Daniel Boone National Forest — Project Detail

Silvicultural management including commercial harvest, road work, salvage, and intermediate vegetation treatments to adjust conditions such that all desired age classes, structures, and species compositions are represented in the project area.

A vegetation management project with an emphasis on providing high-quality ruffed grouse habitat in alignment with Daniel Boone Forest Plan goals for the Ruffed Grouse Emphasis Prescription Area (3.H.1).

The Cumberland District would create and maintain a mosaic structure on approximately 5,000 acres of their designated 3.H. Ruffed Grouse Habitat Prescription Area through silvicultural treatments and prescribed fire.

Proposal to relocate two sections of line within National Forest System (NFS) lands for improved maintenance of the Right of Way (ROW) and providing local residents with more reliable electric service.

1.Commercial timber harvesting of salvageable timber on approximately 287 acres, site prep with herbicide, mastication of debris, and prescribed fire. 2.Non-commercial treatments on 313 acres. 3. 1.3 miles temporary roads

Request for a special use permit for construction, improvement, use, and maintenance of an existing, non-system road located on National Forest System Lands to access private property.

Proposal to authorize two Special Use Permits: STE5019 for construction, use, and maintenance of an addition to an existing building; and STE5041-01 to allow access to private property via an existing road on National Forest System lands.

New configuration and highway expansion of US 25 in London, KY, requires demolition of existing district facilities and a new site with district office and support structures (office, parking, fire engine bay, law enforcement office, and storage bay)

The MUPB is requesting the USFS amend their permit to add and maintain a new raw water transmission main(approximately 2,500' with 30'maintence area)and an access road alongside the waterline. An area 50'wide may be used for construction.

The project will increase prescribed fire acreage on the Redbird District to improve wildlife habitat, rare plant communities, and overall forest health.

Hyden-Leslie Water has requested a Special Use Permit for use of ~ 0.06 acres of NFS Lands along Wilder Branch and Trace Fork Road to construct and maintain a 10'x10' concrete pump house and new 4" water line to existing water line.

Mountain Rural Telephone is adding 5.5 miles of fiber optic line to an existing permit to serve the West Liberty area in Morgan and Menefee Counties.

Replacement and expansion of a communications tower and related infrastructure on Pine Ridge, Wolfe County, KY.

A Special Use Permit has been requested for use of an existing road on FS Lands to access land locked private property by Ricky Skidmore. Use of road will require minimal improvements and maintence to be provided by permitee to FS Standards.

Application to amend special use permit for extending a fiberoptic line from the Frenchburg Job Corps Center to the Gladie Visitor Center.

Demolition of apartment buildings on the Pine Knot Job Corps Center administration complex for human health and safety reasons.

Crystal Broadband Network is requesting a Special Use Permit to install approx 7.22 miles of fiber optic cable across National Forest lands in Clay and Leslie Counties, along Hwy 66, 406 and 421 on existing poles.

Crystal Broadband Network is requesting a Special Use Permit to install approx 7.22 miles of fiber optic cable across National Forest lands in Clay and Leslie Counties, along Hwy 66, 406 and 421 on existing poles.

A SUP application to construct an 150' by 12' access road from Amy Branch Rd to US Tract R-3094r.

Request for a special use permit for construction, improvement, use, and maintenance of an existing, non-system road located on National Forest System Lands to access private property.

Installation of approximately 4400 linear feet of 3 inch PVC water main along part of KY 519 and East Clack Mountain Road to provide new water service to 3 customers. The line will be installed on Kentucky Transportation Cabinet highway right-of-way

A project to close, block, and rehabilitate unauthorized off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails on the Stearns Ranger District.

Permit amendment for Mountain Rural Telephone Company to installation of fiber optic cable on power lines and underground, via directional boring, located in Powell and Estill Counties.

Reconstruction of a National Forest System (NFS) road to provide management access.

A failing trail bridge needs to be replaced near Holly Bay Campground for safety, aesthetics and water quality.

The Forest Service, along with the Red River Gorge Climbing Coalition, is proposing to remove degraded bolts along 5 routes located in the Military Wall crag. Trained crews will rappel down and remove bolts by hand using torque wrench or breaker bar.

PRTC is requesting to install additional fiber optic cable across National Forest lands in Rockcastle and Jackson Counties to provide internet to the local communities.

Rerouting of two sections of the Dog Slaughter Trail to address ongoing ongoing public safety and trail sustainability issues

Special Use Authorization to provide multiple landowners legal access to their private property.

Canceled due to inaction from applicant. Construction of two concrete buildings to house water booster pumps on National Forest System Lands.

Authorization to conduct necessary improvements across the London District recreation sites to improve public safety, ADA compliance, and enhance existing facilities.

Construction of 3 docks along the north shore of Cave Run Lake. These include building High Banks Boat Dock adjacent to High Banks Picnic area, relocation of Scott's Creek Courtesy Dock, and Muskey Bend ADA Fishing Dock/Pier.

Prescribed fire will be utilized to enhance oak and pine habitat and growth while controlling the encroachment of mesic species.

Changing the official width designation to 64 inches for sections 5 and 6 of the Redbird Crest Trail and implement ground work to accommodate the new trail widths.

County to widen existing 1000ft section of Trace Branch Rd from 10ft to 30ft to improve cemetery access. Road will be gravel with culverts as needed. Road will be included in a county road agreement for maintenance once completed.

Aerial treatments of an exotic moth known as Lymantria dispar using mating disruption, Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki, Nucleopolyhedrosis virus, or their combination.

McCreary Hardwoods, Inc. has requested the authorization of a Special Use Permit from the Stearns District for the construction of a temporary road to provide access to lands owned by McCreary County Hardwoods, Inc.

Request for a road use permit from a private citizen to use Forest Service (FS) Road 3024 to for private timber hauling and the permanent improvement of a private driveway.

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LG&E-KU) is proposing to complete certain construction activities in order to maintain its existing transmission line along the Mt. Vernon-North London Transmission Line.

Restore native grasses and forbs in the Highway 751/Curt Pond Ridge area of the Stearns Ranger District. The project would restore, enhance, and maintain a wooded grassland/shrubland using prescribed fire, herbicide, and mechanical treatments.

This project would replace the aged water system including underground distribution piping and hydrants with fully accessible hydrants at Great Meadows Campground and Hemlock Grove Picnic Area.

The Forest Service is proposing a land exchange of four DBNF tracts, totaling 215 acres for four privately-owned tracts totaling 314 acres.

Installation of a waterline across National Forest lands to private property.

This is a wildlife habitat enhancement and forest restoration project that will incorporate vegetation management (including harvests, thinnings, and reforestation), prescribed fires, habitat improvement, trail re-routes, and road maintenance.

Comprehensive River Management Plan & boundaries; designating campsites and trails, transportation, parking and visitor amenities, constructing boat launches and river access points, cliffside access stabilization, and forest supervisor's orders.

The London Ranger District proposes to reconstruct the Grove Work Center destroyed in a fire August 2021. Activities include demolition of remains, disposal, and reconstruction in the same footprint.

Replacement of deteriorating wooden stairs on Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail with native rock to increase public safety, reduce future replacements, and enhance trail sustainability.

Request for authorization of a special use permit and the burial of a new copper telephone cable and a fiber optic cable along Kentucky highway 1193, FSR 612 and FSR 616.

Project will analyze various methods of maintaining wildlife openings on the London District. Methods may include mowing, plowing & planting, masticating, and/or prescribed burning. Currently, mowing is inadequate for proper management.

Installation and maintenance of two Mesonet stations with soil moisture micro-networks on the Cumberland (CMB) and Red Bird (RED) Ranger Districts of the Daniel Boone National Forest (DBNF).

Since the Forest Plan was signed in 2004, there have been changes in the science applicable to the management of bat habitat, changes to the number of threatened and endangered species, and additional designations of critical habitats on the Forest.

In February 2021, ice storms damaged tree stands on the Redbird District. The Hector Mountain project proposes commercial harvest of ice damaged trees (up to 250 acres)along with associated road activities on Forest Service lands.

