Central Oregon Bitterbrush Broads • Entered by Mathieu Federspiel on July 17, 2024
Ochoco Mill Creek
January 1, 2024
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 30 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 60 |
Key Issue: Landscape Planning (Forest Plans, RMPs, TMPs, etc.)
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: Sierra Club
Landscape/area: Ochoco National Forest (854817 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Advocacy actions (400 acres)
Short Description of Activity
Comment and then object to Ochoco NF plans for harvesting (thinning) in the Mill Creek Watershed. Wrote and filed comments and objections and attended meeting with FS.
Reflection/Evaluation
FS was willing to adjust plans to meet many of our requests. We worked tightly with Central Oregon Landwatch, Sierra Club, and Oregon Wild. Impact of our joint work may have been influential.