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Rigdon Landscape Project

 

Rigdon Collaboration Committee

We formed the Rigdon Collaboration Committee in 2016 to work with the Forest Service on the Rigdon Landscape Project. We facilitated learning sessions, field trips, and roundtable discussions. After education sessions concluded, the group transitioned to roundtable discussions. This allowed committee members provide feedback to the Forest Service Interdisciplinary Team for future actions.

 

About the Landscape

The Rigdon landscape encompasses four Middle Fork Willamette sub-watersheds south of Oakridge, Oregon. Over the years, climate and fire have maintained mixed conifer forests and scattered wet and dry meadows. This landscape provides habitat for spring chinook, bull trout, and the northern spotted owl. Evidence suggests that prior to European settlement, indigenous peoples maintained the upper Middle Fork landscape with fire at regular intervals. Over the last 150 years fire suppression has created dense forests. As a result the landscape has become less resilient and prone to high intensity wildfires.

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Learn more by watching the video and taking a look at the StoryMap below:

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Rigdon Landscape Planning Projects

Collaborative landscape planning projects look at the landscape as a whole. This addresses the systematic ecological concerns across a larger project planning area. We formed the Rigdon Collaboration Committee to work with the Forest Service on the Rigdon Landscape Project. The committee meets with the Forest Service to discuss and provide feedback.

  • 2021 MINUTES
    5/27/21 4/22/21 3/25/21 2/25/21 1/28/21
  • 2024 MINUTES
    12/18/24 11/20/24 10/23/24 9/25/24 6/26/24 5/22/24 3/21/24 2/28/24
  • 2018 MINUTES
    11/11/18 9/6/18 7/20/18 6/18/18 4/27/18
  • 2023 MINUTES
    09/27/23 07/26/23 06/27/23 05/24/23 04/26/23 03/15/23 01/26/23
  • 2020 MINUTES
    12/3/20
  • 2018 MINUTES
    11/8/18 10/11/18 9/13/18 8/6/18 5/7/18 3/5/18 2/5/18
  • 2023 MINUTES
    12/14/23 11/09/23 10/12/23 07/13/23 05/25/23 03/09/23 02/09/23 01/12/23
  • 2024 MINUTES
    10/10/24 9/12/24 7/25/24 6/13/24 5/9/24 4/11/24 3/14/24 2/8/24 1/11/24
  • 2019 MINUTES
    12/12/19 9/12/19 6/9/19 3/14/19 2/14/19 1/10/19
  • 2020 MINUTES
    11/12/20 10/08/20 06/11/20 05/14/20 03/12/20 02/25/20 01/09/20
  • 2022 MINUTES
    12/08/22 11/10/22 09/08/22 07/14/22 06/09/22 04/14/22 03/10/22 02/10/22 01/13/22
  • 2021 MINUTES
    12/09/21 10/14/21 09/09/21 06/10/21 05/06/21 03/18/21 01/14/21
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 11
  • Zone 3
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 12
  • Zone 2
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 10
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 1
  • RIGDON LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS - RIGDON LANDSCAPE PROJECT