Replacement of existing culverts which are damaged and clogged with debris to allow passage of aquatic organisms, manage Forest Service roadways, and provide safe passage to the public.

Restore white fringeless orchid habitat and adjacent upland habitat at various sites using check dams and groundwater dams, slope and streambank shaping for stream stability, edge feathering, and replanting nursery-grown plants if necessary.

White pine stands planted in the 1960s-80s are overstocked, leading to slowed tree growth, insect damage and reduced tree vigor. We propose to remove white pine and enhance upland oak/shortleaf pine reforestation with fire and shortleaf pine planting

The project would expand Dry Dock Road, as requested by Grove Marina, to provide additional parking for the growing number of public visiting Laurel River Lake via Grove Marina.

The Redbird Ranger District needs to respond to public interest for increasing the width on some segments of the Redbird Crest Trail to 64 inches. The trail currently has a designated width restriction of 50 inches which does not allow popular OHVs.

Construction of a 2-inch gas pipeline approximately 10,946 feet long with a right-of-way width of 10 feet wide equaling 2.5 acres. The pipeline would be buried within the existing roadways at a depth of 24 inches.

Resurface and improve an existing roadbed across National Forest System lands to provide access to private property.

Resurface and improve an existing roadbed across National Forest System lands to access private property.

The Lebanon United Baptist Church is asking for a special use permit to build two outbuildings and a playground set on NFS lands adjacent to their church property. They would also mow and maintain the grounds around the infrastructure.

Replace a failing culvert on Little Double Creek with concrete planks that will improve water flow, repair flood damage, and allow aquatic organism passage. The target benefitting species is the threatened Kentucky Arrow Darter found in this creek.

The Forest Service is proposing to reroute segments of the Flat Rock Ridge Trail (#616) and Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail (#100, section 35).

Replacement of 49 wooden pole structures with taller steel pole structures within the existing right of way to improve service and safety provided by the infrastructure.

South Kentucky RECC (SKRECC) requests right of ways across National Forest System Land to provide power to multiple private residences in Pulaski County, KY.

Extend a distribution line approximately 1,053 feet long across national forest to a private residence. The new section of line would be located along Vanover Ridge Road and would follow the road corridor.

Rebuilding the 69 kV Transmission Line under permit STE4062 that has a permitted right-of-way width of 100-feet and length of 8.6 miles on National Forest. Approximately 11 miles of access roads would be improved or constructed.

This project would realign approximately 280 feet of National Forest System (NFS) Road 1513A, also known as Flatwoods Road, onto NFS lands to avoid a small parcel of private land on which that section of road is currently situated.

Renewal of the City of Barbourville's special use permit authorizing a water intake structure on a 0.5-acre site on the shoreline of Laurel River Lake and 1.4 miles of 18-inch water transmission pipeline across the DBNF.

This project authorizes The Nature Conservancy to use a Forest Service Road (NFSR 487a) to access its nearby properties. The TNC has requested this authorization in writing prior to transferring a property to the USFS.

This project reauthorizes Bellsouth's special use permit which covers five different telephone lines (approximately 6.41 miles of line, covering 6.46 acres) providing service to communities in Whitley County, KY.

Replace a degraded and failing culvert at Hughes Fork Crossing with a stream simulation crossing to allow passage of aquatic organisms (AOP), including fish, frogs, and amphibians.

Issuing a special use permit (STE5036-01) to construct a walkway and personal use boat dock on National Forest System (NFS) lands to access Lake Cumberland from personal property

The proposed project would reroute approximately 2,741 feet in two sections of trail #616 and approximately 2,049 feet in two sections of trail #636.

Proposal to provide the USFS and agency partners with all of the available tools, or potential actions, needed to improve the sustainability of the District trail system

This project area covers a total of 113,300 acres, with about 45,700 on NFS lands. The project will restore forest health and structure through vegetation management, improve wildlife habitat, and provide forest products for the local economy.

Improve wildlife habitat conditions by conducting forest thinning, even-and two-aged regeneration, midstory removal, chemical maintenance of wildlife openings, vernal pond construction, prescribed burning, and chemical NNIS plant treatment.

