USFS Tasks GeomorphIS to Conduct Northern Spotted Owl Surveys on Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon

The USDA Forest Service (USFS) has issued GeomorphIS task order under our Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6) professional services BPA to conduct northern spotted owl surveys within the South Five Mile, Grasshopper, Gate, Eastside Roadside Fuel Break EIS, and Hootnanny Planning Area of the Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon. A GeomorphIS-Tanner Environmental Services team will conduct the surveys at approximately 35 monitoring stations within the South Five Mile planning area, 45 stations within the Grasshopper planning area, 15 stations within the Gate Planning area in 2024 and 2025. The protocol for these surveys is described in the 2012 Revised Protocol (US Fish and Wildlife Service) under the heading “Complete Visits” and “spot checks” and requires six survey visits to each station or 3 visits to each station.