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NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-ORWA-L040-2026-0007-CE
Project Name: North Gerber Forest Health Treatments CE

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NEPA Number

DOI-BLM-ORWA-L040-2026-0007-CE
Project Name

North Gerber Forest Health Treatments CE
Project Type

CE
NEPA Status

Completed - Completed
Lead Office

Klamath Falls Field Office
Last Updated

5/27/2026 5:00:00 PM

Project Description

The North Gerber Forest Health Treatments Project proposes vegetation management across 2,628 acres of BLM-administered lands east of Bonanza, Oregon. The project area includes Western juniper woodlands, sagebrush‑steppe, and ponderosa pine uplands, and is experiencing declining forest health due to juniper encroachment, overstocked pine stands, habitat degradation, and elevated fuel loading. To address these conditions, the BLM will implement a combination of mechanical thinning, manual tree removal, and prescribed burning to improve ecosystem resilience, reduce hazardous fuels, restore understory plant communities, and promote healthy, fire‑resistant forest structure. Treatments will target Western juniper encroachment, reduce overstocked ponderosa pine, and restore appropriate tree densities consistent with long‑term ecological function.

No new permanent roads are proposed for construction within the project area, and treatments would be accessed primarily from existing roads. Up to 2.5 miles of temporary roads may be constructed as needed, and all temporary roads will be fully decommissioned within three years after project completion. Before any temporary road is built, its location will be surveyed and reviewed by the KFFO Interdisciplinary Team to ensure resource protection and compliance with the 2016 SWO RMP, as well as all applicable project design features (PDFs) and best management practices (BMPs).

The project was developed collaboratively with the Klamath Lake Forest Health Partnership, which provided formal support for implementation.

The North Gerber project is consistent with the 2016 Southwestern Oregon ROD/RMP and is categorically excluded under 516 DM 11.11(J)(7) for restoration‑focused forest and grassland management activities.

Project Location

City	State/Territory	Zip Code	County(ies)
Bonanza	Oregon	97623	Klamath

Application Information

Program

Forestry & Timber
Sub-Program

Thinning

Project Dates

Start Date

6/30/2025
End Date

5/27/2026

Project Office Information

Lead Office

Klamath Falls Field Office
Offices

Klamath Falls FO

Contacts

Contact 1 Name

Christopher Stout
Contact 1 Email

[email protected]
Contact 1 Phone

(541) 885-4108