An outfitter and guide service is requesting a multi-year special use authorization to conduct rafting, kayaking and guided fishing trips on the Cumberland River, as well as guided backpacking trips into the DBNF on designated roads and trails.

The Special Use Permit of Mountain Enterprises, Inc., a rock and aggregate quarry on the Redbird Ranger District, needs to be renewed. This is administrative only; no changes to the existing permit are proposed.

Holly Bay Marina proposes to add 96 cruiser boat slips (completed in four phases over a 10-year period) and creating an overflow parking lot out of the existing bone-yard. All activities would occur within the previously designated permitted area.

Amend an existing special use authorization of Roberts Chapel Church to include an accessible bathroom in the existing church building and add a 1250-gallon septic holding tank to service the bathroom.

The purpose of this project is to outline an adaptive management strategy related to the management of early successional habitat, such as grasslands, shrub-lands/shrub thickets, young forest, wildlife openings, cane breaks, seeps,and wetlands.

303 acres of commercial timber harvest designed to improve tree vigor or establish young forest. 170 acres of two-aged shelterwood and 133 acres of thinning in 11 distinct areas. Herbicide treatment of selected species within shelterwood areas.

Research results of Phase II of the 2006 Cold Hill Silviculture Assessment: Commercially harvest 125 acres as an oak shelterwood with reserves even-age treatment to 10-15 basal area. Encourage oak regeneration with herbicide treatment of maples.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky proposes to replace an existing communications tower in McKee to upgrade its Kentucky Early Warning System (KEWS).

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is requesting a special use authorization to replace the existing bridge on Dog Branch School Road with one that meets

A special use authorization amendment is needed for Jackson County Water Association (JCWA) to extend and maintain 20,400 linear feet of new waterlines along Sinking Valley School, Walkers Branch, Gray, and Wind Cave Roads in Jackson County, KY.

The project would restore 32 acres of previously surface-mined site to a forested condition by planting seedlings of oaks, hickories, and other highly valued hardwoods. UFSF and Green Forests Work would coordinate efforts with volunteers to help.

Conduct controlled burning in ten areas across the district to reduce fuel loading, reduce fire regime condition class and promote fire-mediated upland ecosystems.

Creation and annual maintenance a fuel break along approximately five miles of the US-60 Highway corridor east of Morehead Kentucky, from Bramblewood Drive to Highway 799.

Remediate five (5) abandoned oil wells, two (2) sets of tanks, an access road and ancillary equipment such as pump jacks, pipelines, etc.

This project would repair and replace the existing failing primary electric lines that serve the Laurel Bridge Recreation Area. Forest Service would then transfer the ownership and maintenance responsibility to Cumberland Valley RECC.

Collaboratively identify new locations to treat hemlocks for the woolly adelgid (HWA). Any new locations would be in addition to those approved for treatment in the March 2011 decision for the Suppression of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infestations

Redbird Ranger District is proposing to thin approximately 2,780 acres of forest stands using the crop tree release method, designed to increase growing space to specific trees by thinning competition of adjacent saplings 30 years old or less.

We propose to remove ash trees infested with Emerald Ash Borer within two developed recreation areas. The project would entail cutting and leaving, or cutting and removing hazard trees using manual tree felling or mechanized equipment.

Two Kentucky Early Warning System (KEWS)special use permits have expired and need to be renewed for a period of 10 years. The KEWS provide emergency information from various federal, state, and local agencies.

Kentucky Wired has applied to expand fiber optic lines for improved bandwidth across Kentucky. Lines would be primarily overhead using existing poles within rights-of-way. Some underground installation is needed, using ditch-digging equipment.

Construct a hiking and mountain biking loop trail around a portion of the reservoir. This trail would be approximately 1.25 miles long on national forest. The trail would be a class 3 trail meeting Forest Service standards.

Applicant proposes to reconstruct and use an old access road across National Forest System (NFS) lands between two parcels of his private property in Perry County, Kentucky, for the purpose of harvesting his private timber.

