The BLM has initiated planning for the Steam Donkey Echo Environmental Assessment and is seeking comments through a public meeting on September 24, 2013, from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the BLM Eugene District Office (3106 Pierce Parkway, Springfield, Oregon). The project includes variable retention harvest and thinning treatments to improve habitat for species listed under the Endangered Species Act including the Northern Spotted Owls and Marbled Murrelets. Thinning in riparian areas may be considered to improve riparian function to benefit coho salmon habitat.