Decision Memo Completed

Long Cane Beetle Control Project

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

The forest Service proposes to use proven cut-and-leave and salavage suppression methods to control Ips engraver and southern pine beetle infestations on the Long Cane Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest.

Location

National Forest Lands in Edgefield, McCormick, Abbeville, Saluda and Greenwood Counties, South Carolina

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/15/2018
2
Decision
02/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (14), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(14)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Long Cane Beetle Control ProjectDecision Signed Date: 02/06/2019
ForestsFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests
DistrictsLong Cane Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)