Developing ProposalEnvironmental AssessmentOregon · Deschutes
Comments due 10/19/2026 11:59:59 PM
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What the Forest Service is proposing
Minerals and geology
The Deschutes National Forest is responding to a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) request to grant consent to lease approximately 29,477 acres of nominated National Forest System lands for geothermal exploration and development. This decision is an administrative action only.
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To: Alicia Bergschneider · Forest ServiceRe: 2026 Newberry Geothermal Consent to Lease · Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District, Deschutes National Forest
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Who to reach · official links
Alicia Bergschneider
Alicia.Bergschneider@usda.gov · 541-476-8966
c/o Deschutes National Forest; 63095 Deschutes Market Rd; Bend, Oregon 97701
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