Seccretarial Fo
orestry Pilo
ot Projectss Update: March 255, 2011 n motion a plan to apply the principles of ecological In Deecember 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar set in
oration, as suggested by Drs. Norm Johnson
n and Jerry Fraanklin, on BLM lands within the Roseburg and Medford resto
ward with thesse pilot projects we’ll be reguularly posting updates about their status. Distrricts. As the BLLM moves forw
Rosseburg Pilo
ot Project eveloped an In
nterdisciplinaryy Team (ID Teaam) within the Roseburg District and South The Roseburg Distrrict BLM has de
e for the requirred National En
nvironmental P olicy Act proccess. The next public meetin
ng River Field Office staff to prepare
e stands would be marked in sample areas. The original date for this fieeld trip was will be a field trip to see how the
now and poor weather condiitions. A new date for this fieeld trip is still being determin
ned and will bee canccelled due to sn
postted as soon as possible. Drs. Johnson and Franklin will ide
entify specific units from the unit pool by m id‐April, 20111. Maps that show these unitts will be posted on the pilot projecct website: http://www.blm.ggov/or/districtts/roseburg/fo
orestrypilot/ Mid
ddle Apple
egate Watershed Pilo
ot Project Update: ping Notice for the first project of the Middle Applegate Pilot will be goiing to approxim
mately 600 interested person
ns Scop
sometime the wee
ek of April 8. Sttand selection for the first prroject should b e completed this week with ID team munication/vetting with our key partners suubsequent to mailing out thee Scoping Noticces. conccurrence and a level of comm
erior Lumber C ompany perso
onnel. District personnel mett Distrrict personnel led a field visitt to marked staands with Supe
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se
ervice and Drs. Franklin and Johnson to disccuss Late Succeessional Emphasis Area desiggn, n and landscap
pe strategy. District personneel also discusseed effects analysis for and to discuss pilot unit selection
n completing marking guidess. Upcoming meetings for th
he Middle conssultation. The District continues to work on
hed Pilot Proje
ect include:
Appllegate Watersh
Mayy 5, 2011 May 20,, 2011 Time: 9 to 12 Noon, 1 to 3 p.m. (if neeeded) Timee: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. onstration site
es where the pu
ublic can Public w orkshop to draaft the monito
oring plan. A fieeld trip to demo
Location
n: BLM Medforrd Interagencyy Office revieew stands and trees marked for harvest. 3040 Bidddle Road Locaation: Informattion forthcoming on logistics. Medfordd, OR 9750 ng Middle Applegate Watersh
hed Pilot Project‐related evennts please RSV
VP to Stephaniee Kelleher at:
For these upcomin
1) 618‐2205, orr Stephanie_Ke
[email protected] (541
Coo
os Bay Wagon Road Pilot Proje
ect The Coquille Indian
n Tribe (CIT) prroposed the Co
oos Bay Wagon
n Road Landscaape Management Proposal to the Secretary of he Departmentt of the Interio
or and BLM conntinue to review the long term managemen
nt Interrior on December 8, 2010. Th
prop
posal. he meantime, the Secretary of Interior has endorsed the first componennt of the landscape managem
ment proposal in In th
her to develop a demonstratiion timber salee pilot in whicch the Coquille Indian Tribe and the BLM will work togeth
nd Jerry Frankliin. This pilot w ill demonstrate the professo
ors’ coorrdination with professors Norrm Johnson an
ogical principle
es of variable retention regen
neration harve
est in the Oregoon coast rangee. The timber sale will be ecolo
1 desiggned under the
e Northwest Fo
orest Plan and comply with all BLM requireements. n and Franklin were on District March 20‐23 to conduct a field worksho
op with the Coq
quille Indian Profeessors Johnson
Tribee, Coos Bay Disstrict, US Fish and Wildlife an
nd National Maarine Fisheries staff. The field
d trip was an opportunity forr emp
ployees to gain an understand
ding of the eco
ological princip
ples of variable retention regeeneration harvvest in the coasst rangge and discuss possible marking principles with Johnson and Franklin. Opportunities fo
or public involvvement will bee scheeduled in the co
oming months. http://www.blm.ggov/or/districtts/coosbay/forestrypilot/ 2