Environmental Assessment Completed

Kisatchie National Forest Wind Event EA

Kisatchie National Forest Claiborne; Grant; Natchitoches; Rapides; Vernon; Webster; Winn, Louisiana Kisatchie National Forest All Units

Reduce hazardous fuels, improve RCW habitat, and restore native communities on up to 20,000 acres per year after a wind event by timber removal, mulching, lop and scatter, shear and windrow, chopping, herbicide, fire, and regeneration

Location

Up to 20,000 acres on KNF following a wind event

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/07/2020
2
Comment Period
01/30/2020
3
Decision
04/2020 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Kisatchie National Forest Wind Event EADecision Signed Date: 04/14/2020
ForestsKisatchie National Forest
DistrictsKisatchie National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special area managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management