    The Rigdon Collaboration Committe and the Forest Service worked together to design the Forest Landscape Analysis and Design (FLAD). Using the FLAD the Rigdon Landscape Analysis (RLA) is complete. The RLA is a restoration blueprint and displays how the landscape operates as a system. Rigdon Landscape Analysis
  • Feasibility Study
    Feasibility Study PDF
  • Partners
    This program is a result of the partnership between the City of Oakridge, Southern Willamette Forest Collaborative (SWFC), Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA), and Brock's Wood Lot working together to reduce woodsmoke pollution in the surrounding Oakridge airshed. Additionally, this project would not be possible without the support of local companies and sponsors including Seneca, Jerry Swearingen, Roseburg, Union Pacific Railroad that have donated wood or materials to the program. Private Public Partnership MOU
  • ROCK - STEWARDSHIP PROJECT
    Start: 2016 Finish: EST. 2020 Restoration Acres Thinned: 84 acres Slash Treatment: 53 acres Fireline: 1.63 miles Weed abatement: 26.9 acres Road storage/decommission: 2.7 miles Retained Receipts: ~$380K
  • BURNT - STEWARDSHIP PROJECT
    Start: 2017 Finish: EST. 2020 Restoration Acres Thinned: 362 acres Fireline: 5.54 miles Weed abatement: 194 acres Road storage/decommission: 15.82 miles Snag Creation: 488 acres Biomass: 923 CCF Retained Receipts: ~$1.8MIL
  • WALL CREEK - GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY PROJECT
    Start: 2020 Finish: 2022 Restoration Acres Thinned: 65 acres Retained Receipts: ~$300k
  • FUJI - STEWARDSHIP PROJECT
    Start: TBD Finish: TBD Restoration Acres Thinned: TBD Slash Treatment: TBD Fireline: TBD Weed Abatement: TBD Road Storage/Decommission: TBD Retained Receipts: TBD
  • TWINS - GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY
    Start: 2020 Finish: 2025 Restoration Acres Thinned: 180.5 acres Fireline: 4 miles Road Reconstrcuction: 18.3 miles Retained Receipts: ~$50k
  • CANE - GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY PROJECT
    Start: 2019 Finish: 2019 Restoration Acres Thinned: 26 acres Retained Receipts: ~$150k
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON RECREATION ECONOMY REPORT
    Creating a Sustainable Recreation Economy: June 2020 Final Report Grant Opportunities Supplemental Materials Report
  • 2024 MINUTES
    12/18/24 11/20/24 10/23/24 9/25/24 6/26/24 5/22/24 3/21/24 2/28/24
  • RECREATION GRANTS
    Grant Spreadsheet
  • 2021 MINUTES
    05/27/21 04/22/21 03/25/21 02/25/21 01/28/21
  • 2020 MINUTES
    12/3/20
  • 2018 MINUTES
    11/8/18 9/6/18 7/20/18 6/18/18 4/27/18
  • CHARTER
    Recreation Committee Charter
  • 2023 MINUTES
    09/27/23 07/26/23 06/27/23 05/24/23 04/26/23 03/15/23 01/26/23
  • 2020 MINUTES
    10/19/20 9/21/20 7/20/20 6/18/20 4/20/20 3/16/20
  • 2021 MINUTES
    7/19/21 6/21/21 1/25/21
  • 2017 MINUTES
    12/4/17 10/25/17 5/31/17 4/3/17 2/28/17 1/31/17
  • 2019 MINUTES
    12/16/19 9/3/19 6/5/19 4/3/19
  • 2023 MINUTES
    6/20/23 5/15/23 4/17/23 3/20/23
  • 2018 MINUTES
    1/29/18
  • 2016 MINUTES
    11/30/16 10/7/16 9/20/16
  • 2022 MINUTES
    12/19/22 11/21/22 7/18/22 5/16/22 2/22/22 1/18/22

 

Rigdon Landscape Planning Projects

Collaborative landscape planning projects look at the landscape as a whole. This addresses the systematic ecological concerns across a larger project planning area. We formed the Rigdon Collaboration Committee to work with the Forest Service on the Rigdon Landscape Project. The committee meets with the Forest Service to discuss and provide feedback.

  • 2021 MINUTES
    5/27/21 4/22/21 3/25/21 2/25/21 1/28/21
  • 2024 MINUTES
    12/18/24 11/20/24 10/23/24 9/25/24 6/26/24 5/22/24 3/21/24 2/28/24
  • 2018 MINUTES
    11/11/18 9/6/18 7/20/18 6/18/18 4/27/18
  • 2023 MINUTES
    09/27/23 07/26/23 06/27/23 05/24/23 04/26/23 03/15/23 01/26/23
  • 2020 MINUTES
    12/3/20
  • 2018 MINUTES
    11/8/18 10/11/18 9/13/18 8/6/18 5/7/18 3/5/18 2/5/18
  • 2023 MINUTES
    12/14/23 11/09/23 10/12/23 07/13/23 05/25/23 03/09/23 02/09/23 01/12/23
  • 2024 MINUTES
    10/10/24 9/12/24 7/25/24 6/13/24 5/9/24 4/11/24 3/14/24 2/8/24 1/11/24
  • 2019 MINUTES
    12/12/19 9/12/19 6/9/19 3/14/19 2/14/19 1/10/19
  • 2020 MINUTES
    11/12/20 10/08/20 06/11/20 05/14/20 03/12/20 02/25/20 01/09/20
  • 2022 MINUTES
    12/08/22 11/10/22 09/08/22 07/14/22 06/09/22 04/14/22 03/10/22 02/10/22 01/13/22
  • 2021 MINUTES
    12/09/21 10/14/21 09/09/21 06/10/21 05/06/21 03/18/21 01/14/21
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 11
  • Zone 3
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 12
  • Zone 2
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 10
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 1
  • RIGDON LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS - RIGDON LANDSCAPE PROJECT
    The Rigdon Collaboration Committe and the Forest Service worked together to design the Forest Landscape Analysis and Design (FLAD). Using the FLAD the Rigdon Landscape Analysis (RLA) is complete. The RLA is a restoration blueprint and displays how the landscape operates as a system. Rigdon Landscape Analysis
  • Feasibility Study
    Feasibility Study PDF
  • Partners
    This program is a result of the partnership between the City of Oakridge, Southern Willamette Forest Collaborative (SWFC), Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA), and Brock's Wood Lot working together to reduce woodsmoke pollution in the surrounding Oakridge airshed. Additionally, this project would not be possible without the support of local companies and sponsors including Seneca, Jerry Swearingen, Roseburg, Union Pacific Railroad that have donated wood or materials to the program. Private Public Partnership MOU
  • ROCK - STEWARDSHIP PROJECT
    Start: 2016 Finish: EST. 2020 Restoration Acres Thinned: 84 acres Slash Treatment: 53 acres Fireline: 1.63 miles Weed abatement: 26.9 acres Road storage/decommission: 2.7 miles Retained Receipts: ~$380K
  • BURNT - STEWARDSHIP PROJECT
    Start: 2017 Finish: EST. 2020 Restoration Acres Thinned: 362 acres Fireline: 5.54 miles Weed abatement: 194 acres Road storage/decommission: 15.82 miles Snag Creation: 488 acres Biomass: 923 CCF Retained Receipts: ~$1.8MIL
  • WALL CREEK - GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY PROJECT
    Start: 2020 Finish: 2022 Restoration Acres Thinned: 65 acres Retained Receipts: ~$300k
  • FUJI - STEWARDSHIP PROJECT
    Start: TBD Finish: TBD Restoration Acres Thinned: TBD Slash Treatment: TBD Fireline: TBD Weed Abatement: TBD Road Storage/Decommission: TBD Retained Receipts: TBD
  • TWINS - GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY
    Start: 2020 Finish: 2025 Restoration Acres Thinned: 180.5 acres Fireline: 4 miles Road Reconstrcuction: 18.3 miles Retained Receipts: ~$50k
  • CANE - GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY PROJECT
    Start: 2019 Finish: 2019 Restoration Acres Thinned: 26 acres Retained Receipts: ~$150k
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON RECREATION ECONOMY REPORT
    Creating a Sustainable Recreation Economy: June 2020 Final Report Grant Opportunities Supplemental Materials Report
  • 2024 MINUTES
    12/18/24 11/20/24 10/23/24 9/25/24 6/26/24 5/22/24 3/21/24 2/28/24
  • RECREATION GRANTS
    Grant Spreadsheet
  • 2021 MINUTES
    05/27/21 04/22/21 03/25/21 02/25/21 01/28/21
  • 2020 MINUTES
    12/3/20
  • 2018 MINUTES
    11/8/18 9/6/18 7/20/18 6/18/18 4/27/18
  • CHARTER
    Recreation Committee Charter
  • 2023 MINUTES
    09/27/23 07/26/23 06/27/23 05/24/23 04/26/23 03/15/23 01/26/23
  • 2020 MINUTES
    10/19/20 9/21/20 7/20/20 6/18/20 4/20/20 3/16/20
  • 2021 MINUTES
    7/19/21 6/21/21 1/25/21
  • 2017 MINUTES
    12/4/17 10/25/17 5/31/17 4/3/17 2/28/17 1/31/17
  • 2019 MINUTES
    12/16/19 9/3/19 6/5/19 4/3/19
  • 2023 MINUTES
    6/20/23 5/15/23 4/17/23 3/20/23
  • 2018 MINUTES
    1/29/18
  • 2016 MINUTES
    11/30/16 10/7/16 9/20/16
  • 2022 MINUTES
    12/19/22 11/21/22 7/18/22 5/16/22 2/22/22 1/18/22

 

Current Planning Projects

Youngs Rock Rigdon - Rigdon Landscape Project

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Status: EIS Scoping Phase

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Learn more

 

Future Planning Projects

Steeple Rock Rigdon - Rigdon Landscape Project

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Awaiting information

 

Current Planning Projects

Youngs Rock Rigdon - Rigdon Landscape Project

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Status: EIS Scoping Phase

​

Learn more

 

Future Planning Projects

Steeple Rock Rigdon - Rigdon Landscape Project

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Awaiting information

 

Rigdon Resources

For more information about the Rigdon project including instructions and maps for a self-guided tour of the Youngs Rock Rigdon project area, committee meeting minutes, and project background documents, visit the Rigdon Resources page.

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