The Conehead Sale has been canceled! We were expecting an EIS in conjunction with Summit to be prepared.
Project Status:
Canceled
Timber Sale Names:
Conehead (310 Acres, 3 MMBF)
Status: Cancelled!
Driving Directions:
Immediately west of North Pinhead Butte and the Warm Springs Reservation boundary, on 4240-120
New Road Miles:
2.50
This timber sale was canceled!
Project Status:
Canceled
Timber Sale Names:
Dodger (445 Acres)
Status: Cancelled!
Driving Directions:
South of Timothy Lake, along 5750 and 5740
This Scoping Phase sale has been indefinitely postponed. This sale would remove the last remaining mature trees in this area, creating a huge tree farm / clearcut plateau.
Project Status:
Canceled
Timber Sale Names:
Escargot (271 Acres, 7 MMBF)
Status: Cancelled!
Driving Directions:
Clackamas River highway 224 to 4660, to 4660-340, head South
The Granite Sale (Scoping Phase) has been canceled.
Project Status:
Canceled
Timber Sale Names:
Granite (131 Acres, 2 MMBF)
Status: Cancelled!
Driving Directions:
Just south of the Upper Clack, at the end of roads 6310-210 and 6310-230
Road Comments:
Would close and obliterate roads 6310-224 and 6310-235
Hampton Tree Farms has completed logging both Unguard and Guard.
Project Status:
Logged
Timber Sale Names:
Guard (224 Acres, 4 MMBF, 6300 CCF)
Sold on Nov-08-2002 to Hampton
Status: Finished
Unguard (22 Acres, 0.532 MMBF, 1097 CCF)
Sold on Oct-24-2001 to Hampton
Status: Finished
Driving Directions:
Take 224 to Estacada. Take a right on 211 in Estacada. Drive 5 miles. Take a left onto Hillock Burn Rd. which turns into Road 45. Drive 5 Miles. Take a left on Park at the Mt. Hood National Forest Sign that is on the left. The project area is south of Hwy 224 and Estacada, off of Hillock Burn Rd. which turns into Road 45.
Thanks to a successful appeal, this project has been withdrawn! It included 88 acres of shelterwood regeneration of old growth forest. (That's Forest Service code for CLEARCUT!)
Project Status:
Canceled
Timber Sale Names:
Imp (88 Acres, 5.0 MMBF)
Status: Cancelled!
Driving Directions:
Very spread out, off of roads 4660, 4660-150, 5731 and 5720-180
Temporary Road Miles:
0.1
We expect the Mutt EA to be re-released soon to reflect newly completed species surveys. Mutt is on the Forest Service 's priority list.
Take Hwy 224 east past Estacada. Drive about 10 - 11 miles and turn right on to FR 54 (which should be a bridge that crosses the Clackamas River). Drive down FR 54 for 1.5 miles and turn left on FR 5410 (paved). Drive on FR 5410 for about 2 miles until it forks. Keep going left to stay on FR 5410 and then make right turn on a gravel road called FR 5412. Welcome to the Mutt Timber Sale. Alternate directions: At fork, turn right on FR 5411 (paved). Drive about 3 miles and turn left onto FR 5412 (gravel). The timber sale is located at the north end of Eagle Creek Divide near the Clackamas River on roads 5410, 5412 and Pup Creek
Temporary Road Miles:
0.6
Road Comments:
There are currently 30 miles of open/closed road in the area. 26.4 miles is open, 3.6 miles is closed. Current road density is 3.5 miles of open road per square mile. After this project it will go down to 3.2 miles per square mile. This is still way over the recommended 2.5 miles of open road. This does not address the question of closed roads, which are not counted in road density. Closed roads still serves as access for off road vehicles and acting as an impervious surface which transports sediment and increase peak flows. Bark recommends the Forest Service should get the road density down to 2.5 miles of open road, with all other roads being obliterated, with the road beds ripped and reseeded.
After groundtruthing this timber sale, commenting throughout the NEPA process, and administratively appealing the Forest Service decision Bark resolved our appeal of the No Whisky Timber Sale. Ultimately, with the backing of over 5,000 members, 800 letters from Oregonians, and field data from dozens of Groundtruthers, Bark was able to negotiate with the Forest Service to:
Save 335 acres of forest from being logged in the timber sale, including all of the native mature forest
Invreased 'no-cut' buffers around streams to protect water quality
Stop the Forest Service from facilitating more off-road vehicle abuse in the area
Broker a deal to ensure money from logging would be used to restore areas destroyed by off-roaders.
Project Status:
Logged
Timber Sale Names:
1929 (1647 Acres, 20 MMBF) Sold on 08/08/2006 Status:Logging Cold Sold on 08/08/2006 Status:Sold, but not logged Thunder Thin #2 Sold on 11/01/2006 Status: Sold, but not logged Dry Thin Stewardship Sold on 02/01/2007 Status: Sold, but not logged Shay Thin Stewardship Sold on 02/01/2007 Status: Post Appeal/Ready to be Auctioned
Driving Directions:
Clackamas River Highway to 4610, north of 4610
New Road Miles:
45.00
Temporary Road Miles:
15.0
Road Comments:
Road density in this area exceeds Forest Service guidelines. Many temporary and "closed" roads continue to be used long after the Forest Service attempts to close them, causing further damage for many years to come. Illegal usage of OHVs (off-highway vehicles) is rampant, even in closed and roadless areas, causing erosion, weeds, washouts, sediment deposition, noise and plant destruction. In 2002, Bark field surveys showed 26 of supposedly closed roads failed to keep out motorized vehicles.
Most importantly, the project area contains over 1000 acres of uninventoried roadless areas. Roadless areas are rare in Mt. Hood National Forest and provide valuable reserves for forest wildlife. Logging or road-building operations in these areas will undoubtedly inflict more harm than restoration in the project area.
Orchard 's beautiful forests was sold to the only bidder, Rosboro lumber, on 3/19/04. The previous attempt was on 12/19/2003 and prior to that on Friday, 10/17/03.
Project Status:
Logged
Timber Sale Names:
Orchard (198 Acres, 4.725 MMBF, 8636 CCF)
Sold on Mar-19-2004 to Rosboro
Status: Finished
Driving Directions:
Take 224 to Estacada. At Estacada turn right on 211. Take 211 for 5 miles to 45, marked Dodge from 211. Follow 45/dodge into Mt. National Forest.Oscar is spread out around the next 10 miles of road. Orchard is off 220. The 220 sign might be shot out. Look for 210 sign on right, next left is 220. You have past it when 4545 is on right.
The timber sale project area is located between S. Fork Clackamas River and Memaloose Creek
Temporary Road Miles:
2.2
Road Comments:
This sale would build 200 feet of road through a late successional reserve. Obliterate and revegetate 4500-242.
Reconstruction Miles: 10.2
The Oscar Sale (scoping phase) has been canceled. The thinning units have been moved to the South Fork Thin project.
Project Status:
Canceled
Timber Sale Names:
Oscar (373 Acres)
Status: Cancelled!
Driving Directions:
Take 224 to Estacada. At Estacada turn right on 211. Take 211 for 5 miles to 45, marked Dodge from 211. Follow 45/dodge into Mt. National Forest.Oscar is spread out around the next 10 miles of road. Orchard is off 220. The 220 sign might be shot out. Look for 210 sign on right, next left is 220. You have past it when 4545 is on right.
The timber sale planning area is located off road 45 on the ridge between S. Fork Clackamas and Memaloose Creek
Road Comments:
Roads proposed to be closed include 4545130 (1.06 miles) and 4545120 (.1 mile).
Would close and obliterate roads 6310-224 and 6310-235