Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Supplement to the AP Loblolly Pine Removal and Restoration Project

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

Additional loblolly pine stands have been located and would be treated. Other loblolly units would be changed to commercial treatments. Site prep prescribed burning and 2 additional herbicides would be added. There would be some changes to woodlands.

Location

Multiple compartments across the Andrew Pickens Ranger District

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
03/28/2018
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/21/2018
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/25/2019
4
Objection Period Start
06/25/2019
5
Decision
09/2019 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
09/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Supplement to the AP Loblolly Pine Removal and Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/24/2019
ForestsFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests
DistrictsAndrew Pickens Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest products