&frac12; SE&frac14;, W.M. within the Gordon Creek 6th field watershed in Multnomah County, Oregon. This project was documented in the Gordon Creek Thinning Revised EA (EA # OR080-07-05). Other actions include 2.2 miles of new road construction that will be blocked and stabilized after harvest activities, and 214 acres of fuel treatments.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Rationale</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:46:52 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Sandy River Basin Integrated Management Plan  - Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/SRBIMP_DecisionRecord.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/SRBIMP_DecisionRecord.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has made a final decision on the Sandy River Basin Integrated Management Plan. The planning area is located in the Sandy River Basin in Townships 1S through 3S and Ranges 4 through 7E. The goal of the management plan is to provide guidance and direction for future management actions and decisions concerning BLM-administered lands within the planning area.
See the Sandy River Basin Plan web page at the following address: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/sandy_river_index.php]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Record</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:28:34 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Gordon Creek Thinning - revised - Environmental Assessment</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/EA_0705_GorCrk_revisedEA.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/EA_0705_GorCrk_revisedEA.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published the Gordon Creek Thinning Environmental Assessment (EA# OR080-07-05) in September of 2007. It was available for public review until October 26, 2007. Comments received on the EA were reviewed and as a result, the Cascades Resource Area Field Manager decided to revise the Gordon Creek Thinning EA. The purpose of this revision is to incorporate changes to the proposed action and update the description of the alternatives, affected environment, and environmental effects as a result of further field work and in response to the comments received on the original EA. The revised proposed Action is to thin approximately 1724 acres of which 1324 acres are within the GFMA Matrix and 400 acres are within the Riparian Reserve land use allocations. The project area is located within the Gordon Creek 6th field watershed, near the City of Corbett in Multnomah County, OR (T.1 S, R. 5 E, sections 1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 15).  ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:48:53 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Bottleneck LSR Enhancement  - Environmental Assessment/FONSI</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_080-07-16_eafonsi.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_080-07-16_eafonsi.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Project 1 would thin approximately 161 acres of dense, mid-seral (68 years old) conifer forest, release existing wolf trees (large trees with full live crowns), and create snags and coarse woody debris (CWD).  Project 2 would enhance a 24 acre late-seral (103 years old) stand, and a 4 acre deciduous swamp, both occurring adjacent to the mid-seral forest of Project 1. ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment/FONSI</category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:52:28 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Invasive Non-Native Plant Management - Environmental Assessment</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_S040-2009-0002-EA.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_S040-2009-0002-EA.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Cascade Resource Area proposes to implement an integrated management strategy to reduce and control invasive non-native plant species that includes cultural, physical, biological, and chemical control of non-native plant species in a variety of habitats and land use allocations.  ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:14:54 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Botkin Road and Klickitat Tie Road Fish Log Salvage - Categorical Exclusion</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/BtknKlck_CX.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/BtknKlck_CX.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Document will allow removal of approximately 50 pieces of fallen timber across or adjacent to the existing road network for the purposes of aquatic habitat restoration near Philomath, Oregon.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Categorical Exclusion</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:21:49 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Plum Creek Timberland Amendment to ROW S-347 (Valsetz Area) - Categorical Exclusion</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/PlmCrVlstzRWA_Amnd_CX.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/PlmCrVlstzRWA_Amnd_CX.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Document will provide legal access for Plum Creek Timberlands to use public owned lands for the purposes of forest management and the removal of timber and other forest products on forest lands near Falls City, Oregon.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Categorical Exclusion</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:11:07 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Moon Creek Projects - Decision Rationale</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/MoonCrDecision.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/MoonCrDecision.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[BLM is proposing two projects in the Moon Creek subwatershed of the Nestucca River. The first project is density management thinning of approx. 420 acres. The second project is coarse wood development treatments on approx. 300 acres. Both projects would occur in the Late Successional Reserve portion of the Northern Coast Range Adaptive Management Area and the Riparian Reserve land use allocations.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Rationale</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Moon Creek Projects - Finding of No Significant Impact</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/Moon_Creek_FONSI.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/Moon_Creek_FONSI.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[BLM is proposing two projects in the Moon Creek subwatershed of the Nestucca River. The first project is density management thinning of approx. 420 acres. The second project is coarse wood development treatments on approx. 300 acres. Both projects would occur in the Late Successional Reserve portion of the Northern Coast Range Adaptive Management Area and the Riparian Reserve land use allocations.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Finding of No Significant Impact</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>South Fork Alsea Access Road Hazard Tree Removal/Alsea Falls Park Enhancement - Environmental Assessment/FONSI</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_OR0800703_eafnsi.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_OR0800703_eafnsi.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Roadside Hazard Tree Removal/Roadside Enhancement is a proposal to remove immediate and potentially future hazard trees and reduce fuel loadings and fire hazard risk adjacent to a backcountry byway [South Fork Alsea Access Road (Rd. # 14-6-34.1)].

