Decision Memo Completed

Low Gap Branch Prescribed Burn

Cherokee National Forest Sullivan, Tennessee Watauga Ranger District

Prescribed burning for fuel reduction and wildlife habitat

Location

Burn Unit W-40: seven miles north of Elizabethton, TN

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/17/2009
2
Decision
04/2010 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2010 (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 ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Low Gap Branch Prescribed BurnDecision Signed Date: 04/08/2010
ForestsCherokee National Forest
DistrictsWatauga Ranger District
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)