Decision Memo Completed

Ocala 2019 Post-fire Wildlife Habitat Improvement

National Forests in Florida Marion, Florida Seminole Ranger District

The US Forest Service proposes activities to improve open scrub conditions following three wildfires, including authorization of commercial timber sale for habitat improvement and hazardous fuels reduction.

Location

Areas within and adjacent to stands burned in the Powerline, Refuge and Island Pond fires in May 2019.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/01/2019
2
Decision
07/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2019 (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; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Ocala 2019 Post-fire Wildlife Habitat ImprovementDecision Signed Date: 07/26/2019
ForestsNational Forests In Florida
DistrictsSeminole Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management