This project focuses on moving stands toward a more open woodland condition, with pockets of mature timber with grassy herbaceous layers, and a mosaic feature of pine/oak regeneration using non commercial slashdown treatments and RX fire.
Location
Lower Paint Creek
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/15/2022
2
Decision
05/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Lower Paint Creek Forest Health Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/05/2023 |
| Forests | Cherokee National Forest |
| Districts | Unaka Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |