Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 01/01/2017 to 03/31/2017 This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact. Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact

R6 - Pacific Northwest Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide) Blue Mountains Forest - Vegetation management In Progress: Expected:04/2018 04/2018 Darcy Weseman Resiliency Project (other than forest products) NOI in Federal Register 541-278-3755 EIS - Fuels management 02/05/2016 [email protected] *UPDATED* Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 04/2017 Description: The Blue Mountains Forest Resiliency Project will propose thinning and prescribed burning on approximately 610,000 acres on the Ochoco, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=48582 Location: UNIT - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest All Units, Ochoco National Forest All Units, Umatilla National Forest All Units. STATE - , Washington. COUNTY - Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla, Baker, Crook, Grant, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler. LEGAL - Not Applicable. the project area lies within the Blue Mountains ecoregion of northeast Oregon and southeast Washington. It covers 13 counties and includes shared boundaries with private, tribal, state and other lands.

Ochoco National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) R6 - Pacific Northwest Region Prineville Airbase Project - Facility management Developing Proposal Expected:01/2017 07/2017 Elysia Retzlaff EA Est. Scoping Start 12/2016 541-822-7214 [email protected] *NEW LISTING* s Description: The Forest Service is proposing to lease to-be constructed facilities at the Prineville Airport to support Central Oregon Fire Management Services. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=50838 Location: UNIT - Ochoco National Forest All Units. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Prineville Airport.

Ochoco National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) R6 - Pacific Northwest Region

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Ochoco National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) R6 - Pacific Northwest Region Lookout Mountain Trails - Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A Jeff Marszal Project 541-416-6500 EA [email protected] Description: The Ochoco NF is proposing to develop a number of multi-use, non motororized trails within the vicinity of the Lookout Mountain Recreation Area. The trail proposal would create a 75.2 mile network of trails on both new and existing trails. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=44349 Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District, Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook, Wheeler. LEGAL - Not Applicable. In the vicinity of the Lookout Mountain Recreation Area. Ochoco Summit Trail System - Recreation management In Progress: Expected:12/2016 04/2017 Dede Steele EIS FEIS NOA in Federal Register 541-416-6500 09/22/2016 comments- pacificnorthwest- [email protected] Description: Site-specific analysis of Class I, II and III motorized trail system. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=26807 Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District, Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook, Wheeler. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Lookout Mountain and Paulina Ranger Districts, east of Marks Creek.

Ochoco National Forest Natl Grassland (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R6 - Pacific Northwest Region Dog Field Trials Project - Special use management Completed Actual: 01/22/2015 04/2015 Jeff Marszal CE 541-416-6500 [email protected] Description: The Crooked River National Grassland is proposing to issue a five year Special Use Permit to authorize Pointing Dog Field Trials and Hunting Tests in and around Boyce Corral. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=45903 Location: UNIT - Crooked River Natl Grassland. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Jefferson. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Dog trial event area is located in T12S, R13E, Section 13. .

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Ochoco National Forest Crooked River Natl Grassland (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R6 - Pacific Northwest Region Juniper Springs Prescribed - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants On Hold N/A N/A Bryan Scholz Burn - Grazing management 541-416-6424 CE - Vegetation management [email protected] (other than forest products) - Fuels management Description: Use prescribed fire to reduce fuels, improve vigor of native plants, restore spring flow, and increase forage for wildlife and livestock on 1,256 acres. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=38951 Location: UNIT - Crooked River Natl Grassland. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Jefferson. Project area is bordered by Willow Creek on the west side. Winter Range Habitat - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants On Hold N/A N/A Anne Roberts Improvement Project - Forest products 541-416-6447 CE - Vegetation management [email protected] (other than forest products) - Fuels management Description: This project is the fourth phase of the Westside Collaborative process. The goal is to continue to improve wildlife winter range habitat on the west side of the Grassland through rehabilitating an area damaged by OHVs and by removing juniper. Location: UNIT - Crooked River Natl Grassland. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Jefferson. LEGAL - T12S R11E Secs 25, 26 - T13S R11E Secs 27, 28, 29, 33. West side of the Crooked River National Grassland.

Ochoco National Forest Lookout Mountain Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R6 - Pacific Northwest Region Bear Creek Allotment - Grazing management In Progress: Expected:12/2017 11/2018 Tory Kurtz Management Plans NOI in Federal Register 541-416-6407 EIS 02/28/2014 [email protected] *UPDATED* Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 04/2017 Description: The proposal is to reauthorize grazing permits and modify grazing management in four allotments: Bear Creek, Elkhorn, Snowshoe and Trout Creek. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=43759 Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. About 40 miles north of Prineville, Oregon, in the Trout Creek, Bear Creek and Bridge Creek drainages.

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Ochoco National Forest Lookout Mountain Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R6 - Pacific Northwest Region Lamonta Compound Building - Facility management In Progress: Expected:12/2012 01/2013 Marcelle Anderson Project Scoping Start 09/19/2011 541-416-6463 CE [email protected] ed.us Description: Construct a new 19,300 sq ft Interagecy Fire Operations Building to replace existing fire cache, restroom/shower building and Hot Shot trailer; building would house BLM Rivers Division, USFS Prairie Division, and USFS Prineville Hot Shots. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=36987 Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. Lamonta Compound in Prineville, Oregon. Lookout Mountain Prescribed - Fuels management On Hold N/A N/A David Owens Burn 541-416-6425 EA [email protected] Description: Prescribed fire and associated fuels reduction activities in the Lookout Mountain Roadless Area Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=27133 Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. Lookout Mountain Roadless Area, Lookout Mountain Ranger District. Maury Roadside Hazard Tree - Forest products Developing Proposal Expected:03/2017 04/2017 Christian Benedict Removal - Road management Est. Scoping Start 12/2016 541-416-6460 CE [email protected] d.us *NEW LISTING* Description: The proposed project would harvest fire killed hazard trees along approximately seven miles of Forest Service roads. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=50646 Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. 150 feet on either side of Forest Service Roads 16, 277, 500, 600, 640, and 645.

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Ochoco National Forest Lookout Mountain Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R6 - Pacific Northwest Region Ochoco Creek Culvert - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants On Hold N/A N/A Barbara Franano Replacements 541-416-6485 CE [email protected] Description: The proposal is to replace two undersized culverts on Ochoco Creek to improve function and remove barriers to movement of aquatic fauna. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=35294 Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Township 13 South, Range 19 East, in Sections 30 and 40. Ochoco Creek on the Lookout Mountain Ranger District. Wild Horse Herd Management - Special area management Developing Proposal Expected:09/2018 09/2018 Tory Kurtz Plan Revision Est. NOI in Federal Register 541-416-6407 EIS 02/2017 [email protected] *UPDATED* Description: Revision and update of the Wild Horse Herd Management Plan on the Ochoco National Forest.

Location: UNIT - Lookout Mountain Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Within the existing Herd Management Area on the Ochoco National Forest, Lookout Mountain Ranger District.

Ochoco National Forest Paulina Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R6 - Pacific Northwest Region Black Mountain Vegetation - Fuels management In Progress: Expected:09/2018 11/2019 Elysia Retzlaff Management Project NOI in Federal Register 541-416-6436 EIS 01/13/2015 [email protected] s *UPDATED* Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/2017 Description: The project's primary purpose is to reduce stand density to a level that is consistent with historic conditions and reduce the potential for high-intensity wildfires while maintaining conditions that support low-intensity fires. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=44954 Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook, Wheeler. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Upper North Fork Crooked River Watershed, east of Big Summit Prairie.

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Ochoco National Forest Paulina Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R6 - Pacific Northwest Region Lower Deep Creek Restoration - Watershed management Completed Actual: 07/25/2016 07/2016 Mark Lehner CE 541-416-6480 [email protected] Description: The project would restore fish habitat in Deep Creek by creating log jams, reconnecting floodplains and planting riparian vegetation. It would also improve habitat conditions by reducing dispersed camping impacts and thinning conifers. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=48663 Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - T14s, R22E, Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. The project is located on the Lower Deep Creek within the Crazy Creek-Deep Creek subwatershed. Northend Grapple Pile - Vegetation management On Hold N/A N/A Renee Roufs CE (other than forest products) 541-477-6921 [email protected] Description: Reduce hazardous fuels in the Fryton Planning Area by grapple piling thinning slash, through non-commercial thinning for timber stand improvement. Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Wheeler. LEGAL - T13S, R22 - 24E. Paulina - Dayville. Sunflower Allotment Fence - Grazing management Completed Actual: 01/16/2014 03/2014 Jeff Marszal Placement Project 541-416-6500 CE [email protected] *UPDATED* Description: The project proposes to construct and replace fences in the Frazier and Porcupine pastures on the Sunflower Allotment. The purpose and need is to protect anadromous fish, increase cattle dispersal and increase forage utilization in the uplands. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=40087 Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook. LEGAL - TRS: T15S, 26E, Sections 26, 27, 34, 35 (Frazier Pasture)/ T16S, R26E, Sections 13, 14. FS Road 531 (Frazier Pasture), FS Road 58 (Sunflower Pasture). Thinning Slash Treatment - Fuels management On Hold N/A N/A Bryan Scholz CE 541-416-6424 [email protected] Description: Prescribed underburning of precommercial thinning slash across the Paulina Ranger District.

Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook, Grant, Wheeler. LEGAL - T13S, R25E; T14S, R23-26E; T15S, R23-26E; & T16S, R26E. Paulina - Dayville.

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Ochoco National Forest Paulina Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R6 - Pacific Northwest Region Windy Corner Vegetation - Vegetation management On Hold N/A N/A Renee Roufs Management Project (other than forest products) 541-477-6921 CE [email protected] Description: Non-commercial thinning for timber stand improvement and fuels reduction.

Location: UNIT - Paulina Ranger District. STATE - Oregon. COUNTY - Crook, Grant. LEGAL - T 14 S, R 25 E; T 14 S, R 26 E; T 15 S, R 25 E; T 15 S, R 26E; T 16 S, R 26 E. Windy Corner, Paulina Ranger District, Ochoco National Forest.

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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.

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