Environmental Assessment Completed

Watson Hill LLC Vegetation Management and Timber Sale Project

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests Abbeville; Greenwood; McCormick, South Carolina Long Cane Ranger District

Seed tree regeneration (1,365 acres),Thinning (6,732 acres),Loblolly pine removal(19 acres),Woodland establishment(268 acres), Herbicide release (1,365 acres)

Location

Management Compartments 201 204-211,222,226-229,234-241,254 and 256.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/05/2014
2
Comment Period
01/29/2015
3
Objection Period Start
05/07/2015
4
Decision
06/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Watson Hill Lower Long Cane Project - Timber SaleDecision Signed Date: 06/30/2015
ForestsFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests
DistrictsLong Cane Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest products