Categorical Exclusion Completed

AP Morton Mountain Salvage

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests Oconee, South Carolina Andrew Pickens Ranger District

This project will salvage log two tracts near Morton Mountain and Long Mountain. Trees were damaged by Hurricane Helene (2024). Salvage logging is needed to provide economic benefits, reduce wildfire risk from fuels loading, and encourage forest regeneration.

Location

Unit 1 (163 acres) near Morton Mountain. Unit 2 (21 acres) near Long Mountain

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
11/21/2025
2
Finding/Decision Date
11/24/2025

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-36d-USFS
Decision Signed Date11/24/2025
Forest productsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)