• OPERATION NAME: Ken Ness
  • SUBMIT DATE: 01-03-2018
  • NOAP ID: 2018-521-00328
  • LANDOWNER STATUS: The Landowner is not a Small Forestland Owner.
  • Apply for a permit to use fire or power-driven machinery (PDM) (ORS 477.625)
  • Notify for an operation (excludes applying pesticides by helicopter) (ORS 527.670)
  • Notify the Departments of Forestry and Revenue of my intent to harvest timber (ORS 321.550)
  • Before you use fire, contact the local office of the Oregon Department of Forestry or Forest Protective Association to see if additional burn permit and/or Smoke Management Program regulations apply.

Oregon Department of Forestry Contact Information

ODF OFFICE: ASTORIA
ODF DISTRICT:
Astoria
ADDRESS:
92219 Hwy 202
Astoria, Oregon, 97103
PHONE:
(503) 325-5451
ODF FORESTER
NAME:
Ashley Lertora
EMAIL:
ashley.m.lertora@oregon.gov

Notifier

LUKE NESS
COMPANY:
Ness Logging
ADDRESS:
91370 Walluski
Astoria, Oregon, 97103
PHONE:
(503) 440-2800
EMAIL:
Not Available

Notifier Comment

No Notifier comments have been made on this NOAP.

Landowner(s)

Landowner Responsibility
KEN NESS
COMPANY:
ness logging
ADDRESS:
91370 Walluski Loop
astoroa, Oregon, 97103
PHONE:
(503) 440-2086
Landowner Responsibility

The Landowner is responsible for reforestation. Early consultation with the ODF Forester is advised.

On-site inspections may be conducted by Oregon Department of Forestry employees to ensure compliance with all laws and rules governing fire protection and forest practices on private land.

For activities or operations changing the land to a non-forest use, the applicant is advised to contact the appropriate local government regarding land use regulations which may apply to the future use or development of this site.)

Timber Owner

Timber Owner Responsibility
KEN NESS
COMPANY:
Ness Logging
ADDRESS:
91370 Walluski Loop
Astoria, Oregon, 97103
PHONE:
(503) 440-2086
Timber Owner Responsibility

If timber harvesting is part of the proposed operation, the party shown below, owning the timber at the point it is first measured, is responsible for payment of Oregon timber taxes.

Fire Emergency Contact

NAME:
Ken Ness
PHONE:
(503) 440-2086

Legal Notice

WRITTEN PLANS

A Written Plan (in addition to this NOAP) is required before operation activities can begin near the protected resources listed with the Unit information or Site Conditions below or otherwise described to you by the ODF Forester (OAR 629-605-0170(2), (3), and (5)). The Written Plan must describe in detail how the resource(s) will be protected during the operation. There is a waiting period for Written Plans that is separate from the notification waiting period. Contact your ODF Forester for more information.

Units / Activities / Operators

KEN NESS [map]
16.5 ACRES

  • Changing Land Use to a non-forest use

    METHOD(S):
    Burning
    OPERATOR:
    Luke Ness
    COMPANY:
    Ness Logging

  • Treatment of Slash

    METHOD(S):
    Burning - piles
    OPERATOR:
    Luke Ness
    COMPANY:
    Ness Logging

This Unit falls within the following Regulated Use Areas: NW-1

A Statutory Written Plan is required for the resources detected in or near this Unit if activities occur within:

100 Feet of
  • Unknown: - Type F Stream
  • Wetlands: Freshwater Emergent Wetland, Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland
300 Feet of
  • None detected.
KEN NESS [map]
4.7 ACRES

  • Changing Land Use to a non-forest use

    METHOD(S):
    Burning
    OPERATOR:
    Luke Ness
    COMPANY:
    Ness Logging

This Unit falls within the following Regulated Use Areas: NW-1

A Statutory Written Plan is required for the resources detected in or near this Unit if activities occur within:

100 Feet of
  • Unknown: - Type F Stream
300 Feet of
  • None detected.

Site Conditions

ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS MAY APPLY
  • Slope of steepest 1/3 area: 5 %.

Uploaded Documents

You must be signed in as a registered user with FERNS to see documents associated with this NOAP.

Formal Comments

COMMENTS
  • Ashley Lertora
    2/20/2019 10:14:26 AM
    ODF received the completed Exempt to Reforest Form. Landowner has until 12-31-2121 to have the land into its new use or reforested to FPA standards.
  • Ashley Lertora
    1/12/2018 1:04:23 PM
    Pre-op with Luke Ness today. He plans to selectively harvest no more than 50% of trees by diameter and species within the 100 RMA along the wetland. The streams are small type N. All slash will be burned on site outside the RMA Trees associated with the land use change are not near wetlands. The Written plan has a law mandated 14 day comment period. Written plan was emailed to ODA and ODFW.
  • Ashley Lertora
    1/9/2018 3:21:19 PM
    The Walluski River is a large Type F stream and any operations within 100 ft will require a written plan. The side channels may be fish also. Please set up a pre-op if any operations are planned for within 100 ft of any stream. Landowner will need to complete a Request to be exempt from reforestation for area he intends to another use. Forms are available at the local ODF office.