Park Enhancement is a proposal to remove hazard trees, enhance stand health in addition to providing a visually appealing and safe park for visitors within the Alsea Falls Recreation Site.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment/FONSI</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>East Fork Nehalem Project - Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/East_Fork_Nehalem_Decision.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/East_Fork_Nehalem_Decision.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[This is a fish and wildlife habitat enhancement project located within the East Fork Nehalem watershed including: fish habitat enhancement in 7.8 miles of stream, wildlife habitat enhancement on approximately 216 acres, riparian planting on 10 acres, and fish passage work at two culverts.  These actions would occur on federal, private industrial and private land in portions of T.5N., R.3W., sections 31-33, and T.4N., R.3W., sections 5-9, 16, 17, 19 and 21 (Willamette Meridian).]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Record</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>East Fork Nehalem Project - Finding of No Significant Impact</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/EFN_FONSI.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/EFN_FONSI.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Summary: This is a fish and wildlife habitat enhancement project located within the East Fork Nehalem watershed including: fish habitat enhancement in 7.8 miles of stream, wildlife habitat enhancement on approximately 216 acres, riparian planting on 10 acres, and fish passage work at two culverts. These actions would occur on federal, private industrial and private land in portions of T.5N., R.3W., sections 31-33, and T.4N., R.3W., sections 5-9, 16, 17, 19 and 21 (Willamette Meridian).]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Finding of No Significant Impact</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Upper and Lower Alsea River Fish Passage Restoration EA/FONSI - Environmental Assessment/FONSI</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_OR-080-08-15_EAfonsi.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_OR-080-08-15_EAfonsi.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The project would replace 6 culverts which currently block anadromous fish passage to 3 miles of streams in the Upper and Lower Alsea River Watersheds. ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment/FONSI</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Moon Creek Projects - Environmental Assessment</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/Moon_Creek_EA.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/Moon_Creek_EA.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[BLM is proposing two projects in the Moon Creek subwatershed of the Nestucca River.  The first project is density management thinning of approx. 420 acres.  The second project is coarse wood development treatments on approx. 300 acres.  Both projects would occur in the Late Successional Reserve portion of the Northern Coast Range Adaptive Management Area and the Riparian Reserve land use allocations.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment</category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Moon Creek Projects - Finding of No Significant Impact</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/Moon_Creek_FONSI.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/Moon_Creek_FONSI.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[BLM is proposing two projects in the Moon Creek subwatershed of the Nestucca River.  The first project is density management thinning of approx. 420 acres.  The second project is coarse wood development treatments on approx. 300 acres.  Both projects would occur in the Late Successional Reserve portion of the Northern Coast Range Adaptive Management Area and the Riparian Reserve land use allocations.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Finding of No Significant Impact</category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Donald Z. Kessi North Fork Amendment to Right-of-Way Agreement S-23 - FONSI/Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_kessi_nfea.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_kessi_nfea.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The purpose of the agreement and permit is to provide legal access to intermingled BLM - managed lands and Donald Z. Kessi (Kessi) owned lands for the purposes of forest management and the removal of timber and other forest products.  Regulations at 43 CFR 2812.3-1 allow the authorized officer to require reciprocal access across Permittee's land as a condition precedent to granting access across public lands. ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>FONSI/Decision Record</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Cherry Grove Timber Co. and G.F. Koennecke Right-Of-Way Agreements - FONSI/Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/CG_Chambers_EA.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/CG_Chambers_EA.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[BLM is proposing to amend an existing right-of-way agreement and enter into a new right-of-way agreement with two private landowners in T1S R5W sections 27,28,29 &amp; 30, and T2S R5W section 3, in Washington and Yamhill Counties.  ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>FONSI/Decision Record</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Pisgah Progeny Salvage Project - Categorical Exclusion</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/PP Salvage CX.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/PP Salvage CX.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Salvage logging of approximately 30 dead and down trees on 5.5 acres in T4N R2W section 31.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Categorical Exclusion</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Pisgah Progeny Salvage Project - Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/PP Salvage DR.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/PP Salvage DR.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Salvage logging of approximately 30 dead and down trees on 5.5 acres in T4N R2W section 31.