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Forest Supervisor Approves $963,967 in Advisory Committee Resource
Projects
BEND, OREGON, October 17, 2003
Watershed restoration, noxious weed removal, forest road maintenance,
hazardous fuels reduction and other forest improvement projects
are among $963,967 in Deschutes-Ochoco Resource Advisory Committee
(RAC) projects approved by Forest Supervisor Leslie Weldon for fiscal
year 2004.
These funds were approved for forest projects under the new federal
county payments legislation, the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000.
The RAC is chartered under county payments legislation to review
and recommend proposals to fund projects located on or that benefit
the Deschutes or Ochoco National Forests.
The Deschutes-Ochoco RAC is comprised of 15 members from a variety
of backgrounds selected to three-year terms by the Secretary of
Agriculture. The Deschutes-Ochoco RAC represents all or portions
of Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Jefferson, Klamath and Wheeler counties.
Working with our county and community partners to accomplish
priority natural resource projects has been a tremendous experience,
said Leslie Weldon, Deschutes National Forest Supervisor and Designated
Federal Official for the Committee. I look forward to continuing
to work with the RAC and counties to fund future projects.
The Deschutes-Ochoco RAC will solicit the next round of project
proposals in January 2004. The RAC will host a workshop after applications
are available to provide tips on filling out the application package.
These applications will be available at the:
- Forest website at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon
- Deschutes National Forest headquarters office at 1645 Highway
20 East, Bend, OR 97701
- Ochoco National Forest headquarters at 3160 NE 3rd Street, Prineville,
OR 97754
The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of
2000 gives counties a payment in lieu of taxes on federal lands
equal to the average of the three years between 1986 and 1999 when
forest product payments were highest. Counties are required to spend
between 15 and 20 percent of their payments on either Title II or
Title III projects. Title II projects are Forest enhancement activities
requiring approval by the Designated Federal Official after being
recommended by a RAC. Title III projects are administered by the
counties.
Projects receiving fiscal year 2004 funding under Title II include:
Deschutes-Ochoco RAC 2004 Approved Projects
|
Project Name/Sponsor |
Amount of Award |
Crook County |
|
Crook Co. Weed Control/Crook County |
$100,000.00
|
|
Crook Co. Natural Resources Planning Committee/Crook
County |
10,000.00
|
|
Camp Crk. Juniper Control & Water Quality
Monitoring/Crook County |
44,000.00
|
|
McKay Creek Meadow and Riparian Restoration/Ochoco
NF |
25,564.00
|
Deschutes County |
|
Deschutes County Weed/Vegetation Management/Deschutes
County |
20,000.00
|
|
Deschutes County Cost-Share Program/Deschutes
County |
21,000.00
|
|
Bull Bend Roads/Deschutes NF |
40,000.00
|
|
Sisters Hazard Fuels Reduction & McCache Aspen
Restoration/Deschutes NF |
52,500.00
|
|
Rosland Campground/La Pine Park & Recreation
District |
32,000.00
|
|
Wanoga Snow Play Area/Trail Users Group |
40,000.00
|
Grant County |
|
Paulina Trailhead Development/Ochoco NF |
26,250.00
|
Jefferson County |
|
Jefferson County Weed Control/Jefferson County |
6,000.00
|
|
Metolius Basin Hazardous Fuels Reduction/Deschutes
NF |
35,000.00
|
|
Bull Trout Streamside Protection/Deschutes NF |
17,500.00
|
|
Metolius Basin Water Monitoring/Friends of the
Metolius |
5,000.00
|
Klamath County |
|
Odell Pasture Fuels Reduction/Deschutes NF |
40,000.00
|
|
Big Marsh IILodgepole Removal & Burning/Deschutes
NF |
39,375.00
|
|
Crescent Lake Wildland-Urban Interface Fuels Reduction/Walker
Range Forest Protective Association |
40,000.00
|
Wheeler County |
|
District Fence Reconstruction/Wheeler County |
16,000.00
|
|
Black Canyon Creek Culvert Design/Ochoco NF |
40,000.00
|
Multi-County |
|
Deschutes-Ochoco N.F. Noxious Weed Treatment &
Inventory/Deschutes & Ochoco NFs |
135,000.00
|
|
Central Oregon Youth Land Stewardship/Heart of
Oregon Corps |
147,000.00
|
|
Sub-Total |
932,189.00
|
RAC Administrative Support/COIC |
31,778.00
|
TOTAL |
$963,967.00
|
Media Contacts:
- Roland Giller, (541) 383-5653
- Kyrie Murphy, (541) 383-5522
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