Decision Memo Completed

FY 2019 Prescribed Burning on the Andrew Pickens Ranger District

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

Prescribed burning for the purpose of restoring and maintaining natural forest communities, and to decrease threat of wildfire by managing fuels.

Location

Mountain Rest and Long Creek, South Carolina, in Oconee County.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/19/2018
2
Decision
02/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2019 (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 ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
FY 2019 Prescribed Burning on the Andrew Pickens Ranger DistrictDecision Signed Date: 02/21/2019
ForestsFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests
DistrictsAndrew Pickens Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)