vegetation treatments on approximately 19,200 acres of Forest Service land within the Pine Ridge Ranger District. Treatments would include prescribed fire, thinning, understory vegetation control, meadow and riparian enhancement.
Location
The project location in across the western half of National Forest System Lands impacted by the wildfires of 2012 on the Pine Ridge Ranger District.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/29/2018
2
Comment Period
09/30/2018
3
Objection Period Start
06/05/2019
4
Decision
07/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Trail Management; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Pine Ridge Landscape Restoration II | Decision Signed Date: 07/12/2019 |
| Forests | Nebraska National Forest |
| Districts | Pine Ridge Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |