Decision Memo Completed

FY 2023 Precommercial Thinning

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

Pre-commercial thinning of twenty-six overstocked stands of sapling size trees that are predominanatly loblolly pine using handtools.

Location

Management compartments: 206, 222, 226-227,234-236, 238,240-241, 254, 256 and 276.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/09/2022
2
Decision
11/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2023 (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
Long Cane FY 2023 Precommercial ThinningDecision Signed Date: 11/17/2022
ForestsFrancis Marion and Sumter National Forests
DistrictsLong Cane Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)