Steeple Rock Rigdon
Thinning with skips and gaps in about 3,200 acres, meadow restoration, floodplain restoration, roadside fuels reductions, dispersed campsite reconfiguration, travel management, and quarry development.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
14 miles south of Oakridge in Lane County on the western slopes of the Cascades mostly in the Buck Creek 6th field watershed, though overlapping into the Coal Creek and Packard Creek subwatersheds
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 02/17/2022 |
| Comment Period | 04/28/2025 |
| Objection Period Start | 08/07/2025 |
| Decision | 10/2025 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 04/2026 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Middle Fork Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Recreation Management; Forest Products; Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products); Fuels Management; Watershed Management; Road Management
Project Activity:
Road Decommissioning; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Scenery Management; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Current Status:
In Progress
Forests:
Willamette National Forest
Districts:
Middle Fork Ranger District
States:
Oregon
Counties:
Lane
Legal Land Description:
T 22 S, R2 E, Sections 35 and 36; T 23 S, R 2 E, Sections 1, 2, 10-15, 22-26; T 23 S, R 3 E, Sections 4-9, 16-21, 28-34; T 24 S, R3 E, Sections 3-11 and 24-20, T 34 S, R 2 E, Sections 1, 13, and 24
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Tyler Steele
46375 Highway 58
Westfir, OR 97492
541-782-5355
Tyler.Steele@usda.gov
Last Updated: 8/7/2025