Abandoned mining sites with features, such as portals, adits, shafts, subsidence, structures, and equipment that are either environmental or safety hazards would be restored to other productive uses.

This project consists of removing sediment behind an existing gabion check dam and installing water bars to allow for proper drainage, improved aquatic habitat, and flood prevention for nearby residences. The project area is on former mine lands.

Reforest 24 acres of previously surface-mined lands in the Mt. Victory, KY, area with oaks, hickories, pines, etc. that will restore the area to its original wooded state. The USFS, Green Forests Work, and many volunteers would implement project.

If approved, this project would authorize three individuals special use of NFS lands for personal use. Uses include a existing boat dock, a new boat dock and road access to private property surrounded by NFS lands.

Restore the stream and construct a wetland complex by lowering the spillway of the dam.

Control or eradication of invasive plant species using one or more of the following treatment methods: manual, mechanical, chemical, biological and others. If approved, proposed actions would be implemented on each of the four Ranger Districts.

Mowing, burning, disking, seeding. liming, fertilizing and cutting with hand tools to maintain existing wildlife openings on the Cumberland Ranger District.

This project would improve approximately 2,900 acres of young (less than 30 years of age) sapling/pole-sized mixed hardwood stands by thinning the current overcrowded conditions. This would promote healthier stands and improve wildlife habitat.

The project consists of replacing unstable steps with three flights of stairs and a small viewing platform overlooking Van Hook Falls on the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail. Labor and materials to be donated by the Sheltowee Trace Assoc.

Approximately 7,000 acres are proposed for the reduction/removal of the mid-story layer using hand tools to work towards 1.K-Objective1.E of the DBNF Forest Plan

Reconstruct storm-damaged National Forest Service Road (NFSR) 43 (a.k.a. Whetstone Road) near the town of McKee, Kentucky, to address safety, travel management, and water quality issues.

Construction of a groundwater dam to retain water at a white fringeless orchid site. These orchids are a proposed threatened species found only in a "Streamhead Seep/ Bog Rare Community." Natural and man-made disturbances are threatening the site.

Conduct (1) mastication of woody material, (2) controlled burning, and (3) planting of desired grasses and forbs to reduce the midstory layer and treat fuels. This project would be done in cooperation with University of Kentucky researchers.

Proposes an administrative change to the Forest Plan to comply with 2012 planning rule, codified at 36 Code of Federal Regulations Part 219. This change would add new monitoring questions to the existing Monitoring and Evaluation program.

Kentucky Utilities needs to replace an electric tower near Mount Victory that is too low, resulting in transmission lines being too low for safety. Project will cause some ground disturbance within the current ROW. Rehab of site will occur.

Improve water quality and reduce soil loss by plugging abandoned oil wells, removing flowing lines, restoration of stream channels and associated floodplains, and managing /maintaining the many open roads in the Sand Lick Fork area.

Injection of a diluted solution of an insecticide called Imidacloprid into the soil around the base of the trees in the plantation early in the spring.

Timber Stand Improvement in areas around Green Pond Ridge and other locations to thin densely vegetated areas, decrease competition of limited resources, improve forest resiliency against catastrophic events, and improve wildlife habitat.

Relocation and reconstruction of an existing trail is needed due to a rock slide that has made the trail impassible. New location will be in compliance with Endangered Species Act, Cultural Resources laws and Forest Plan guidance.

The Special Use permit authorizes the operation of a whitewater rafting and canoe livery in areas including the Cumberland River, Rockcastle River and Upper Lake Cumberland. The term of the new Special Use Permit would be five years.

Kentucky Utilities needs to replace a communications and power tower in Mount Victory that is too low, resulting in the transmission lines being too low. Project will cause some ground disturbance within the current ROW. Rehab of site will occur.

Reshape the stream channel on 30,000 linear ft of Stonecoal Branch. Restoration actions would include moving streams to return meanders, riffles, and pools, re-contouring ditches, collapsing and removing buried drain lines, seeding and planting.

Provide for a variety of habitat conditions to augment forest health using harvest, crop tree release, and construction of 3 wildlife ponds. Objector meeting August 24, 2015 at 2:00 at the Supervisor's Office.

