Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Upper Siuslaw River Late-Successional Reserve (LSR) Restoration Plan.
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, a DEIS has been prepared by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Eugene District, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a cooperating agency, for the Upper Siuslaw River Late-Successional Reserve (LSR) Restoration Plan. The DEIS was prepared to analyze the impacts of a long-term management approach and specific actions needed to achieve the LSR goals and Aquatic Conservation Strategy objectives set out in the Northwest Forest Plan. The Upper Siuslaw LSR Restoration Plan will address management of approximately 25,000 acres of BLM-managed lands within LSR 267 in the upper portion of the Siuslaw River fifth-field watershed.
Written comments on the DEIS must be postmarked or otherwise delivered by 4:15 p.m., 60 days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes the NOA and filing of the DEIS in the
Written comments on the document should be addressed to: Rick Colvin, P.O. Box 10226, Eugene, OR, 97440; or e-mail to:
Copies of the DEIS will be mailed to individuals, agencies, or companies who previously requested copies. A limited number of copies of the document will be available at the Eugene District Office. The DEIS is also available online from the Eugene District Internet Web site at
Rick Colvin at (541) 683–6600 or 1–888–442–3061.
The DEIS addresses alternatives for forest and aquatic restoration within a Late-Successional Reserve in the Coast Range Mountains west of Eugene, Oregon. The purpose of the action is to protect and enhance late-successional and old-growth forest ecosystems; foster the development of late-successional forest structure and composition in
The DEIS analyzes in detail the following six alternatives:
All alternatives analyzed in the DEIS would be in conformance with the 1995 Eugene District Resource Management Plan (RMP) and would not require any amendment or revision of the RMP. The Preferred Alternative is
The DEIS analyzes the following issues: