Decision Memo Completed

Manual release of hardwood regeneration

National Forests in Alabama Lawrence, Alabama Bankhead Ranger District

Manually release hardwood saplings from competing and encroaching loblolly pines on 20 acres in two stands.

Location

Bankhead National Forest, Management Compartment 101

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/11/2012
2
Decision
03/2012 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Timber Stand and Wildlife Habitat Improvement, Manual Release/PrecommercialDecision Signed Date: 03/21/2012
ForestsNational Forests in Alabama
DistrictsBankhead Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSection 1, T8S, R9W; Section 6, T8S, R8W; and Section 31, T7S, R8W
Vegetation management (other than forest products)