A road special use authorization would be issued to David Rose for an unnamed old road and an OHV trail would be blocked. A road easement would be issued to McCreary County for NFS road 6713.

Restore a strip-mined area to a white oak-dominated hardwood forest. Previous reforestation efforts were unsuccessful due to soil compaction. Some areas will require mechanical and manual site preparation. No herbicides would be used.

Re-route approximately 11 miles of the existing Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail open to bikers and hikers in Rowan County to new location on newly constructed trail, exisiting system trails, system roads, and public roads.

Conduct forest thinning, including a heavy thinning to establish an oak woodland structure. Additional actions include periodic prescribed burning, chemical control of NNIS, creation of vernal ponds. and monitoring.

If approved, this project would allow the issuance of Forest Supervisor's Closure Orders containing prohibitions to provide for the safety of visitors and the health of the national forest system lands.

The BLM proposes to lease a tract of federal coal and Forest Service proposes to consent to lease said coal in response to an application to lease received by the BLM. Proposed lease area is approx. 64 ac. and no surface disturbance is proposed.

This project would use a dozer to close and block with gates or tank traps approximately 7.5 miles of unauthorized OHV trails. Waterbars would be installed on steep slopes.

The FS proposes to issue a consent to lease to BLM and BLM proposes to lease federal coal. No surface disturbance is planned on National Forest System lands.

Improvement of stream channel condition on 5 miles of exisiting streams. Establishment of woody vegetation on 22 acres of existing grasslands.

Issue a new authorization to Citico Realty Company for a new term for use of an existing road to access their communications site (located on private property). The authorization area is 12 feet wide by 290 feet long, equaling 0.8 acres.

Conduct controlled burning in forty-nine (49) areas across the district to reduce fuel loading, reduce fire regime condition class and promote fire-mediated upland ecosystems.

Treat non-native invasive plant species using manual methods. All treatment activities would occur within 20 feet of Forest Service trails, unauthorized user-developed trails, and former mine locations, and old home sites.

Proposal to issue a Special Use Authorization to Dwight Collett for the purpose of a cultivation plot.

Multiple special use authorizations would be issued to the Clines, Highland Telephone Cooperative, and Southern Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative for road and utility access to private property surrounded by National Forest System land.

The FS proposes to issue a consent to lease and BLM proposes to lease federal coal. No surface disturbance would take place on NFS lands. BLM rejected the application in October 2013.

A special use authorization would be issued to Highland Telephone Cooperative for buried fiber optic cable to provide service to Margaret Fowler's residence which is surrounded by National Forest.

The Forest Service proposed to issue a special use authorization to PRTC to replace 29,576 non-contiguous feet of copper telephone lines with fiber optic lines on an existing utility poles. Some new poles may be installed to replace degraded poles.

Issue a new special use authorization to the Hyden-Leslie County Water District to use a 20 ft. long by 20 ft. wide area to construct a pump station on NFS lands along KY-1482 (Bob's Fork Road) in Leslie County, Kentucky.

Issue a special use authorization to Michael Roberts for the use of an access road (driveway) for ingress and egress to his private property surround by NFS lands.

Approve a special use authorization for the operation and maintenance of the campgrounds and other developed recreation sites.The authorization would be awarded to a concessionaire through a competitive bidding process.

Remove areas of autum olive, bush honeysuckle, and other non-native invasive species; plant native warm season grasses, legumes. Removal would be accomplished with heavy equipment and hand tools. Planting would be done by machine and by hand.

The purpose of the action is to close caves and mines to minimize the transmission potential of white nose syndrome and for the protection of associated wildlife species.

The approval of several special use authorizations. The approval may result in the reissuance of eighteen (18) existing special use permits.

The Special Use Permit for AT&T fiber optic facility on London Ranger District has expired, and AT&T has requested a renewal of Permit LON415601.

Issue a marina special use permit and waterline permit to Jesse and Toni Kidd in McCreary and Pulaski Counties, Kentucky as well as issue a special use permit to South Kentucky RECC for a powerline.

Preserve and promote the historic Casada School house.