The public comment period for the New Hayden Fox vegetation treatment project in southern Oregon ends Friday. The Bureau of Land Management field office in Klamath Falls is proposing commercial timber thinning, brush mowing and reducing overall fire hazards.
The 1,450-acre area is located in the southwestern portion of the Klamath Falls Resource Area, just north of the California border.
The project was previously considered and analyzed in April 2014, but the Oregon Gulch Fire burned through much of the land and a final decision was never made. The area currently proposed for treatment was not burned in the fire.
Lisa Bryant, public affairs specialist with the Lakeview district of the BLM, said she believes the project will improve the health of the forest.
"I think mostly we are trying to address wildlife habitat, we are trying to address timber needs and we are trying to address fuel hazards and prevention of or minimizing impacts of future fires," said Bryant.
Bryant said a portion of the proceeds would go back to the county. The BLM plans to have an environmental assessment draft written by late summer or early fall.
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