Decision Memo Completed

FY 22 Pre-commercial Thinning

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

Pre-commercially thin eighteen stands of sapling size trees that are predominantly loblolly pine using hand tools.

Location

Compartments 242, 244, 249, 251, 254, 256, 281, 282, 283 and 348.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/12/2021
2
Decision
01/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2022 (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
FY 22 Pre-commercial ThinningDecision Signed Date: 01/28/2022
ForestsFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests
DistrictsLong Cane Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)