Environmental Assessment Completed

Suppression of Southern Pine Beetle on the Shoal Creek Ranger District of the Talladega National For

National Forests in Alabama Calhoun; Cherokee; Clay; Cleburne, Alabama Shoal Creek Ranger District

Proposing actions to suppress southern pine beetle (SPB) infestations to protect future and maintain current habitat for the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker.

Location

All pine stands on the Shoal Creek Ranger District susceptible to SPB infestations

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/16/2007
2
Comment Period
05/16/2007
3
Decision
09/2007 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2007 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityTimber Sales (Salvage)
Suppression of Southern Pine Beetle on the Shoal Creek Ranger DistrictDecision Signed Date: 09/27/2007 Legal Notice Date: 09/27/2007
ForestsNational Forests in Alabama
DistrictsShoal Creek Ranger District
Vegetation management (other than forest products)