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Forest Service: Recent submissions

  • Tillicum abbreviated preliminary assessment 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2003-02)
    Assesses mine site consisting of waste piles placed on moderate to steep side slopes. A Niton XRF unit found arsenic and lead exceeded EPA Region goals. Based on its proximity to Granite Creek, a Site Inspection is recommended.
  • Granite Creek Mine #7 abbreviated preliminary assessment 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2006-08)
    Assesses mine site consisting of a large collapsed adit and approximately 700cy of wasterock material adjacent to Granite Creek, with numerous trenches stemming from hydraulic mining and possible historic dredging operations. ...
  • Granite Creek Mine #6 abbreviated preliminary assessment 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2006-08)
    Assesses mine site consisting of a large collapsed adit and approximately 1000cy of wasterock material, which is adjacent to a small ephemeral tributary to Granite Creek. A Niton XLt unit found that most metals at the site ...
  • Buffalo Mine abbreviated preliminary assessment 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2008-08)
    Assesses mine site on moderately steep side slopes, consisting of two adits, associated wasterock and tailing ponds, one with water treatment facilities and miscellaneous buildings. A Niton XLt unit found that all metals ...
  • Granite Creek Mine #5 abbreviated preliminary assessment 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2006-08)
    Assesses mine site consisting of a large collapsed adit and approximately 500cy of wasterock material adjacent to Granite Creek, with numerous trenches and apparent hydraulic mining. A Niton XLt unit found that most metals ...
  • New York Mine abbreviated preliminary assessment 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2006-08)
    Assesses mine site consisting of numerous trenches on the mountain slope, at least five of which are collapsed to partially collapsed adits, 9000-12,000cy of wasterock and 4000cy of tailings. A Niton XLt unit found all ...
  • Monumental abbreviated preliminary assessment 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2003-02)
    Assesses mine and mill site, consisting of waste and tailings piles on flat to moderate side slopes and mill on steep slopes, with an opening in the ground surrounded by an unstable area. A Niton XRF unit found arsenic, ...
  • Pyx Mine and Mill abbreviated preliminary assessment 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2004-03)
    Assesses mine and mill site in moderate to steep side slopes, consisting of an open adit, waste rock dumps, tailings pond, and remains of a mill. A Niton XRF unit found numerous chemical elements exceeding regulations, ...
  • Granite Creek Mines human health and ecological risk assessment 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.); Cascade Earth Sciences (2006-04)
    Assesses, through a streamlined risk assessment process, potential human health and ecological risks associated with mining-related contamination at the Monumental, Cap Martin, Sheridan, Tillicum, and Central Mines ...
  • Rabbit Mine and Mill abbreviated preliminary asessment 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2004-03)
    Assesses mine and mill site on moderate to steep side slopes, with burned debris of the mill, open adit and an airshaft filled with water, with associated waste dumps. A Niton XRF unit found numerous chemical elements ...
  • Standard Mine abbreviated preliminary assessment 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2006-08)
    Assesses mine site on moderate side slopes, consisting of a large collapsed adit with minor seepage, approximately 500cy of wasterock near a small creek. A Niton XLt unit found that all metals exceeded screening criteria ...
  • Upper Powder Watershed draft assessment 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2005)
    Unfinished draft analyzes the watershed and its thirteen subwatersheds to facilitate planning, implementation, and evaluation of forest management activities. Examines issues, including vegetation and forest health, riparian ...
  • Upper Grande Ronde Watershed analysis 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2004)
    Analyzes the watershed and its twelve subwatersheds to facilitate planing, implementation, and evaluation of forest management activities. Identifies existing conditions and provides an analytical framework and integration ...
  • Wallowa-Whitman National Forest forest roads analysis 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2003-10-21)
    Analysis identifies issues and assesses benefits, problems, and risks associated with the Forest's arterial and collector roads. Determines minimum road system for maintenance of level 3-5 roads, the number of roads necessary ...
  • Joseph Creek rangeland analysis final environmental impact statement and record of decision 
    Wallowa Valley Ranger District (Or.) (2005-09-23)
    FEIS reviews proposed activities to allocate forage for commercial livestock grazing on eleven allotments near Joseph Creek. Record of Decision announces implementation of Alternative 3 modified of the project FEIS, which ...
  • Meadow Creek Watershed analysis 
    La Grande Ranger District (Or.) (2002)
    Documents the completed update for the 1994 Upper Grande Ronde Watershed Analysis, investigating needs, opportunities, priorities, effects, and success measurements. Includes description, issues, key questions and relevant ...
  • Mt. Emily II fuels reduction project environmental assessment and decision notice/FONSI 
    La Grande Ranger District (Or.) (2006-04-06)
    Environmental assessment reviews proposed activities to respond to fire risks in the area deferred from the original Mt. Emily project within mapped lynx habitat, by modifying fuels and potential fire behavior on public ...
  • Mt. Emily fuels reduction project environmental assessment and decision notice/FONSI 
    La Grande Ranger District (Or.) (2005-02-25)
    Environmental assessment reviews proposed activities designed to reduce fuels and associated fire behavior in the stands of timber adjacent to or within the wildland urban interface on Mt. Emily. Activities include ...
  • Blue Mountain land exchange -- Oregon final environmental impact statement 
    Malheur National Forest (Agency : U.S.); Umatilla National Forest (Agency : U.S.); Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2006-09)
    Analyzes proposed assembled land exchange between Clearwater Land Exchange-Oregon and the Forest Service, involving acquiring and conveying within the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. Plans to provide ...
  • Hells Canyon National Recreation Area comprehensive management plan final environmental impact statement executive summary, record of decision, and summary 
    Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (Agency : U.S.) (2003-07-21)
    FEIS analyzes five alternatives seeking to make management, utilization, and disposal of natural resources compatible with the HCNRA Act. Record of decision announces selection of the preferred Alternative E-modified, which ...

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