Decision Memo Completed

Thinning of white pine plantations in riparian areas

Daniel Boone National Forest Rowan, Kentucky Cumberland Ranger District

The Forest Service is proposing to reduce the number of trees per acre on 70 acres in fourteen (14) selected plantations of white pine using a commercial timber sale.

Location

Selected areas in northern Rowan County, Kentucky

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/06/2012
2
Comment Period
04/11/2012
3
Decision
05/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Thinning of White Pine Plantations in Riparian AreasDecision Signed Date: 05/07/2013 Legal Notice Date: 05/17/2013
ForestsDaniel Boone National Forest
DistrictsCumberland Ranger District
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)