Dead Mountain #301815

OPPORTUNITY TO OBJECT Dead Mountain Project (301815) Willamette National Forest, Middle Fork Ranger District The draft Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Dead Mountain Project are now available for public review. The Middle Fork Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest is proposing to treat approximately 1,735 acres of Douglas-fir plantations through variable density thinning, including approximately 356 acres of outer Riparian Reserves, on National Forest System lands. Proposed actions also include approximately 200 acres of stand-level small diameter thinning fuel reduction, 154 acres of shaded fuel break creation along potential control lines (PCLs), 970 acres of prescribed fire burn blocks, 7 acres of fuel break creation around the Dead Mountain communication tower, and 2 miles of new trail construction and maintenance. Road work included in the proposed action would include road maintenance or reconstruction of about 34 miles of forest system roads. The project is within Oregon's Lane County. The draft Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact and EA are available on the Willamette National Forest's project website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/projects/301815 or on our public Pinyon page at: https://usfs-public.box.com/s/67xpaw9a5gp2wyl9vabl58uw4ped2wnc. This proposed decision is subject to objection pursuant to 36 CFR 218, Subparts A and B. The responsible official for the project is the Middle Fork Ranger District's Ranger, Gabe Wishart. Objections will only be accepted from those who submitted project-specific written comments during scoping or another designated comment period. Issues raised in objections must be based on previously submitted comments unless based on new information arising after the designated comment period(s). Written objections must be submitted within 45 days following the publication of this legal notice. The date of this legal notice is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection. Those wishing to object should not rely upon dates or timeframes provided by any other source. It is the objector's responsibility to ensure evidence of timely receipt (36 CFR 218.9). Objections must be submitted to the reviewing officer Duane Bishop, Willamette Acting Forest Supervisor. Objections may be submitted online at https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInputProject=301815 or by mail or hand-delivery (3106 Pierce Parkway Suite D, Springfield, OR 97477). The Forest Office is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 4:30pm. Electronically filed objections may be submitted in the following formats: plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), Word (.doc, .docx), or portable document format (.pdf). in the following formats: plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), Word (.doc, .docx), or portable document format (.pdf). Objections must include: 1) objector's name, address, and telephone; 2) signature or other verification of authorship; 3) identification of a single lead objector when applicable; 4) project name, Responsible Official name and title, and name of affected National Forest or Ranger District; 5) reasons for, and suggested remedies to resolve, your objections; and, 6) description of the connection between your objections and your prior comments (36 CFR 218.8 (d)). Incorporate documents by reference only as provided for at 36 CFR 218.8(b). For further information concerning the Dead Mountain Project please contact Mariah Wallace, District NEPA Planner at mariah.wallace@usda.gov, 541-782-5346. June 16 2026 LEUG0538173