An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Note: Not all projects may appear on map. See list below for complete list of projects with more information or documentation.
SOPA Reports
The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) contains a list of proposed
actions for Wallowa-Whitman National Forest that will soon begin or are currently undergoing environmental
analysis and documentation. It provides information so that you can become
aware of and indicate your interest in specific proposals. We encourage your
early and ongoing involvement in any proposals of interest to you.
4.5 miles of the 51 road would be reconstructed. The road is narrow with blind corners and no shoulders. Lanes will be widened, sharp corners will be straightened, and the road surface will be improved.
East site only- previous disturbed ground from Placer Mining, an area of 40%u2019x 200%u2019 will be tested using backhoe/excavator. Total area of disturbance will be about a acre in size. 10-20 lodge pole trees will be removed.
Land Management Plan revision for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman (excluding Hells Canyon NRA) National Forests, which will provide management direction on approximately 4.9 million acres of public lands.
Bull Run Meadows Restoration Project geotechnical analysis of current subsurface substrates in mine waste piles. Excavation of a trench 8-10 feet deep, 3 feet wide and 12 feet long. Total disturbance will be less than 1/10th acre.
The Forest Service proposes to issue a special use permit which would provide terms and conditions under which Idaho Power Company could build and operate a housing facility on approximately 3.5 acres of National Forest Service lands at Circle C.
The purpose and need of this project is to improve forest health, resiliency to disturbance, reduce the risk of high intensity fire and to provide economic benefit to the local economy.
The North Phillips Lake Trail #1608 parallels State Hwy 7 at Deer Creek Bridge. Currently there is no hiker/bike bridge there. The area is near a state right-of-way. dev of a new foot/bike bridge over Deer Creek will eliminate a hazard
This project proposes to target specific areas for commercial harvest, pre-commercial thinning/fuels reduction treatments using either manual or mechanical methods. The purpose is to create a fuels break opportunity along the 4300-250 road.
A Defensible Fuel Profile Zone (DFPZ) project to reduce the fuel loading in strategic areas that would help in the aid in fire suppression on FS along private boundaries, ridgelines and or road corridors.
The purpose of the Project is to conduct restoration management activities to improve forest resiliency and sustainability and improve hydrologic functioning, thereby moving the landscape toward the goals, objectives, and desired future condition(s).
This project would replace an undersized, partial fish passage barrier with a properly sized open arch or box culvert. A slight channel relocation would occur to fit the new culvert.
The project objectives are to: improve forest resilience to fire and insects & diseases, reduce hazardous fuels, enhance native grasslands, improve road access, develop two rock pits, reduce sediment delivery and provide timber products..
The Pacific Northwest Region is collaborating with nine Forests to develop a region-wide project to protect whitebark pine trees (Pinus albicaulis) that have a high level of white pine blister rust resistance.
This project would exclude livestock from streams by placing wood within the riparian area, allowing the riparian area to recover and streambank stabilization, in Little Beaver Creek. Listed fish species are present.
The Whitman District interdisciplinary team proposes salvage logging up to 250 acres of dead and/or dying trees and removing 10.5 miles of danger trees within 150 feet of the road in the Town Gulch Fire footprint.
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (pnsn.org)is interested in partnering with the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest to install seismic monitoring stations at Mt Fanny and Elkhorn Ridge communication sites.
Redistribute waste rock from dredge mining along 2 miles of the Upper Grande Ronde River and relocate approximately 1 mile of road to improve floodplain conditions.
