The Bureau of Lane Management is asking for public input on a plan to harvest burned trees on 900 acres of land east of Springfield impacted by the Holiday Farm Fire.
The proposed salvage harvest within the Harvest Land Basin, designated in 2016 for sustainable timber harvesting, would include four to six timber sales over one to three years, according to a BLM news release. Dead and dying trees would be harvested.
"Between 15 and 20 million board feet would be generated through the sales, supporting approximately 200 family wage jobs in local communities and generating roughly $10 million in economic activity," according to the news release.
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The project also may include road work, retention of live and dead trees, wildfire fuel reduction treatments and reforesting using native tree species.
Recreation sites in the area — Silver Creek Boat Ramp, Rennie Boat Landing, Marten Rapids Overlook and Whitewater Day Use Area — would not be affected by harvesting.
The Holiday Farm Fire sparked during a Labor Day windstorm and spread across more than 173,000 acres in the McKenzie River Valley. The wildfire destroyed more than 400 homes, including most of the town of Blue River. Recovery efforts there are underway.
State, county and private teams already have harvested thousands of burned trees from the Holiday Farm Fire zone. Thousands more are expected to be culled from the area.
Public comment on the proposed BLM harvest will be accepted until May 11. Those wishing to comment can send an email to blm_or_no_upw_salvageharvest@blm.gov.
Contact reporter Adam Duvernay at aduvernay@registerguard.com. Follow on Twitter @DuvernayOR.
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