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Record</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Wildwood Footbridge Maintenance - Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_EA0811_DR.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_EA0811_DR.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Cascades Resource Area has made a decision on the Wildwood Footbridge Maintenance project. The selected action is to maintain the footbridge across the Salmon River within the Wildwood Recreation site. ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Record</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Sandy River Basin Integrated Management Plan  - Environmental Assessment/FONSI</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_srimpeafonsi827.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_srimpeafonsi827.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management, Salem District, has prepared an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (EA) for the Sandy River Basin Management Plan. The planning area is located in the Sandy River Basin in Townships 1S through 3S and Ranges 4 through 7E. The goal of the management plan is to provide guidance and direction for future management actions and decisions concerning BLM-administered lands within the planning area.]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment/FONSI</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>East Fork Nehalem Project - Environmental Assessment/FONSI</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_till_efkne_fo0860705.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_till_efkne_fo0860705.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to implement a multi-year fish and wildlife habitat enhancement project within the East Fork Nehalem watershed. The project includes fish habitat enhancement on a total of approximately 7.8 miles of stream, wildlife habitat enhancement on approximately 216 acres, riparian planting on approximately 10 acres, and fish passage work at two culverts. Project actions on BLM land would be in the Riparian Reserve land use allocation (LUA). Project actions would also occur on private and private industrial land in cooperation with the land owners. Sections with proposed actions are Township 5 North, Range 3 West sections 31, 32, and 33, and Township 4 North, Range 3 West sections 5-9, 16, 17, 19 and 21 (Willamette Meridian).]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Environmental Assessment/FONSI</category><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>House Mountain Thinning Timber Sale  - Decision Rationale</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_0420_Hse_mtn_thn_DR.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_0420_Hse_mtn_thn_DR.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Cascades Resource Area has made a decision to thin 521 acres of forest stands averaging 40-80 years old. This project is located in T. 8 S., R. 3 E. Sections 31 and 33; T. 9 S., R. 2 E. Sections 1 and 15; T. 9 S., R. 3 E. Sections 7, 12 and 13; WM. within the Little North Santiam River and Middle North Santiam River Watersheds in Marion County, Oregon. This project was documented in the FY 2006 Timber Sale Thinning EA (EA # OR080-04-20). An average minimum canopy closure of 40 to 50% would be maintained after thinning. Other actions include 0.4 mile new road construction that will be blocked and stabilized after harvest activities, and 80 acres of fuel treatments. ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Rationale</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Evans Slide Stabilization - Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_evnslddr0800809pdf.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_evnslddr0800809pdf.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[This project is located in T.8S. R.4E. section 19 within the Little North Santiam River watershed. The proposed action is to rehabilitate areas damaged by land-sliding. The objective of this project is to reduce erosion and help re-establish channel stability in an unnamed tributary channel of Evans Creek, located just west of the Evans Mountain Road (road # 8-4e-32). ]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Record</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Maxfield Creek Density Management\Woodland Restoration\Upland Restoration\Aquatic Habitat Restoration - Decision Rationale</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_maxfldDR_0800419.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_maxfldDR_0800419.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[The decision documented in this Decision Rationale (DR) is based on the analysis documented in the Maxfield Creek EA, and is specific to a subset of actions within Project 1 of that EA. It authorizes the implementation of only those activities directly related to and included within Project 1, Upland Habitat Restoration that are expected to occur after the completion of the sold and awarded Maxfield Creek Timber Sale, in 2008 or later. Specifically, it includes the following restoration activities described in the Maxfield Creek EA: Fireline construction, prescribed broadcast burning, oak planting, brush and small tree cutting, and snag habitat creation. The proposed action will occur within Adaptive Management Area and Riparian Reserve Land Use Allocations (LUA's).]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>Decision Rationale</category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Marys Peak Resource Area (Alsea Area) Coarse Woody Debris/Snag Creation and Older Forest Legacy Tree Release - FONSI/Decision Record</title>
<link>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_mpcwd-lgcytrea.pdf</link>
<guid>http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/salem/plans/files/sdo_mpcwd-lgcytrea.pdf</guid><description><![CDATA[:   Snag/CWD (coarse woody debris) creation, older forest legacy tree release and potential removal of excess CWD for aquatic habitat restoration purposes located within 233 acres of LSR (Late Successional Reserve) and RR (Riparian Reserve) LUAs (Land Use Allocations).]]></description><category>Salem</category><category>FONSI/Decision Record</category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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