Seccretarial Fo
orestry Pilo
ot Projectss Update: March 4, 2011 In Deecember 2010, Secretary of tthe Interior Ken Salazar set in
n motion a pla n to apply the principles of eecological resto
oration, as suggested by Drs. Norm Johnson
n and Jerry Fraanklin, on BLM lands within tthe Roseburg aand Medford Distrricts. As the BLLM moves forw
ward with thesse pilot projects we’ll be reguularly posting u
updates about their status. Rosseburg Pilo
ot Project The BLM hosted an
n open house m
meeting with m
members of the public, on W
Wednesday, Maarch 2, 2011 fro
om 4 to 7 p.m.. ers of the public were in atte
endance. The m
meeting openeed with an initiial question an
nd answer sesssion Rougghly 25 membe
with members of tthe public. Dr. Norm Johnson
n fielded initiall questions aboout the scope o
of the Roseburrg Pilot. Roseeburg District rresource speciaalists and Scottt Center, a biologist with the Fish and Wildlife Service, prrovided a presentation on ow
wl activity and habitat qualityy in the Myrtle
e Creek waters hed. Followingg the presentattion, Dr. Norm nson asked for input on whatt criteria should
d be used to se
elect stands fo r the project. Theresa Jenseen, the Oregon John
Conssensus facilitattor, helped to rrecord particip
pants’ input. eeting is scheduled from 4 to
o 7 p.m. on March 8th. In preeparation for the next meeting Roseburg The next public me
bers are workin
ng closely with
h Dr. Norm Johnson to develoop a stand poo
ol based on thee criteria Distrrict staff memb
deveeloped by the p
public. At the next meeting, Dr. Johnson w
will propose uniits for treatmeent from this ovverall pool. Marrch 8, 2011 March 226, 2011 Timee: 4‐7PM Noon Publiic meeting to de
evelop a stand po
ool based on the
e criteria Locattion: Roseburg D
District Office 777 N
NW Garden Valle
ey Blvd. Roseburg OR, 97471 Time: 9:000 AM to 4:00 PM
M Public Fieldd Trip: Opportunnity for memberrs of the public tto look at staand marking andd to provide feed
dback. Location: TTBA Mid
ddle Apple
egate Wate
ershed Pilo
ot Project Update: The introduction to
o the Pilot Mid
ddle Applegate
e Watershed Pilot Project pubblic meetings (March 1 and 2
2) was attended by ut 50 residentss and interested persons, and
d an additionall number of ouur partners, BLM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife abou
stafff. The meetinggs focused on aa restoration‐b
based forest maanagement appproach. Next week’s collabo
orative worksh
hop (Marrch 8) will help
p to determine the selection aand prioritization criteria forr picking standss for restoratio
on for the initiaal projeect in 2011. Th
he Medford District is continuing its field analysis and invventory of nortthern spotted o
owl habitat, an
nd coorrdination with collaborative p
partners and other stakehold
ders. Upcominng meetings forr the Middle Applegate Watershed Pilot Prroject include: Marrch 8, 2011 Timee: 9‐12 Noon, 1‐3
3 PM (if needed)) A pub
blic workshop designed to identtify and develop the criteria by which stands are sele
ected for restoraation treatments and the criterria to determine
e their priority fo
or treatment. Locattion: Upper App
plegate Grange 39011 Upper Applegate Road Jackssonville, OR 9753
30 March 19, 2011 Timee: 9 AM‐5 PM A pub
blic field trip to demonstration ssites in the Keele
er and Chap
pman Creek areaa. Locattion: Informatio
on forthcoming o
on logistics. May 5, 22011 Time: 9 AM
M‐5 PM A field tripp to demonstratiion sites where tthe public can review sta nds and trees m
marked for harveest. Location: IInformation fortthcoming on loggistics. May 20, 22011 Time: 9‐122 Noon, 1‐3 PM (if needed) A public w
workshop to drafft the multi‐partyy monitoring plaan. Location: M
Medford Interaggency Office 3040 Bidd le Road Medford, OR 97504 1 For tthese upcomin
ng Middle Applegate Watersh
hed Pilot Project‐related evennts please RSV
VP to Stephaniee Kelleher at (541
1) 618‐2205, orr Stephanie_Ke
[email protected]
ov Coo
os Bay Wagon Road Forest Maanagementt Pilot: The Coquille Indian Tribe prop
posed the Coo
os Bay Wagon
n Road Forestt Management Pilot to thee Secretary of the Interior on December 8, 2
2010. The Dep
partment of the Interior annd BLM are reeviewing the proposal, wh
hile the TTribe and the
e BLM continu
ue to work clo
osely on man
nagement act ivities affecting tribal foreest lands. Additional detailss on the pilot will be share
ed with the pu
ublic as soon as they beco
ome available. 2